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Marijuana dispute led to California desert massacre ; 5 arrested - Los Angeles Times (www.latimes.com)
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Recreational marijuana and registered marijuana grows are legal in California. Dicus, however, cited the marijuana black market as a cause of violence.

“The plague is the black market of marijuana and certainly cartel activity, and a number of victims are out there,” he said.

I live in California. I have gummies and a vape that I bought at corner stores. How is this still a thing? I'm genuinely curious. Why are people still dying over pot if I can buy it legally?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I can get 7g of THC-A edibles for ~$30 in texas

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Taxes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

That's an enormous difference. Way more than flower.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Look at the break down of the taxes. Like in Illinois the more concentrated the higher the taxes percentage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The costs of regulations that dispensaries and growers have to deal with get passed on to the consumer as well.