re: RE: legalizing recreational drugs and selling them in shops

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this is true. the "black market" for pot in Colorado is huge for "users" way cheaper and tax free. 23% tax rate on it where i live so you know sometimes i only want to pay $30 for .25 oz instead of 80+ at the dispensary. Having the ability to grow it on your own has drastically lowered the price of street green. just find a guy who grows for a co-op and you can get really good deals.

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That's not really true. While the black market does still exist, it's very small in comparison. $80 for a quarter is only at the upscale dispensaries, in areas of town with expensive talk real estate and residents that want to buy weed at a place that looks like an Apple store (that's an actual marketing campaign).

Many rec dispensaries sell quarters for $50-60. Regular users, such as myself, tend to go medical. My quarters cost $40-50, and as cheap as $30 occasionally.

As I typed that, this email came in...

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We are open till 7pm tonight. Wax starting at $15, Shatter as low as $20! Live res $30! OZ's flower, starting at $99! All Top Shelf 8th's! $25! Come and get it til close! Natures Kiss

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So that would be $25 for a quarter.


I've been offered black market weed, but it was usually more expensive than medical. Most black market pot is grown with the intent to ship out I'd state, where they'll make significantly more money from it.