I mean $100 for 2 ounces of the marijuana plant in particular isn't cheap at all. There are some 'mild' complications in growing it, but in theory it should end up more like a bulk farming product where we talk about dollars per pound on the retail side, and dollars per ton on the wholesale side.

Wild to not consider that cheap! In Ohio, with a med card, you will pay over $300 for 1.

There's a reason why there are dispensaries for ohioans set up just across the michigan border.

I believe the acceptable mold level in Michigan is 10x that of Ohio. Price is only one component, many people like a tightly regulated medical market to ensure safety.

If it were at a sufficient level for people to start getting sick you'd expect to see an increase in people with related issues, but you don't when you seek out news on this factoid, just a statement on the level being higher than in another place. Most products you consume will have at least some mold on them.

Or just turn it into an extraction, problem solved. Not many spores can survive a solvent wash, I don't know of any research that says they do.

Their metabolites might be left behind.

Or the tight regulation produces higher prices without any particular improvement to the product (e.g. taxi medallions). “tightly regulated” != “better”

It's cheap for weed, but expensive for a relatively high-volume part of a relatively easy-to-grow plant. Imagine seeing an $800/pound price tag in the produce section of your grocery store.

>I mean $100 for 2 ounces of the marijuana plant in particular isn't cheap at all.

Where are prices so low that $100 for 2 ounces "isn't cheap at all"?

It’s cheap but not that cheap depending on quality. “Cheap quality” deals around WA and OR can be as low as $35/oz

Canada ;)

Where I live 2 ounces would be around 750-900$ (converted roughly to usd).

Its also illegal.

I can buy ounces all day in Portland for $20. Is it Jesus incarnate? Nope. Is it perfectly good sinsemilla that gets ya high? Yup.

Where? I live in Portland and would love to try a $20 ounce.

Seconded. I'm not gonna argue that it's not cheap here, but $20 for an ounce is way too low to be true. Unless, of course, it's far worse than "Jesus incarnate".

looking at weedmaps, there are a few places with 1 oz in the $20s.

$25 FA Ranch Mangolicious at Electric Lettuce [1]

$28 Blueberry Muffin at Floyd's Fine Cannabis [2]

if you're willing to travel, $20.83 Pineapple Upsidedown Cake at THClear [3]

[1] https://weedmaps.com/dispensaries/electric-lettuce-northeast...

[2] https://weedmaps.com/dispensaries/floyd-s-fine-cannabis-on-w...

[3] https://weedmaps.com/dispensaries/thclear-lebanon/menu/park-...

In Illinois the opposite has happened. Been legal for going on 3 years now and an mid quality ounce goes for $300-400 minimum. 1 gram carts retail for $60 plus taxes bringing it to an easy 80. I just drive to Michigan now since the prices there are 4x lower, but the black market is doing quite well here since the number of smokers has increased and prices are half for similar quality flower.