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In reply to the discussion: Cannabis. Can We Talk Openly DU? [View all]chknltl
(10,558 posts)Demand here is currently insatiable for prime bud. My friend's products were just tested and the shops are screaming for it! http://analytical360.com/m/flowers/134383 . That said, he is but one of countless thousands who are a part of Washington State's cottage industry growers. That industry is NOT a drop in the bucket to this state's economy.
As it is, our prices have dropped in half over the past two years. Those who once made an OK living as growers find themselves turning to the food stamp program in order to keep food on the table. Should out of state growers, especially the California Golden Triangle growers flood our delicate market, the result could be devastating to our local cottage industry with a further negative hit to our state in that Washington inner state circulating "Pot-Dollars" will flow out of state. This is a double whammy to our state.
This particular conversation should not be so much over demand but over supply and where that supply comes from.