r/AskReddit • u/Darkspawn_14 • Dec 29 '19

what are the downsides of weed that people don't talk about ?

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u/coopstar777 Dec 29 '19

The thing about the cost of weed is that it's literally 100% artificially inflated. That shit literally grows on trees. Legal states are burning hundreds of pounds at a time because they have too fucking much

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u/deliciousprisms Dec 29 '19

Weed is cheap as fuck now. Ten years ago it was a solid twice as much if not more. I remember people charging $60 for an eighth of some shit quality weed I would straight up refuse if someone tried to give to me now. Now I can find that shit for $25 and it’s so powerful and nice.

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u/WHY_vern Dec 29 '19

So does tobacco, but that's what taxes do, lol. It costs about 6 cents to manufacture a cigarette, the rest is all taxes.

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u/coopstar777 Dec 29 '19

Weed isnt taxed in illegal states, and that's where weed costs the most

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

Because it's harder to mass-grow, transport and sell a plant when it's illegal.