The AMT Marijuana Thread

Meltdown99

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

jeffbr

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

I used to avoid edibles because of their unpredictability (which is because of the unpredictability of the "guy" making them). Doses weren't known. You ate a brownie and waited to see if you'd be able to function or were going to be couch-locked. With legal weed stores in WA, doses are pretty much regulated at 10mg. So if you eat a cookie from a weed shop, or a brownie, or a caramel, or a chocolate truffle, or a hard candy, etc... you're going to get a 10mg dose. You can get sodas with 10mg, up to 100mg, but the labeling is very clear, and the "serving size" is specified. That makes it really easy to know that what you eat this time will affect you the same way it did when you ate it last time. It also allows more experienced users to know they'll need 2 or 3 (or 5) cookies to get hammered, but that you'll get a little buzz off of one. I think it was the unknowns with edibles that made the experience in the past "not great". I enjoy them now, from time to time, but still prefer smoking flower or vaping concentrate.

rgambs

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

I used to avoid edibles because of their unpredictability (which is because of the unpredictability of the "guy" making them). Doses weren't known. You ate a brownie and waited to see if you'd be able to function or were going to be couch-locked. With legal weed stores in WA, doses are pretty much regulated at 10mg. So if you eat a cookie from a weed shop, or a brownie, or a caramel, or a chocolate truffle, or a hard candy, etc... you're going to get a 10mg dose. You can get sodas with 10mg, up to 100mg, but the labeling is very clear, and the "serving size" is specified. That makes it really easy to know that what you eat this time will affect you the same way it did when you ate it last time. It also allows more experienced users to know they'll need 2 or 3 (or 5) cookies to get hammered, but that you'll get a little buzz off of one. I think it was the unknowns with edibles that made the experience in the past "not great". I enjoy them now, from time to time, but still prefer smoking flower or vaping concentrate.

I would make a note on this, that digestion itself is also a factor with edibles.  There are times and circumstances when you might eat an edible and have a delayed or expeditious digestive response.  I used to make edibles very often, and I had the dosing down pretty well, I developed a method and recipe that was very consistent.
One time I made peanut butter fudge, took it to work on Christmas Eve, and shared with my best work bud.  We ate big chunks at 7:30am on empty stomachs and it sat like a lump undigested until we snacked at 1015 break, at which point we became EXTREMELY jolly lol
Had we been inexperienced, we might have doubled down like foowuls.

There were other times, when the same dose was like strapping into a rocket on a T-minus 10 countdown.

PJ_Soul

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

josevolution

These are some of my edibles I make I don’t know the dosage I make them by recipe from other cooks I trust , 1 cookie gets me a good high good energy no paranoia or anxiety high lasts about 3 hours same with chocolates..

PJ_Soul

Those look yummy!

josevolution

PJ_Soul said:

Those look yummy!

They are ! I like them specially for concerts just eat one and I’m good for the whole show ..

PJ_Soul

josevolution said:

PJ_Soul said:

Those look yummy!

They are ! I like them specially for concerts just eat one and I’m good for the whole show ..

I don't think I could handle that, lol. I'm not generally good with being high in public. I usually just save it for home, and sometimes at the movie theatre.

josevolution

PJ_Soul said:

josevolution said:

PJ_Soul said:

Those look yummy!

They are ! I like them specially for concerts just eat one and I’m good for the whole show ..

I don't think I could handle that, lol. I'm not generally good with being high in public. I usually just save it for home, and sometimes at the movie theatre.

I hear you I only like being high when I know I can handle the situation..

HughFreakingDillon

PJ_Soul said:

josevolution said:

PJ_Soul said:

Those look yummy!

They are ! I like them specially for concerts just eat one and I’m good for the whole show ..

I don't think I could handle that, lol. I'm not generally good with being high in public. I usually just save it for home, and sometimes at the movie theatre.

buddy offered me a cookie before one the headstones shows. i declined. not a chance i want to be that stoned when hugh walks through the crowd and smacks me in the face. 

Meltdown99

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

PJ_Soul

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

Lol, I know, and of course since I had also eaten the weed pancakes (yes, chocolate chip weed pancakes! It was fast, easy, and overly effective), when he said that I fell into a truly hysterical laughing fit for about half an hour, lol. It was funny, but not THAT funny.

HughFreakingDillon

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

about 25 years ago a buddy and I got super stoned, listening to pink floyd, and I told him my lungs were numb, cause it felt like i couldn't feel it when I took a breath. he quotes it still to this day. 

Meltdown99

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

Lol, I know, and of course since I had also eaten the weed pancakes (yes, chocolate chip weed pancakes! It was fast, easy, and overly effective), when he said that I fell into a truly hysterical laughing fit for about half an hour, lol. It was funny, but not THAT funny.

Those pancakes sound delicious.   You two must have been super high.  

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

about 25 years ago a buddy and I got super stoned, listening to pink floyd, and I told him my lungs were numb, cause it felt like i couldn't feel it when I took a breath. he quotes it still to this day. 

I went to the 4/20 rally once and did one dab, and got so fucked up that my whole HEAD went completely numb, like my brain literally had no connection to my entire head. I didn't even know if I drooling or not, if I was contorting my face or not, or if my mouth was actually moving when I tried to talk, or if sound was coming out. It was actually AWFUL. It was the worst trip of my life, and I've done acid like 200 times, lol. I don't know what in the fuck was in that $2 dab, but I do wonder if it was something other than cannabis.

Meltdown99

HughFreakingDillon said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

about 25 years ago a buddy and I got super stoned, listening to pink floyd, and I told him my lungs were numb, cause it felt like i couldn't feel it when I took a breath. he quotes it still to this day. 

Now if I thought my lungs were numb, I might be concerned ... but maybe not, depending on how high one is.

HughFreakingDillon

Meltdown99 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

PJ_Soul said:

Meltdown99 said:

jeffbr said:

Meltdown99 said:

Price of pot is rising & legal weed is more expensive: Stats Can
https://blackburnnews.com/windsor/windsor-news/2019/01/09/price-pot-rising-legal-weed-expensive-stats-can/?fbclid=IwAR2w3xi_zG2aE9k1nufJ2-PPXVyS2TQdvx27UrsPY750WO9ACe7l858xDxM

Interesting, but not surprising. I'm guessing that part of the cost increase is due to added taxes. Also, I know in most states in the US that have legalized rec usage, prices were initially higher, but once the supply chain got filled and the novelty of buying legal week wore off a bit, prices settled down. I know in WA the weed I'm buying now is no more expensive than getting it from a "guy", and I know much more about the product I'm getting. So I get consistency, tested weed, and more product information, as well as a less shady transaction. So for me, I consider it a positive. I thought the stat about avg quantity purchased was completely unsurprising. With legal weed you don't need to buy as much per transaction, because you know you can just pop into the shop whenever you want. With the black market, you bought more so you didn't have to see your "guy" as frequently.

The supply chain is definitely the issue.  The producers are no producing enough at the moment.  It's been a rocky start in most provinces.  I think it will get there, it's trial and error.  I'm sure the producers need to be cautious, I imagine they do not want to overproduce and be stuck with the product.  I kept my medicinal and buy directly off them, so far, they absorb the federal excise tax, keeps the price down...the stuff I buy off them is 3.99/g, it is for anyone who is a customer, but appeals to low-income people like myself, usually 13%-16% THC, a really nice buzz.  

Hopefully, the US federal government eventually legalizes it.  As long as alcohol and tobacco are legal, weed should be too.  Of course, weed should have never been illegal.

I think we'll need to wait a good 2 or 3 years to really see the supply and pricing settle down to what it should be. And during that time concentrates and edibles will also come in, so that will stretch it out in terms of supply too. Also, the distributor needs more time to unclench. So far all the product is done up more like medicine. I think soon enough it will get more fun, like booze is.

The first few private shops have now opened in Vancouver though. That's nice. No government stores yet, oddly.

We will not have physical stores until April 1, and only 25 province-wide, because of the supply issues.  I agree it will settle down.  Let's remember, eventually, a certain segment will grow their own easing demand.  I am looking forward to edibles.  The edibles I tried in the past was not great, hoping professional edibles will be better.  

Yes, same here with the edibles. I have tried to make my own before... Once it worked way too well, lol (I remember my ex crying out, "even my thumbs are high, uuugghhh!" ), and twice it barely worked at all. I gave up after that - it was too expensive a project to try and perfect with such an unpredictable payoff.

Lol.  ‘My thumbs are high”.  

about 25 years ago a buddy and I got super stoned, listening to pink floyd, and I told him my lungs were numb, cause it felt like i couldn't feel it when I took a breath. he quotes it still to this day. 

Now if I thought my lungs were numb, I might be concerned ... but maybe not, depending on how high one is.

this was pre-anxiety. if that happened now? I'd probably be one of those dolts calling 911. 

Meltdown99

Toronto man loses driver’s licence after disclosing marijuana use to doctor

https://globalnews.ca/news/4840444/man-loses-licence-after-admitting-smoking-marijuana/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNational&fbclid=IwAR3aLXG1BmwgIbgY-mOz3OZf9nMeHpGmNtPQkGBYprqHrfwRlCxQseXwuMg

PJ_Soul

Meltdown99 said:

Toronto man loses driver’s licence after disclosing marijuana use to doctor

https://globalnews.ca/news/4840444/man-loses-licence-after-admitting-smoking-marijuana/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalNational&fbclid=IwAR3aLXG1BmwgIbgY-mOz3OZf9nMeHpGmNtPQkGBYprqHrfwRlCxQseXwuMg

Yeah, there are some real POS doctors out there, that's for sure. I remember the family doctor me and my sister saw when we were kids ended up trying to dissuade my sister from going on birth control when she became sexually active. He refused to prescribe her the pill and told her not to have sex. Obvioisly she found a different doctor, and so did I.

The guy would be long retired and dead by now, thank goodness.

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