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Originally Posted by »Rob Content«
Take a look over the past 15 years and how much more expensive cigarettes have gotten. They are what now 5-9 bucks a pack depending on where you are. Remember when they were less then 2 bucks a handful of years ago, and the govt will likely do with marijuana what they did/do with cigarettes. Jack the price up, under the guise of 'betterment of people' and 'incentive to quit' while still making MAD profit off the industry, due to GOVERNMENT REGULATION.
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A whole $5 bucks for how many grams of tobacco? Can you spend $5 bucks and get the equivalent amount of marijuana? If tobacco was illegal, do you think you could buy a pack of 20 cigs for $5?
The more that can and will be produced, the cheaper it will be. If you don't want to smoke "Marlboro weed", you can buy organic... you act as if once it is legalized it will suddenly be impossible to find the same quality bud grown the way you want it.
The price for marijuana has already been set, it isn't a secret... for any new company to try to jump in and make a profit they will have to undercut the competition and provide the same or higher quality for less of a price (EVEN AFTER TAXES)... it is how business works. The exception is some seriously high quality shit that justifies the price.. it is only worth what someone will pay for it.
If they couldn't do this, you would be getting the same shit from the same people for the same prices you are right now.
You'll be able to enjoy the result of heavily funded research and development of more potent strains vs passing around 'elite' cuts that a handful of breeders out there find by accident or breed in their backyards or grow rooms.
Besides, since when has mass production resulted in higher prices of anything?