12672178, This is actually a tough balance. We're seeing it with weed
Posted by veritas, Thu Dec-11-14 09:48 AM
>And along with it is encourage the taxes and fees and retail
>prices to be kept at or below the going rate on the black
>market so if ppl are going to buy they'd buy the legal stuff.
Not saying it can't be done, but the higher the taxes the greater the likelihood of an existing secondary market.
If I go to the recreational weed shop even with my CO discount I'm going to pay about $50 an eighth. Now that's competitive with illegal prices in much of the country, but it's not competitive locally.
If I buy it from my guy (illegally) I'm going to pay about $50 a quarter.
So for the convenience of a retail location and the peace of mind of state legal purchasing, I'm paying about a 100% markup.
Which frankly, isn't really worth it. Not to me, anyway. Older people seem to love it, though. I made a dispensary stop this weekend due to some issues with my guy, and it was PACKED. Almost all people over 40, too.
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