As most of you already know, Canada is planning on legalizing marijuana on October 17th of this year. There's still a chance that it might not go through, but that's a very very slim chance as of right now, considering the amount of money invested into cannabis companies.
I mostly made this thread for a new discussion, and I thought that, hey, legalization of weed is an interesting subject! So I ask you all, what is your opinion on Canada's handling of the Devil's Lettuce?
For me, they've already made a massive mistake with most of the provinces. Other than Alberta and Montreal, the only way you'll be able to get weed from a government owned building. No private companies are allowed to sell them. Another thing they mess up is you need to buy all your supplies from the government. That's right, the government has a set price on what weed is going to be (The average Canadian pays $6-7 for a gram, while the average is going to be $8.90 a gram after all the taxes and such). So much for a free market. A huge issue though is that there's either not going to be enough demand, because people can get it cheaper at their local dealer, but what's probably more likely to happen, there's not going to be enough supply in many of the other provinces.
If i recall correctly, Ontario is just going to have a few places you can buy it, and when those places run out, they're kinda screwed. People who live hours away will have a very tough time getting to them, and so while there's a demand, nobody is going to drive a few hours to get a little bit of weed (I guarantee you there will be a limit on how much you can buy at at a time). I am pretty sure this will just help the people already selling it on the street, because there's less risk, and there will be an increased demand, and they're the only supplier.
I mostly made this thread for a new discussion, and I thought that, hey, legalization of weed is an interesting subject! So I ask you all, what is your opinion on Canada's handling of the Devil's Lettuce?
For me, they've already made a massive mistake with most of the provinces. Other than Alberta and Montreal, the only way you'll be able to get weed from a government owned building. No private companies are allowed to sell them. Another thing they mess up is you need to buy all your supplies from the government. That's right, the government has a set price on what weed is going to be (The average Canadian pays $6-7 for a gram, while the average is going to be $8.90 a gram after all the taxes and such). So much for a free market. A huge issue though is that there's either not going to be enough demand, because people can get it cheaper at their local dealer, but what's probably more likely to happen, there's not going to be enough supply in many of the other provinces.
If i recall correctly, Ontario is just going to have a few places you can buy it, and when those places run out, they're kinda screwed. People who live hours away will have a very tough time getting to them, and so while there's a demand, nobody is going to drive a few hours to get a little bit of weed (I guarantee you there will be a limit on how much you can buy at at a time). I am pretty sure this will just help the people already selling it on the street, because there's less risk, and there will be an increased demand, and they're the only supplier.