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Originally Posted by blankall
A legal operation is not going to use cheap set ups made of tin foil and plastic tubing. They also have to pay for real labour. I doubt scale would reduce the price at all.
Then you have to factor in the cost of advertising, paying for an office including the cost of secretaries, executives, health plans, equipment, etc. etc. etc.. etc.. Basically, the cost running a real business.
Marijuana growth is also much more labour intensive than tobacco growth. With tabacco, you are just harvesting the leaves. Harvesting buds takes a lot more attention and care. It also means a much smaller portion of the plant is usable goods. No way the price of a joint gets anywhere near a cigarette.
Then taxes would be thrown on top of that. Based on the precedents we have with cigarettes, the taxes would account for a large portion of the purchase price. I'm guessing 75% plus.
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Yes, they would be using better equipment... but they would be doing so with mass production in mind. How do you think McDonalds produces a double cheeseburger for $1.69? Could you do that at home? McDonalds no doubt has much more expensive equipment, no?
Also when you factor these taxes in, you are not considering the
fact that marijuana can be consumed safely. It would not be something that leads to massive casualties like cigarettes do. There would be no back end costs in hospitals etc etc.