• FullPenguin@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    This is an article about how people like to get high, and the ability to safely buy quality/trust worthy product makes them feel more comfortable doing so.

    You could make every dispensary a Government entity in the way that some states run their liquor stores, and the effect would be exactly the same. Stop making capitalism the boogieman for every negative you perceive in the world.

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      3 hours ago

      My states liquor stores are all state run, dispensaries are private. For every liquor store there’s probably at least 3 or 4 dispensaries. It’s crazy how many more places there are to buy weed than liquor here and I’m all for it lol

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        Really? How useful, really, is having so many of them? I feel like there are so many more kinds of storefront that could use that space and serve a better spectrum of the community. The weed shops I’ve been in have all had very little inventory for the size of the space they’re in.

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          Weed shops around me usually have all sorts of inventory. Ounces range from 60 for basically shake and popcorn nugs to over 300 for “designer” strains! I usually buy ounces between 100 and 120$ and their pretty gas testing 20-27 % depending on strain. Only usefulness to so many storefronts for me is that I have lots of choice and price competition. I think part of why there’s so many pot shops around me is in the winter we see a huge influx of tourists, so I think most of their business comes from out of staters.

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      13 hours ago

      This entire penguin has a point.

      It’s time to nationalize all vital industries.

      Starting with cannabis.

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        13 hours ago

        This penguin would prefer a different administration in charge before we nationalize anything.

        And realistically a more robust system of government with better safeguards.

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          I dunno, if Trump decided he wanted to nationalize spacex on the grounds of national defense I’d support it.

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            I mean, I get what you’re saying. But I’m also sure the orange regime would find some way to embezzle a trillion or so more of our taxpayer dollars in the balance.