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I really don't get how anyone buys dark market weed just to save a dollar or two. Fucking with the quality like this is just disrespectful.
Somehow my friend in Texas is getting 3 grams of carts from a dealer for like $30, whereas in Rhode Island it's 50 bucks for half a gram. I'm very Puzzled by this.
I can get 7g of THC-A edibles for ~$30 in texas
I can get full grams legally for as little as $30 in WA. Either RI has some bonkers taxes or you're getting badly ripped off.
3 different dispensary companies, all the same or similar.
https://motherearthri.com/categories/vaporizers/
https://risecannabis.com/dispensary-menu/rhode-island/warwick-adult-use-rec-menu/
https://solarcannabisri.com/shop-adult-use?dtche%5Bcategory%5D=vaporizers
Taxes.
That's an enormous difference. Way more than flower.
Look at the break down of the taxes. Like in Illinois the more concentrated the higher the taxes percentage.
The costs of regulations that dispensaries and growers have to deal with get passed on to the consumer as well.
The difference is way more than a dollar or two depending on where in the US you’re referring to.
If you consume an ounce a month you’ll be saving thousands of dollars a year by purchasing off the black market. Seems like a no brainer.
Personally I’d rather spend the extra money for quality control and not having to deal with some dickhead fucking me around. But to each their own. Different priorities for different people.
Twenty years ago in High School, good weed was about $60/eighth in CA. $40 was for decent stuff.
With legalization, I can get decent stuff for $25 now — twenty years of inflation later. Anecdotal, sure, but it’s way cheaper for me now.