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Old 10-09-2018, 01:03 PM   #575
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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger View Post
Keep in mind the prices in that article aren't consumer prices. They are the prices the retailer pays when buying off AGLC (who is the only wholesaler in AB).

So your local dispensary will be paying, at a minimum, $9/gram and $9/joint. Then they have to mark that up to make a profit when they sell to you.
I am sure that they will make money hand over fist at that price. Still, if that is the cost, then consumers will continue to use the most cost effective option. I can imagine that very few habitual users will abandon the black market only to pay higher prices.
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