Legal weed! (photos) (Washington State)

[pokerfan]

http://www.inlander.com/Bloglander/archives/2014/07/08/scenes-from-the-first-day-of-legal-recreational-marijuana-in-spokane

[PowerToThePeople]

1. Expensive

been many, many years, but I think those prices are 250% street prices.

[herding cats]

3. Dunno.

I think it depends on what you're buying nowadays. The good stuff is about that price for four grams where I am. Judging by the pics, I'm guessing that would qualify as worth the money.

I don't smoke anymore myself, but most of the people I know who don't work in an industry which prohibits it do. I see a lot of pot, but I'm far from an expert.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

6. I'm in Northern CA. Top shelf indoor 8ths are about $55.

The WA pricing looks really high to me. I'd imagine that after the initial furor dies down and more shops open, their prices will drop.

[herding cats]

9. Location. Location. Location.

Where I am we hear stories of NoCal and it's premium weed. I didn't realize it was even cheaper there. Seriously, your location is infamous in the weed smokers lexicon. If I wasn't employed in a place where I can't indulge I'd be totally jealous of you right now!

Edit: Cheaper meaning than where I am. Not the norm. Just to be clear.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

17. Having lived in TX and IN, I can sympathize.

I used to get bad Mexican brick weed. Lower prices, lower quality, and higher risk. I expect most of that to change in most of the states in 10 to 15 years.

[pokerfan]

4. No doubt

But it's a start.

[notadmblnd]

15. yes, it is expensive

Currently 4 grams runs about 35 dollars round here.

[postulater]

2. Last I remember weed was $10 an ounce.

Maybe that's why they called it weed.

[msongs]

5. @$300/ounce, mexican cartels should have no probs beating these highly inflated prices nt

[PowerToThePeople]

7. my calculation puts it at about 700/oz. n/t

[pokerfan]

11. But it's legal!

I don't smoke (anymore) but isn't it cool that if I wanted to I could walk into a store right now and buy an ounce?

[pokerfan]

16. There goes the neighborhood

[freeplessinseattle]

19. I work in the ID & shop at the Grocery Outlet on 4th all the time!

Bet it will be more crowded now! Super cheap munchies

[Voice for Peace]

20. Medical mj here currently about 300/0z

which is very reasonable, comparatively, unless you are
comparing to Uruguay where I think an ounce would be
about 28 dollars.

[LWolf]

8. Where's the pic

of Obama making a public appearance in this store?

[BarbaRosa]

10. Makes my eyes red just thinking about it.

[JaneyVee]

13. NOM NOM NOM NOM

$50 for 2 grams isn't too bad for some grade A FDA approved organically grown MJ.

Cheers.

[icymist]

14. One of the reasons that the price is so 'high' (if you excuse the pun)

is because the state will only certify a small amount of growers; and that certification was granted just a few weeks ago. There simply isn't enough time to grow the legal weed as of yet. Give them a couple of months and that price will drop dramatically. Oh, BTW, I saw on the news this morning that the first person to buy legal weed in Washington state is a man from Kansas. (I guess he's not in Kansas any more!)

[freeplessinseattle]

18. Yikes! I paid $65 last week (total) for 6 1/2 grams of a primo Sour Lemon Kush!

From one of about 5 min dispensaries along a 1 mile strip in south Seattle. Hope the state leaves them alone for awhile, but of course they won't.

[Voice for Peace]

21. Much of the medical here (NM) is $10/gram

with discounts often given to veterans and seniors.

Even the cheapest medical is very high quality imo.