Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving the legal marijuana trade

Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by oxide on Thursday June 16, 2016 @03:56PM (#11918452)

in my neck of the woods in CA, dispensaries aren't going to buy cartel brick weed. you can't just walk in off the street and sell to a dispensary anyway, I don't think that will change with a move to recreational legalization.

cartels can't compete with local street prices anyway, never mind recreational dispensaries. when you can get an 1/8th ounce of high quality stuff for 25 dollars off-season, and an a full ounce for 100 or less during harvest season, you can barely give the low quality stuff away. it usually gets used for hash or edible baking.

cartels know where they can and can't compete, that low quality brick weed is much better off being shipped to another state where they can sell it for 100 dollars an ounce.

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by zhengyi13 on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:17PM (#11918589)

Based on some of the complaints (anecdotally) I've heard about public land use, I think it's a mistake to assume cartel weed is brick/low-quality weed. They're clearly engaged in growing locally, if only because you eliminate the risk of border inspections and longer transport lines.

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by nostrebored on Friday June 17, 2016 @01:52AM (#11920905)

wander too far into the woods in CA, and odds are you'll find a grow op

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by barefootcoder on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:26PM (#11918637)

Can you explain to those of us who have never used nor purchased why it would be more expensive during the harvest season than the off season? Or did you get the numbers backwards?

EDIT: thanks to those who replied -- I didn't notice the change in units.

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by qq66 on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:32PM (#11918665)

The comparison was between 1/8 of an ounce for $25 ($200 per ounce) and $100 per ounce during the harvest season.

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by barefootcoder on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:43PM (#11918727)

Thank you -- I need to check my reading comprehension. I didn't notice the change in units. :-)

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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by traek on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:32PM (#11918667)

It's less expensive in harvest season.

"a full ounce for 100 or less" -> 12.5 for an eight

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