Canada's legal weed struggles to light up as smokers stick to black market

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Six months after legalisation, licensed producers are unable to keep up with the demand or quality of neighborhood dealers

When Melissa, a resident of Halifax, Nova Scotia, went to one of Canada’s first government cannabis stores, she wasn’t impressed. “You can’t look at what they have. You can’t smell the product,” she said. “It’s too expensive.”

 

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humanity is doomed because of its own stupidity

TrueFactsStated Well I also think if weed prices went down, dispensaries would be more successful. Why spend $75-80 on a oil cartridge at a dispensary when you can get it for $40-50 from your dealer?

If you had consulted with me on this I would have told you to expect this. Any country who does this will result in the same outcome. It will also create a bigger market of users.

TrueFactsStated Insider's insight as an ongoing target of felony crime in SmallTown USA (because I tell them NO): It's not hard to imagine consumer *fear* for their very Life that is likely being threatened by their pre-existing illegal drugTrafficking supplier(s).

The issue is the price. It’s ludicrous. From a dealer, weed is 5-8 bucks a gram depending on quality and quantity. Legal stores I’ve been in, I’ve seen 3.5g for as much as $52. No one is going to pay that when they can go around the corner and buy at less than 1/2 price.

TrueFactsStated they never met the price point. the black market is still 50% of the cost.

Direct quote from article: 'Legal producers were unable to meet the sudden surge in demand, and struggled for weeks to fill orders, leaving marijuana stores with empty shelves.' It's not a demand problem it's a supply problem. C- journalism

Give ‘em a minute

2 reasons, in Canada, apparently one is shortage, 2 is lack of distribution centers. No one wants to order online because it may impact your travel.

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