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Originally Posted by polak
It will be more expensive. I'm almost sure of it.
It's going to be taxed up the ass.
People will be willing to pay more simply cause it's easier, especially if you didn't smoke before.
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This isn't necessarily true though. You have to remember that weed is currently not at a market price, it's at a cartel price. It's not like weed is expensive to grow and maintain. The price is artificially high right now due to the criminal aspect of it. Besides the fact that they can charge whatever they want, thye have to put premiums on it due to all the dangers that come along with being part of the drug trade. Who's to say that even with high tax, it doesn't end up being a lower premium than the current "tax" we pay so they can have armed guards at fields, pay traffickers, I'm sure have some bribes going to politicians, police, and other judicial officials, etc.
It looks like most places see an initial rise in cost that is quickly balanced out as the free market takes hold. I think the government would be smart to find a way to avoid this initial increase to prevent people from returning to black market sources.
However, another affect could be that the black market price plummets initially, as dealers look to get rid of their already harvested stuff as fast as possible.