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BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts) Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:08 AM Mar 2018

Legalized Recreational Cannabis and CA: the truths

Oh No, the horror...the horror! Demon weed. DOPE? NOPE! Some interesting facts about the state since cannabis became legal this year.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/3/18/1749925/-Reefer-Madness-Engulfs-California

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Legalized Recreational Cannabis and CA: the truths (Original Post) BigmanPigman Mar 2018 OP

I've smoked for many a year. Glamrock Mar 2018 #1

state regulation keeps prices artificially high, allowing drug cartels to undercut. as a result msongs Mar 2018 #2

The taxes on it have doubled where I live. BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #3

San Diego... Juneboarder Mar 2018 #4

Glamrock

(11,799 posts)

1. I've smoked for many a year.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 11:18 AM

Mar 2018

I've never ended up at a "weird orgy" like in the poster at the article. FALSE ADVERTISING! Where's my weird orgy damnit?!?!

msongs

(67,405 posts)

2. state regulation keeps prices artificially high, allowing drug cartels to undercut. as a result

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 01:43 PM

Mar 2018

legalizing it to get rid of cartels is a failure (a major rationalization for legalizing)

BigmanPigman

(51,590 posts)

3. The taxes on it have doubled where I live.

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 20, 2018, 02:02 PM

Mar 2018

Now I have to go during Happy Hour and wait in long lines (since Jan).

Juneboarder

(1,732 posts)

4. San Diego...

Reply to msongs (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 12:54 PM

Mar 2018

I heard a lot of talk about the 30% tax, but the local dispensary by my house charges normal "street" prices that include the taxes without a surprise at the register. That is for recreational, and if you're medical, they give you a discount. Not a bad deal at all.

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