WTF - retail cannabis is dead in the PNW

[Chunky Stool]

I renewed my medical cannabis license today and decided to browse.
Much to my surprise, I bought a couple of things…


Gotta say… ‘ Chicken & Waffles’ is pretty dang good — especially at $10.21 / eighth.

And my quality bar is high… just sayin.

She said they would sell a full zip for $70 - 10%, or $63.

Holy shit!

The store manager said that the economy is fucked,

Cannabis is ‘discretionary spending’, so now everyone is fucked.

Commercial growers are dumping inventory that consumers simply can’t afford — even at rock-bottom prices!

Everybody is fucked.

Glad I grow my own, so none of this shit directly affects me.

It is sad tho…

 

[Willie]

The best I can do on weed at the med dispo, which is cheaper than a rec dispo is $25 an eighth And you need to buy 8 of them to get that price. That's on a special.....everything else is much higher.
They get very few willie bucks at this time, lol.

 

[Dbear]

In the Ca dispo I go to most of the higher end recognized brand name stuff is still over $50 an 8th. But house flower is produced on site, pretty good most of the time, & its only $45 a half oz. Idk how people are competing with them at $3.15 a gram.

 

[RookieBuds]

10 an eighth??!? For some dece? That's crazy

It costs me more than that per gm to grow at home lol dang

 

[Chunky Stool]

10 an eighth??!? For some dece? That's crazy

It costs me more than that per gm to grow at home lol dang

I know what you mean!
How much would I really save by growing an indoor crop this winter when a zip of good herb is only $63?

Electricity is still relatively inexpensive, but supplies like grow medium & fertilizer have definitely gone up.
Then there’s the time & effort — with no guaranteed result.

Hmm…

Growing outdoors is definitely worth it.
Sunlight is free and I just put plants in a hole with a handful of organic fertilizer.

Trimming sucks but that’s expected.

 

[Chefdave]

10 an eighth??!? For some dece? That's crazy

It costs me more than that per gm to grow at home lol dang

My costs last run including paying myself hypothetically at minimum wage, which is 15 hr here in Baltimore were 492 per pound. Our electric here is expensive compared to most states.

 

[crownpoodle]

I know what you mean!
How much would I really save by growing an indoor crop this winter when a zip of good herb is only $63?

Electricity is still relatively inexpensive, but supplies like grow medium & fertilizer have definitely gone up.
Then there’s the time & effort — with no guaranteed result.

Hmm…

Growing outdoors is definitely worth it.
Sunlight is free and I just put plants in a hole with a handful of organic fertilizer.

Trimming sucks but that’s expected.

It's a race to the bottom @Chunky Stool . A big part of growing for me is the hands on part. Soil under my fingernails. While I grow indoors there's a lot of time outside for me. Fresh air. If not Cannabis, I'd find something to grow that makes me happy. Something challenging.