The
marijuana market of today is still
natural in the sense that the prices set by cannabis dealers in America are not motivated by competing dealers. Most dealers I believe, simply go with the first price they heard of, or the prices in the local community. This makes it a natural market because the
price/weight/quality relationship is not based on capitalism ideas. The dealers are already busy making near 100% profit, if not more..
But if
marijuana legalized.....
Expect change.
What kind of change can be expected? Well, lets think.... Alcohol is taxed. Tobacco is taxed. Drugs are taxed when you buy them at CVS, Walgreens, etc. Why shouldn't we expect
marijuana to be taxed?
How to make the situation better:
1. A good picture of the current
marijuana market would serve useful for the purpose of knowing the price/weight/quality relationship in most areas
2. Use this data to guide the new, regulated cannabis market.
Why do this? ...B/c mary J is just a plant, people will still prefer to grow their own as they find it to be a very good experience. While legalization may increase supply of weed, it doesn't mean the demand will fall upon the government and legal dealers to provide the
marijuana for sale. People have been figuring out how to get it for years. And I'm sure not everyone wants the public to know they smoke weed... A good place to start this picture is DopeStats. It's relatively unknown since I don't have much time/money to talk about this thing, except for places like here. I'd really appreciate any comments you all may have. I'm just a guy in college with ideas..