While in colorado I went to three shops and talked to educate my business knowledge including the owners
One in Trinidad..,,the big green one on 25 east side on the hill
Another in Pagosa Springs
And in Aspen where I have friends in the business
Oil vape apparatus and edibles and junk like t shirts and accessories are about half the business
The other half is medium to high grade seedless weed ranging from 12-28% THCA
and they charge for it
20/gram in the rural towns
Maybe 12-15/gram in Denver
Very little break if you buy an ounce and some places don’t sell ounces
Those are high prices....560/ounce
Same weed in Nashville black market is 300-400/ounce
Michigan 150-200/ounce
Washington state is about like Colorado but production is highly regulated
Oregon just went legal but up till then weed was around 150/ounce
Sw Oregon is serious weed country....without it timber folks would have faded away completely
Ditto NorCal which is about the same
Colorado is pretty wide open and has all facets including now Cargill in a huge investment near Pueblo
If Trump is elected and allows federal medical or decrim then this will have been the Golden Age
The big boys can grow decent enough weed for very cheap and lord knows what their talent would be with oil or edibles
Boutique growers might occupy a niche like Tennessee Clear white liquor does now
I haven’t smoked since 91 but if wifey wanted to I would
I’m fairly up to date production though
Colorado weed explosion will be studied one day for many reasons but I’d ask weed haters to contrast that with the prohibition liquor days of windfall profits like weed is now
Pot dispensaries don’t shoot it out with one another
I like the taste of booze but I detest the ills abuse brings having dealt with it so much
It’s far far more detrimental
People here hate west coast smokers just as an impression
In Dixie it ain’t like that
Most of my friends in my 30s-70s drink and smoke weed a little or a lot
All were Trump or Cruz
The reason I ask is because most folks like me can easily grow 2nd rate pot.
Previously we’d never be able to sell it because hey, it sucked.
However, all these edibles have altered the market. 2nd rate pot can easily be made into strong and high end edibles.