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Originally Posted by YYC in LAX
Is there any chance that the complete legalization of pot and in-store sales would actually increase the cost? i.e. Canada's high tax rates for alcohol/tobbaco.
Or is the idea (for legalization advocates) to have in-store sales as well as people growing out of their homes and selling privately under the table?
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The comparison to home brewed wine/beer is very apt for this discussion.
As the name implies, 'weed' is relatively easy to grow, just as it is relatively easy to ferment something into a potable alcoholic substance.
However, most of us are simply uninterested in drinking terrible home brews. We ALL know someone who brews beer that is, shall we say, less than palatable.
Like most things of quality, it takes an experienced hand, dedication of time and resources to produce a quality substance. Marijuana is no different.
So, while I imagine that were it legalized, many many people would try their hand at growing it, the vast majority would be unimpressed with the result and would grow more as a hobby to supplement whatever it is they buy from the store, in the same way many people brew their own beer and drink it amongst the other delicious brews they enjoy most of the time.
There isn't much stopping me from say, sewing my own bedsheets.
Unless that's a personal hobby though, I'm going to go to the store.