Idc I'm gonna complain bc wtf are these rec weed prices??

Submitted by littlekiwi524 t3_10989zv in Connecticut

Yes I'm a broke bitch trying to save up for the means to get a better job elsewhere and be less of a broke bitch. Before you come at me for that, I will shamelessly only accept advice, not criticism. Otherwise, just keep your "if you don't got it, that's your problem" attitude far away from me.

Just saying, these better be top shelf to be that pricey. I don't really react to edibles so these better send me into a regrettable state of highness if I'm gonna be paying that much. I'm somewhat exaggerating of course, I don't want to be that high haha

But the risk should be there nevertheless.

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thedude_CT t1_j3wnciw wrote

There's not a lot of supply so the prices are high. In other states the prices have come down gradually to normal. "Wait and see" mode for now, unfortunately.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3wnlst wrote

That makes a lot of sense actually.

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jaredsparks t1_j3ywrua wrote

If you can manage to get a medical card to buy weed it's cheaper as I understand it.

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TwoCanSee t1_j3xkiyo wrote

Actually the two dispos I go to, Milford Curaleaf waterbury caring nature and I’m aware of another in Bristol that have had low inventory for weeks. Also haven’t been able to buy OZ fir the same time. Do inventory has been low.

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Downtown_Feedback665 t1_j3womn2 wrote

Ah that’s nonsense I can get a QP in CT for less than $400. There’s adequate supply.

I live in Chicago rn, been legal since Jan 2020. 1/8 is $50 still to this day.

Adequate legal supply? Totally different story. Looks like will continue to be black market purchases for the foreseeable future until the state grasps that they aren’t competitive whatsoever.

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Mmmslash t1_j3wsnxn wrote

They are literally talking about legal supply - they're talking about recreational dispensaries.

Your comment is pointless and off topic.

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Downtown_Feedback665 t1_j3ww13t wrote

Sure so smoking only dispensary weed is legal to you?

Or is all weed legal to smoke now? Also maybe realize that the QP bought for $400 was grown on a farm inside of Connecticut that doesn’t have legal standing. There’s plenty of weed in CT. Whether or not the state wants to license it is why some people will happily perpetually be paying out the ass for shit that grows from the ground.

The same law that made weed legal let’s you grow your own weed. So again, The state will become uncompetitive being this greedy. It has little to nothing to do with supply. People have been buying medical 1/8ths in CT for $25-$30 for years.

This is a cash grab not a supply issue.

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Mmmslash t1_j3wwlkq wrote

It is 100% a supply issue.

There is lots of cheap weed on the gray market. If you want to go to a store and buy it, the supply does not exist, so it's expensive.

This isn't rocket science, but you're too busy being mad and feeling self-righteous to have any conversation that isn't about how right you are.

tl;dr ur dum

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Downtown_Feedback665 t1_j3x06gh wrote

>if you want to go to a store and buy it, the supply does not exist

Because the weed is not in stores, the supply doesn’t exist.

Yes I’m ‘dum’

You should go talk to all the heads trying to get their farms licensed being met with stiff resistance. There is no supply issue. Weed grows extremely plentifully, extremely quickly.

Also love how you glossed over the fact that I mentioned there is cheap weed in CT and has been for years in dispensaries. Shows how intellectually dishonest you are in your arguments.

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TheDudeMaintains t1_j40ti1x wrote

There is no supply issue. Curaleaf regularly incinerated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of inventory due to low demand prior to rec opening up... the "supply issue" is entirely artificial

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3x0i41 wrote

I firmly believe now that it's both. Just our luck smh

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IndependentPlum8794 t1_j3wo0fa wrote

I'll keep making the weekly trek to mass until CT gets it's shit together.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3x0cga wrote

Right with ya there

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Johnny_Appleweed t1_j3xi9cv wrote

When you factor in the cost of gas and the value of your time, is driving to MA really cheaper?

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Rhyxnathotho t1_j3xj510 wrote

Considering an ounce is $200 in Mass and $400 in CT, yes.

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Johnny_Appleweed t1_j3xklja wrote

Since they were going weekly I assumed they weren’t buying in bulk. If you’re only buying an eighth it might not actually be cheaper, depending on how far you’re driving.

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IndependentPlum8794 t1_j3zfqfe wrote

I've been known to hit the max allowable at multiple dispensaries in a trip. 🤷‍♂️

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3xtypl wrote

My tolerance goes up SUPER fast so I have to stretch my stuff out so I can actually get high with the weed I do buy. I can make an eighth last all week if I need to

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DarkLamont t1_j3wr3ph wrote

Grow your own...

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3x00b8 wrote

I have a studio apartment with no counter space let alone room for that. Lol as if I hadn't thought of that

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Funnygumby t1_j3xjs9t wrote

All you need for a footprint is an orange homer bucket. Starting 7/1/23 it’ll be legal to grow 3 plants at a time

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Kolzig33189 t1_j3wpbsu wrote

The argument for years was “they should legalize and use the taxes on it to fund xyz.” And now that it’s legal and the prices are higher than on the street where it’s not taxed, people are confused or angry at the higher price.

The failure to connect the dots here is astounding. Legalized purchases from stores was ALWAYS going to be more expensive by a pretty substantial amount than buying from your dealer hookup.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3wymlj wrote

That's a shit argument bc Mass found a way to be only mildly unreasonable so why can't we? I'll just continue to go there smh

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LloydChristmas666666 t1_j3xfc09 wrote

Did you go to mass when they first opened? Same price points from what I remember.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3xu977 wrote

I did not; by the time I remembered it was an option, the prices were just barely tolerable like they are now.

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Kolzig33189 t1_j3x62un wrote

You have that option to continue to go there. Also, it’s day 2. MA has been open for awhile (like 6 years now or so?). They’ve had much longer to reduce their prices and streamline things.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_j3wn7fk wrote

You know, back in the '60s we used to smoke this shit on the street. Cops didn't say nothin', hell, they was gettin' high, too. Everybody was good. It wasn't a thing to do because it was a thing to do, you know? It was a thing to do because it got you high. Can you dig it? Man, I remember when a dimebag cost a dime, you know what I mean?

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[deleted] t1_j3y7wum wrote

I can get an ounce in mass for $110 at the dispensary so $132 after taxes. I’ll wait lol

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Chrisf1020 t1_j3y9c7n wrote

Which dispensary is that? Asking for a friend… 👀

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Lostin1spot t1_j3woa9y wrote

For someone who hasnt got the time and funds to buy, but is curious, what is the going rate right now?

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3wzqqz wrote

On average? About 50 an eighth, 100 for a gram cart and idk about edibles; I stopped looking fairly quickly out of sheer discouragement smh

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Lostin1spot t1_j3x67ow wrote

Thank you.

I'm sure it's what someone on this thread said, it's a case of a new thing so the prices are inflated. Theyll go down eventually

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3xuns2 wrote

I sure as fuck hope so bc at this rate, I'll just quit frfr

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Lostin1spot t1_j3xvcpu wrote

>I sure as fuck hope so bc at this rate, I'll just quit frfr

Agreed.

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Muhshuggah t1_j419acq wrote

100 for a gram cart lmao.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j41g4g5 wrote

I started smoking when I was almost 19, leave my made-up vernacular alone 😭

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LloydChristmas666666 t1_j3xfj29 wrote

I love the I’m gonna drive to mass people. Factor in gas and your time. Really worth the difference ?

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IndependentPlum8794 t1_j3zgqir wrote

I like to drive, so it's leisurely for me. And it's just gas... what 2 or three gallons at 3 bucks? The 9 extra bucks to go to mass wont stop me from spending my $200-$400 in weed there. Plus, Fuck Connecticut and the taxes, I buy my gas for the week while I'm there too.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3xuxra wrote

We would love ya too if we knew ya. Lol frfr though I haven't done the math, let me get back to y'all on that.. maybe lol

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Specific-Reading4413 t1_j3zaz3q wrote

This is why I go to mass. And for me I actually enjoy the ride up there I live within an hour away so I don’t mind it.

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TFA-DF8 t1_j40v5h7 wrote

And when you smoke a joint on the way back time flies…

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e_chi67 t1_j3yam89 wrote

You could pursue a medical card! Costs a bit to start up but then the weed is tax free. It's also pretty damn easy to get a card, you can even do the doctor's appt virtually!

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3yg7rz wrote

I've been considering that

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e_chi67 t1_j3ygzcz wrote

Definitely highly recommend. Then you can skip pass the rec line too!

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Frankie_Wilde t1_j3z9let wrote

You thought the government wasn't going to get their cut?

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Stop_Already t1_j4054am wrote

I’m a ct medical card holder. I don’t buy my flower from the dispensaries. It’s cheaper to go to /r/type2trees and get something from there. I mix mine with hemp anyways. USPS will even deliver it for you.

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nan_adams t1_j40ou39 wrote

Calm down, the same thing happened in Mass. Its basic supply and demand. Pricing will come down as more dispensaries open for rec. Until then make the trip up here and buy your weed.

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Mobile-Animal-649 t1_j40yfbi wrote

I work hard every week. I am allowed to complain. It’s bullshit That other thread was just stupid. I’ve smoked a very long time. I don’t sit around found nothing, that’s kids. The prices on a plant Wtf?
Grow your own! Totally the best answer

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j41fihp wrote

Again, I would if I could but I have more important things to do with the very limited space I have atm. Definitely sitting in the back of the noggin though, thanks

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Muhshuggah t1_j4196yb wrote

Im just gonna continue to get from my guy. 140/Oz. What are rec prices right now? Something like 400/Oz? Not to mention how long the buds sit waiting to be sold, or the testing that has to be done on them beforehand. When they finally find their way into your hands, they're usually dry as dogshit and powdery. Im happy the stigma is being fought and people aren't being jailed for a dried plant anymore. But until we see realistic prices, I'll just stick with my current situation.

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Salad_Key t1_j41djgr wrote

If you qualify, I recommend getting a medical card. Recreational is twice the price and half the strength

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notablyunfamous t1_j3woz2a wrote

Hence the problem with legal weed.

I called it years ago. They’ll tax the shit out of it. Just get it from who you got it before. It’ll be much cheaper and likely better.

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3wyzks wrote

True but it's not even the tax; it's the retail price before taxes. 100 for a gram cart, 50 an eighth? Before taxes??

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notablyunfamous t1_j3x0rjh wrote

I saw it coming. Just get it from where ever you used to lol. It’ll be half the cost of a dispensary

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j3wzbae wrote

Ohhhhhhh. Okay, I did some research and feel only slightly better

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Old_Ad_5748 t1_j4qadd7 wrote

Where you from? And what is the price your saying is to high? My recommendation buy in bulk, grow your own, buy from grower or someone close to grower...👋🏽

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j4qn403 wrote

I can get a half for 90-100 but the legal prices for an 1/8 rn is 50

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littlekiwi524 OP t1_j4qn738 wrote

And I was born and raised in Western CT and have lived here my entire life

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Old_Ad_5748 t1_j4qqv39 wrote

I would assume tri state area prices were similar wow

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TwoCanSee t1_j3wozup wrote

Remember folks it’s legal to grow your own now here in Corupticut. If ya have the means.

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