That is 100% totally false.
50 (after tax) for the absolute best they have in Breck, good quality for 40.
Alpenglow Botanicals has tiered quality each at a different price point. The "top shelf" is 40 an 1/8, plus tax which is just less than $10. They then step down to Grade A, and on down.
Do people not realize that as of Jan 1 2015, the price will drop significantly? There is an "excise tax" that will only apply for the first calendar year to offset the expense of setting up the whole schematics. That excise tax is 10-15%,
Yes, the recreational/retail pot is definitely quite a bit more expensive than what you find here in CO (maybe 7.50 a gram up to 10, but say roughly 35 an 1/8), but that's missing the point. YOU CAN FUCKING WALK INTO A STORE AND CHOOSE FROM OVER A DOZEN STRAINS AND COUNTLESS TYPES OF EDIBLES AND CONCENTRATES. I don't care who you are or what you say, but we've all picked up from our regular guy and got the spiel, "Yeah man, it's new shit, it's bomb!!" and it's wet as fuck, immature and a total let down. There is something to be said for a higher level of consistency and being able to sample different kinds and figure what you really like, as opposed to just take it or leave it.
The fact that you can walk into a store between 9am-10pm and get pot is pretty fucking incredible, and obviously the option to grow and continue to go about business as usual is there, but this is another choice. Again, whoever you are, there's been a time when guy 1, 2, and 3 are flaking, not answering, out, have bunk shit, etc. and this if nothing else is a backup.
I don't understand why so many people are trying to poo poo this whole thing, it's lame as fuck and pretty transparent. This is a huge step in an ongoing process.
