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bigtree

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46. this is a boon for consumers

Sat Jan 17, 2015, 05:35 PM

Jan 2015

...who could face an inflationary market, driven by opportunistic and predatory taxes.

I like the potential for cheaper weed and have just a modicum of sympathy for growers who undoubtedly anticipated getting rich.

(not presently a smoker, until legalization comes to my state and my job won't can me for a positive drug test)

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Too much pot: Growers struggle with glut of legal weed [View all] Sopkoviak Jan 2015 OP

These are weed investors not weed users that will sell out to the tobacco industry. CK_John Jan 2015 #1

You can't be too rich, too thin, or.... KamaAina Jan 2015 #2

It was the green rush. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #3

Predictable. How about a bake sale? seveneyes Jan 2015 #4

Don't you mean a baked sale? Major Nikon Jan 2015 #10

Except for mold, insects, overfeeding, poor light cycles, removing males... FrodosPet Jan 2015 #44

law of supply and demand says onethatcares Jan 2015 #5

3 finger lid was $40 when I was a teen back in the 70s. nt TeamPooka Jan 2015 #37

well, not that I have any experience onethatcares Jan 2015 #40

Let's see Munificence Jan 2015 #6

They need to open a Florida Factory Outlet Store NightWatcher Jan 2015 #7

i love outlet malls dembotoz Jan 2015 #12

Stoned is the only way you can get me near one of those places NightWatcher Jan 2015 #13

Economic Darwinism Motown_Johnny Jan 2015 #8

Overregulation and high taxes madville Jan 2015 #9

They're sounding like a bunch of Libertarians, who have always been progressive as to pot pnwmom Jan 2015 #11

Maybe they read just the Oregonian, and can do math Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #19

We have plenty of Libertarians here, especially among the computer geeks, pnwmom Jan 2015 #23

As a big-D Democrat who leans small-l libertarian on issues of personal choice and freedom Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #25

Sad to see the likes of Dana Rohrabacher leading the way vs. Dianne Feinstien calling for.. Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #27

yeah DiFi has never been what I would consider cutting edge progressive. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #28

oregon taxes everything at a lower rate because they don't have a sales tax. but they ND-Dem Jan 2015 #33

Yes, but specifically legal Oregon Marijuana will be taxed lower by a large margin than Washington. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #36

all the taxes mentioned in the story are normal washington business and sales taxes. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #39

Here are the pertinent paragraphs from the seattle pi blog I linked: Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #41

I volunteer... wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #14

I'm not complaining, I'm loving the deals and variety now-with speedy delivery!:) freeplessinseattle Jan 2015 #18

Used to be able... wildbilln864 Jan 2015 #24

"Pot-heads calling for lower taxes and less government regulation" Baclava Jan 2015 #15

gee, pot went legal and the whole state didn;t become stoners? KG Jan 2015 #16

Get smokin, Seattle! Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #17

I'm trying my best to help out!:) freeplessinseattle Jan 2015 #20

Seriously... I remember how it used to be. Warren DeMontague Jan 2015 #22

Growers needs to grow craft weed so to speak ChosenUnWisely Jan 2015 #21

It grows like a weed. Jesus Malverde Jan 2015 #26

$25.00 a gram X 454 ='s 11,350.00 a pound. Thats what it sells for here. easychoice Jan 2015 #29

Yglesias has argued that the market price of weed would be about three cents for an ounce Recursion Jan 2015 #30

If MJ was legal in all 50 states workinclasszero Jan 2015 #31

CA dispensaries had the same thing happen. LeftyMom Jan 2015 #32

For years, the "legalize it" crowd has been talking about all the uses for it other than hughee99 Jan 2015 #34

They don't call it "weed" for nothing. bemildred Jan 2015 #35

That is an outdoor, non-irrigated, non fertilized grown on someone else's property price, correct? FrodosPet Jan 2015 #45

Government mandating high prices will just allow the black market to flourish. TeamPooka Jan 2015 #38

That is why it needs to be legalized in the rest of the states. Jamastiene Jan 2015 #42

If not for the taxes and regulation VScott Jan 2015 #43

this is a boon for consumers bigtree Jan 2015 #46