Don't YOU think the prices of weed are insane?

Its awfully hard to watch the herb you just spent 4+ months growing walk out the door...... even for the price of a MEASELY $300 an ounce. Money isn't worth dick. I'd rather give the gift to myself, of giving to others, that is more valuable to me than money. Takes 5 seconds for the money to get into your pocket/wallet, and another 5-20 seconds for it to come back out. My memories will (hopefully) be with me to the day I die...... memory of doing something righteous, kind, memory of receiving gratitude, respect, and appreciation.... these memories lasting forever..... no one can take away the GOOD thing I just did........ but if I sold it, I remember the money came in so quick, got spent on the temporary materials of life that I cannot carry with inside of me forever just as quick and easy...... and the money can be taken away so easily, slip away soo easily...... just try and take my memory.

Value is in the eye of the beholder. I choose to view life as precious. I choose to view money as an oppressive tool, and nothing more.

A dirty crumpled crusty pair of socks is worth more than $300 to me.
I can wash them and wear them every day of my life.
Or I could wipe my ass for 300 days (if its all in ones)......

The answer to any argument in this thread is: Value is in the eye of the beholder, circumstance aside.

I will toss in my $.02 to the thread. Up here in Montana, most of the supply comes from Colorado. So the price for just 1/8 on the cheap end $75; for the good stuff, you are going to pay $125. Again that is just for an 1/8!

Ever since I got my medical marijuana card though, I have been growing my own. It kills me to hear from other caregivers that they are charging patients $250/ounce. So I got together with other like minded individuals and we made a freebie patient grow op. We took in applications from people explaining why they couldn't afford to pay for their medicine and we selected the people that seemed genuine and honest in their applications. Setup appointments with the people, talked with them and got them to list us as their caregivers.

As a retired Air Force vet, I have horrible back pain and working in the garden always renders me useless the rest of the day. But, this is something I believe in and stand behind. My three other partners feel the same way, and we all help each other. All it takes is people to come together and work together for a common goal. In this case, ours was the distaste for the prices both on the street and from caregivers. All the people who have said speak with your money and speak with your time, are 100% spot on.

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The whole reason I am doing a grow op is due to the rediculous prices. I want to go off the grid and tell everyone I quit and just be self sufficient! Fuck all those people and their high priced weed.

I think weed should be like Attorneys. If you cant afford it, some will be appointed to you free of charge (although it will be schwagg weed)

In the recent years weed prices have fuckin boggled my mind. Although regular weed is available in varying grades(ditch,schawgg,mid,dank) on the street starting at $5/gm, Kind Bud a.k.a. Dro, kush, exotic, presidential, purp, sensimilla or whatever, sale for $20-$30/gm. 1 FUCKING GRAM...THOSE ARE CRACK PRICES. To make it even worse I live in south where most people who sale weed are Ignorant, ghetto motherfuckers who try to short you just to make an extra 20 bucks in the long run. Usually the sack only barely fills a swisher cigarillo. Ive seen people spend 25 dollars on a blunt of "Exotic" and the sack was little as a marble. Im now Grower forever !!!

scuba0504 said:

Marijuana SHOULD have no value bro. It comes from the fucking ground. The only reason it does have a value, is because our slave drivers ie the government prohibited it and forced it underground. Dupont, tobacco companies, alcohol companies, and another company i cant think of the name right now are the primary reason that it is still illegal. They funded all the fucking propaganda against a fucking PLANT, that has had sacred meanings from the beginning of time. Fuck the government, fuck the new world order.

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That other company you are thinking of is Carnegie Oil, and the man heading it during 1930's, Andrew Carnegie, teamed up with the Dupont Company to make what we know today as petrol(gasoline). The fuel that was supposed to be Used in the Ford Modle-T (I Forget the name) was made from a natural, never ending, environmentally safe material....Hemp. Fearing that hemp would surpass oil as the leading fuel source,They funded propaganda against Hemp by comparing it to marijuana and calling it a madness drug that makes "Negros" rape white women and gave them super human strength. Then in 1937, the Marijuana Tax Act was passed, making Marijuana Illegal.

Marijuana is a sacrament, a holy rite. The Bible says "I give to thee all seed bearing plants"

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]A look back to the beginning : Genesis 1: 11-12

11- God said," let the earth bring forth grass, herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12- "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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theloadeddragon said:

Its awfully hard to watch the herb you just spent 4+ months growing walk out the door...... even for the price of a MEASELY $300 an ounce. Money isn't worth dick. I'd rather give the gift to myself, of giving to others, that is more valuable to me than money. Takes 5 seconds for the money to get into your pocket/wallet, and another 5-20 seconds for it to come back out. My memories will (hopefully) be with me to the day I die...... memory of doing something righteous, kind, memory of receiving gratitude, respect, and appreciation.... these memories lasting forever..... no one can take away the GOOD thing I just did........ but if I sold it, I remember the money came in so quick, got spent on the temporary materials of life that I cannot carry with inside of me forever just as quick and easy...... and the money can be taken away so easily, slip away soo easily...... just try and take my memory.

Value is in the eye of the beholder. I choose to view life as precious. I choose to view money as an oppressive tool, and nothing more.

A dirty crumpled crusty pair of socks is worth more than $300 to me.
I can wash them and wear them every day of my life.
Or I could wipe my ass for 300 days (if its all in ones)......

The answer to any argument in this thread is: Value is in the eye of the beholder, circumstance aside.

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pfnyhan said:

I will toss in my $.02 to the thread. Up here in Montana, most of the supply comes from Colorado. So the price for just 1/8 on the cheap end $75; for the good stuff, you are going to pay $125. Again that is just for an 1/8!

Ever since I got my medical marijuana card though, I have been growing my own. It kills me to hear from other caregivers that they are charging patients $250/ounce. So I got together with other like minded individuals and we made a freebie patient grow op. We took in applications from people explaining why they couldn't afford to pay for their medicine and we selected the people that seemed genuine and honest in their applications. Setup appointments with the people, talked with them and got them to list us as their caregivers.

As a retired Air Force vet, I have horrible back pain and working in the garden always renders me useless the rest of the day. But, this is something I believe in and stand behind. My three other partners feel the same way, and we all help each other. All it takes is people to come together and work together for a common goal. In this case, ours was the distaste for the prices both on the street and from caregivers. All the people who have said speak with your money and speak with your time, are 100% spot on.

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Both of these posts warmed my heart...blessings to you both!

gardster said:

The whole reason I am doing a grow op is due to the rediculous prices. I want to go off the grid and tell everyone I quit and just be self sufficient! Fuck all those people and their high priced weed.

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Not as poetic...but no less true! Hell yes me too!

Edit: It still won't let me +rep TLD!

poplars said:

see I think those prices are ridiculous right there. I wouldn't pay more than 200 for any weed . . . . . . can't believe they charge that much to medical people who need it for an ailment.

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Grow it yourself then. Quit bitching about the prices otherwise. When you buy off the street, you arent going to be buying directly from the dealer. Prices go up as you go down the line. Not everybody is growing that shit with a liscense. I'll be damned if Im going to rish my freedom to give up my goods for 200$ an ounce. You must be a fool.

ganji11 said:

Grow it yourself then. Quit bitching about the prices otherwise. When you buy off the street, you arent going to be buying directly from the dealer. Prices go up as you go down the line. Not everybody is growing that shit with a liscense. I'll be damned if Im going to rish my freedom to give up my goods for 200$ an ounce. You must be a fool.

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I do grow it myself.

jesus christ, nobody here seems to understand that I don't pay for weed, I'm already protesting the price.

and if I do sell an oz I will NOT sell it for more than 200 dollars. I'm more likely to sell it for 150.

regardless I'm not getting angry over this or anything. I realize that a lot of people want a free job. with little work and lots of revenue.

people don't want to understand the harsh reality, or rather, people who sell it, don't want to understand the harsh reality.

a commodity that can be easily grown at high quality, when in a free market with widespread competition, the prices will plummet even with taxes.

the only way you can establish the realistic price of it, is by managing a large-scale operation in competition with other large scale operations.

there is no such thing happening now, as it is a black market system on an illegal substance. people believe the risk allows for a price markup.

true or not, in a legal free market system there would be no such marking up. citizens would actually have the choice between places and brands and types of cannabis. and they would be able to EASILY protest these prices by simply choosing to buy one product over another.

in the weed market today, not supporting someone's prices may mean driving to an entirely different location JUST to get the same product!

this is not a free market with real competition, and I hope this post helps some of you realize that.

poplars said:

I do grow it myself.

jesus christ, nobody here seems to understand that I don't pay for weed, I'm already protesting the price.

and if I do sell an oz I will NOT sell it for more than 200 dollars. I'm more likely to sell it for 150.

regardless I'm not getting angry over this or anything. I realize that a lot of people want a free job. with little work and lots of revenue.

people don't want to understand the harsh reality, or rather, people who sell it, don't want to understand the harsh reality.

a commodity that can be easily grown at high quality, when in a free market with widespread competition, the prices will plummet even with taxes.

the only way you can establish the realistic price of it, is by managing a large-scale operation in competition with other large scale operations.

there is no such thing happening now, as it is a black market system on an illegal substance. people believe the risk allows for a price markup.

true or not, in a legal free market system there would be no such marking up. citizens would actually have the choice between places and brands and types of cannabis. and they would be able to EASILY protest these prices by simply choosing to buy one product over another.

in the weed market today, not supporting someone's prices may mean driving to an entirely different location JUST to get the same product!

this is not a free market with real competition, and I hope this post helps some of you realize that.

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Salvia Divinorum

hello - wondered about your response loaded dragon, about salvia. what is this salvia like?

I think prices are to high for a "plant." I wish they would just legalize it cause then we could just grow our own with no worries other then 'goverment taxing' on it but if they dont find it then you have all the weed you can grow.

Maybe you're right that when the dealer chooses to go into this line of work, he accepts the risks. But then again the dealer chooses his own prices. And the client chooses whether or not to pay for the risk.

You're right, once it's legal the price will plummet, but until then dealers are doing most people a favor, and they're getting cash in return.

Louis541 said:

Maybe you're right that when the dealer chooses to go into this line of work, he accepts the risks. But then again the dealer chooses his own prices. And the client chooses whether or not to pay for the risk.

You're right, once it's legal the price will plummet, but until then dealers are doing most people a favor, and they're getting cash in return.

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i dont think so...since it's become more tolerated in cali the price has gone up..cannabis clubs are charging upwards of $90 an 1/8 in some parts of socal..a pound of indoor used to be 3300-3500. now they are a steady 3800 for the dankest...growers dont vend to the street that much anymore, they go to the clubs..

outdoor used to be about 2300-2500, now its almost 3000! when it becomes legal it will only get more expensive.

I think anything over $200 an oz for high quality is a rip off and would really like to see it at $50 an oz, this is the reason i grow my own. I work at a club and my boss sells high quality for about $400 an oz, that is toooo much!! I don't know how they get away with these prices, patients should be growing their own. My first year with my med card i probably spent $800-$1200 on meds, then i grew and my first harvest was worth about $4900 and haven't bought since then. Once in a while i'll get a brownie or a rare strain bu that's it.

i think 200 would be about right...when you take account what goes into growing the dank, nutes, electricity, equipment, time...shit adds up..

black, and white truffles(a rare mushroom)are expensive as fuck! at this restaraunt i worked at..if you wanted some black truffle "shavings" add $50 to that plate.

so when you take into account what other legal shit goes for...$200-$300 for the dankest aint bad, if you you're to lazy to grow it.

SmokeyMcSmokester said:

i dont think so...since it's become more tolerated in cali the price has gone up..cannabis clubs are charging upwards of $90 an 1/8 in some parts of socal..a pound of indoor used to be 3300-3500. now they are a steady 3800 for the dankest...growers dont vend to the street that much anymore, they go to the clubs..

outdoor used to be about 2300-2500, now its almost 3000! when it becomes legal it will only get more expensive.

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I am afraid you are right here...More competition in the micro/craft beer industry has NOT reduced the price...it has increased it! The hop shortage has increased the price across the board recently (not proportionally to amount of hops used except in the extremes), but as the shortage comes to an end...do not look for prices to go back down.

When you factor in the MJ tax after legalization with the increased competition, the prices are likely to not change much unfortunately...as always whether it is auto mechanics, yard maintenance, good food/beer, electric cars, bio-fuel, home construction, organic produce, or fine affordable Cannabis...and you don't want to pay top dollar...DIY!!!!!

Some are willing to make the trade-offs necessary to do some or all and more of these projects...many even enjoy it...others pay for it.

When a product is priced too high, and does not sell...the price is reduced. Competition will not reduce the price (much)...there are gas stations everywhere...often right next to each other.

If people decided they would just as soon buy and smoke Mexi cuz it is cheap, and did not buy the "top shelf domestic" the prices would reflect the demand...mexi would go up, and domestic would go down...

I think the mass production of cannabis that Poplars is envisioning may eventually happen. However, I gotta believe that when Phillip Morris and RJ Reynolds get into the game of selling "tailor made" doobies...though the price may be much more affordable...the quality will disproportionally fall to the depths of the imagination...fillers, additives and "blends"...with attractive models to convince one of the "smoothness"

Although in the world of MJ it does not always hold true, but in general, you get what you pay for!

Oh..I just figured it out! "European Blend" with tobacco added right in to ensnare the sheepish!

Grow, Grow, Grow Your Own, Simply from a Seed!

Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, I don't pay for Weed!

lol.. you wont be bitching about the price of dope when u grow ur growing some bomb ass kush or some dank strain... get a pound from it and want to sell it 300-400 an oz... just buy the chin-dro for 150-180 an oz if u dont like the prices.

and to the above post.. ur paying 3 grand for outdoor a pound? sorry but ur a fucking moron.....

IndicaFatnHeavy said:

and to the above post.. ur paying 3 grand for outdoor a pound? sorry but ur a fucking moron.....

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I would not be surprised if I could pass some of my outdoor off as indoor to you and charge you more, .......

IndicaFatnHeavy said:

and to the above post.. ur paying 3 grand for outdoor a pound? sorry but ur a fucking moron.....

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hey dipshit..read the post..i said its almost up to $3000(mid-summer prices). i dont buy outdoor.