My excitement for legalization is dampened by knowing that nothing will really change for me. I'm sticking with Terry because he charges me half what the government will and I'll continue to not smoke in mixed company. I'm sort of excited about edibles, but I learnt in Washington state that they're probably going to be way too expensive to be anything other than anything other than a rare indulgence ("I just spent $30 to get sort of stoned. #### me."). I heard the edibles in California used to be awesome, but are getting (or already have been) seriously restricted as a result of legalization.
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Man I dont know how Terry is so much cheaper than other options. I can go online and get much better deals than anyone I've ever 'dealt' with. Maybe my Terry was making huge profits.
I agree on edibles, they seem way too expensive for what you get.
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The stigma is about more than illegality. I brought up legalization around some co-workers recently. All 40-something. All parents. First, none would admit to smoking pot. They made allusive comments about it, hinted maybe they'd smoked it in the past, but nobody would come out and say they smoked it now (though I'm pretty sure at least a couple do). When I asked if they'd be okay with anyone at their house smoking dope with kids around, like the way they have a beer or wine at a BBQ, the answer was an resounding eff no. Never.
Social attitudes about things like that don't change like flipping a switch just because a law changes. Most of the pot-smokers I know, grown adults in their 40s, have still never admitted to their parents that they smoke dope, and they never will. When pot is legal in Canada, there will still be a lot of people who will only smoke it privately and secretly.
Once legalized the stigma will fade away (over years/decades, I'm sure). It is unwise professionally to admit to smoking illegal narcotics to your coworkers. Why would you? What upside is there to admitting that? There is a definite downside.
I imagine it can be jarring for young children to see their parents intoxicated so it's reasonable to keep that away from them. I don't get your point here TBH.
Man I dont know how Terry is so much cheaper than other options. I can go online and get much better deals than anyone I've ever 'dealt' with. Maybe my Terry was making huge profits.
I agree on edibles, they seem way too expensive for what you get.
Every good terry will sell you an ounce of good weed for $200 or less (28 grams, ~$7/gram). Good weed at dispensaries seems to start at >$10/gram + Tax. At the end of the day, I don't care about selection or anything else the dispensaries offer.
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Every good terry will sell you an ounce of good weed for $200 or less (28 grams, ~$7/gram). Good weed at dispensaries seems to start at >$10/gram + Tax. At the end of the day, I don't care about selection or anything else the dispensaries offer.
Ok but I can get a good oz online for $120 and its in my mailbox in 2 business days. Plus if my order is at least $200, then shipping is free and I get a few little samples/freebies. I've never seen a Terry that cheap or that convenient. Not to mention the different strands available, oils, sprays, edibles etc.
Yeah, that's probably because of the smoke, not necessarily it's content. The problem with kids is that they're unpredictable. You don't want kids running up to you while you're smoking a joint. I'm pretty sure most of those people would also say the same thing about smoking a cigarette with kids around as well. As a smoker, I do it as far away from kids as possible because they can inhale it, not because I'm ashamed or something.
So you say "hey kids, I'm off to the garage to smoke a joint, keep an eye on the burgers"? And if you were a guest at an acquintance's place for a BBQ with kids around, you'd just ask out loud where you could go to do a pipe hoot?
I hang out with a pretty liberal crowd, and everyone keeps their pot smoking secret from their kids. It may become as socially-acceptable as drinking beer or wine, but not anytime soon.
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I imagine it can be jarring for young children to see their parents intoxicated so it's reasonable to keep that away from them. I don't get your point here TBH.
I'm talking about people who aren't at all bashful about drinking in front of their kids. But pot is treated completely differently. Same with my co-workers - all enthusiastic social drinkers, but never a peep about pot. Maybe that'll change for younger generations, but I don't see it turning on a dime for the entire population of Canada.
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Ok but I can get a good oz online for $120 and its in my mailbox in 2 business days. Plus if my order is at least $200, then shipping is free and I get a few little samples/freebies. I've never seen a Terry that cheap or that convenient. Not to mention the different strands available, oils, sprays, edibles etc.
Once legalized the stigma will fade away (over years/decades, I'm sure). It is unwise professionally to admit to smoking illegal narcotics to your coworkers. Why would you? What upside is there to admitting that? There is a definite downside.
I imagine it can be jarring for young children to see their parents intoxicated so it's reasonable to keep that away from them. I don't get your point here TBH.
I'd smoke weed in front of cop before I'd smoke in front of a coworker.
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So you say "hey kids, I'm off to the garage to smoke a joint, keep an eye on the burgers"? And if you were a guest at an acquintance's place for a BBQ with kids around, you'd just ask out loud where you could go to do a pipe hoot?
Wow, that's a bit over-reaching. First, I can finish cooking the burgers before I need another hoot. Or I'd probably just have a quick hoot at the BBQ since the kids are probably running around elsewhere. Second, if I'm a guest at an aquaintance's house, I probably know where all the pot-heads are smoking and if not, I'll just remove myself to go do it elsewhere. It's polite. But yes, if I didn't know, I'd ask. I probably wouldn't yell it out because IT'S STILL ILLEGAL and I don't know the neighbours (for example,) but again, I'm not ashamed, I'm being polite.
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I hang out with a pretty liberal crowd, and everyone keeps their pot smoking secret from their kids. It may become as socially-acceptable as drinking beer or wine, but not anytime soon.
I'm talking about people who aren't at all bashful about drinking in front of their kids. But pot is treated completely differently. Same with my co-workers - all enthusiastic social drinkers, but never a peep about pot. Maybe that'll change for younger generations, but I don't see it turning on a dime for the entire population of Canada.
I know people who smoke pot on their front porch while their kids are playing outside.
Some people are just more private than others. That's fine. Those people who drink in front of their kids probably don't have sex in front of them, do they? Sometimes things shouldn't be shared. Is it because they are bashful or because they know the effects of second hand smoke and don't want their kids high? Just because I drink in front of kids doesn't mean I'm giving them something to drink. But if I smoke in front of kids, I am giving them something to smoke (second hand). So there's a huge difference.
You're making a huge deal out of nothing right now. Like I said, it's still illegal. Because it is illegal, your kids can be taken from you should a nosy neighbour decide to call Child Services. So yeah, people are still quiet about it. It's common sense.
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My excitement for legalization is dampened by knowing that nothing will really change for me. I'm sticking with Terry because he charges me half what the government will and I'll continue to not smoke in mixed company. I'm sort of excited about edibles, but I learnt in Washington state that they're probably going to be way too expensive to be anything other than anything other than a rare indulgence ("I just spent $30 to get sort of stoned. #### me."). I heard the edibles in California used to be awesome, but are getting (or already have been) seriously restricted as a result of legalization.
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Man I dont know how Terry is so much cheaper than other options. I can go online and get much better deals than anyone I've ever 'dealt' with. Maybe my Terry was making huge profits.
I agree on edibles, they seem way too expensive for what you get.
Maybe it will change in BC once it's actually legal but right now I can buy a pack of real fruit gummies( they taste and smell delicious!) for $13. That's tax all in. I get 10 gummies at 10 mg of thc per gummy. One gets me nice and stoned but can still function in public. The stone last about 4-5 hrs. If I have a toke on top of it I am sufficiently noodled for an afternoon of puttering around the yard, watching tv, or whatever. All for about $1.50, $3 if you add the toke on top. A couple glasses of wine for dinner and i have a great afternoon and evening with absolutely no hangover.
I can buy 5 mg gummies for $6 or 25 mg gummies for $23(I think).
Other provinces may( I'm sure will) be different but BC is well ahead of the curve right now. We already have the infrastructure set up and the well set up dispensaries are paying GST and have bought business licenses from the municipalities.
Unfortunately I can see the edibles changing once federal regulations kick in but I hope not. Right now it's fantastic.
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Maybe it will change in BC once it's actually legal but right now I can buy a pack of real fruit gummies( they taste and smell delicious!) for $13. That's tax all in. I get 10 gummies at 10 mg of thc per gummy. One gets me nice and stoned but can still function in public. The stone last about 4-5 hrs. If I have a toke on top of it I am sufficiently noodled for an afternoon of puttering around the yard, watching tv, or whatever. All for about $1.50, $3 if you add the toke on top. A couple glasses of wine for dinner and i have a great afternoon and evening with absolutely no hangover.
I can buy 5 mg gummies for $6 or 25 mg gummies for $23(I think).
Other provinces may( I'm sure will) be different but BC is well ahead of the curve right now. We already have the infrastructure set up and the well set up dispensaries are paying GST and have bought business licenses from the municipalities.
Unfortunately I can see the edibles changing once federal regulations kick in but I hope not. Right now it's fantastic.
Ediblies won't be legalized, at least not this year.
Ediblies won't be legalized, at least not this year.
Ok, but I'm responding to the people that think they aren't a good value... and I can buy them right now. I even mentioned that it will probably change.
You're making a huge deal out of nothing right now. Like I said, it's still illegal. Because it is illegal, your kids can be taken from you should a nosy neighbour decide to call Child Services. So yeah, people are still quiet about it. It's common sense.
If you followed the thread, you'll see that I'm simply corroborating the comment from CBC story that many pot smokers in Colorado still buy from the black market, and one of the reasons is because even though it's legal there is still a social stigma around pot.
The experience of states where pot has been legalized is that several years into legalization, more than a third of users still get their pot from the black market. I expect we'll see the same in Canada.
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So about 2/3 of the Terrys will be out of business by that model. Now consider all of Canada will be legal, not just one province and that will increase to at least 3/4 I would think as some of the black market in Colorado and other legalized states sell out of state. Which I think is what most people are saying.
Ok, but I'm responding to the people that think they aren't a good value... and I can buy them right now. I even mentioned that it will probably change.
That same bag ran me $20 (USD) in Seattle, eating one did nothing for me, eating 5 got me buzzed. A $20 bag of weed keeps me stoned for a week.
Maybe it will change in BC once it's actually legal but right now I can buy a pack of real fruit gummies( they taste and smell delicious!) for $13. That's tax all in. I get 10 gummies at 10 mg of thc per gummy. One gets me nice and stoned but can still function in public. The stone last about 4-5 hrs. If I have a toke on top of it I am sufficiently noodled for an afternoon of puttering around the yard, watching tv, or whatever. All for about $1.50, $3 if you add the toke on top. A couple glasses of wine for dinner and i have a great afternoon and evening with absolutely no hangover.