Haha throw a grenade and then walk away.
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I was just thinking this & here you go 
Interesting that regulations & inspections & enforcement are all wildly varied across the locations but the end result is basically the same. 
Someone noted earlier how theyâre all mostly following the same business models & gardening practices & thatâs the more consistent factor: none of them will care for a commercial op the way they care for their head stashâ itâs just too much work.
Back in the day(when was that again? 
) black market had to compete on quality somewhat & there were low mid & high grades.
Taxes & regulations are heavy in Californiaâ locally itâs 30+ % so that 60$ oz is actually 80 plus out the door.
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Seems like enforcement on testing labs and companies has increased substantially in the past 6 months. These are just the recalled products and not the embargoed products as that list is not public.
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Most of the flowerâŚ
âinaccurate labeling that reports more cannabinoid content than the product containsâ
That should be no surprise to anyone
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Pesticides and mold too 
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Thatâs my biggest complaint about dispo weed here in CA. More than 30fucking% tax here. At my age, taste just isnât the issue it would have been 40 years ago. Or 30 years ago. And it gets me high. But the taxes⌠
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Taxes were the main reason weed was illegal. Now they want up to 60% sin tax like alcohol and tobacco
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And sin doesnât even fucking exist!
Seriously, where is that bong! Two bowls!!
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Curious question - do opinions change for medical vs. recreational? Should they be taxed at the same rate?
Hereâs some state level breakdowns of tax rates.
Tax revenue by state
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I should have mentioned that the 30% tax gets chopped to normal retail tax for medical users who pay & register with their county. Iâm done with that stuff myself. No need to reinforce it âhey government- I am weed - hear me smokeâ
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Thanks again, much appreciated. I donât grow, few would in my public neighborhood. As I said, I looked at two dispos the other day, and none are described as being outdoor grown. I sure wish theyâd legalized cannabis, instead of this quasi legalization the states are using. Hell, you can distill your own liquor, make wine, and beer, but u canât grow w/o registering with the state. Sux, donât it?
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The Republicans in the Ohio Capital want to take our new found freedom and make us register with the state and take away other freedoms we the people won last November with 57%of the vote. The Dems so far have held them at bay.
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Love the new L design
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I Concur. I hate registering with the government for anything, especially the consumption of marijuana. Weâre not required to register for alcohol. And, as usual, @mota is right. Thereâs no sin here.
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ThisâŚand typically stored improperlyâŚ
Interesting⌠please donât tell us more about your politics. FWIW, in my state itâs reversed, Dems are pushing to keep homegrowing illegal and Republicans are pushing to legalize it. Almost like itâs not one party or the other thatâs the problem, but politicians in general. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. The ones who donât have power are the ones who pretend theyâre supporting us, at least until they get our votes. If Republicans got into power in my state, theyâd be just as gung-ho about regulation and taxation - if Democrats got into power in yours, likewise, I expect. Donât trust either party, and youâll rarely be disappointed.
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I dread the day⌠dread the day, I have to use dispo weed, once I get to old to tend our garden, for our own weed products, buds, oils, butter.
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Interesting⌠please donât tell us more about the politics in your state as well as any views you may hold. No need to elaborate here or give you any example.
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QED. Thanks for proving the point I was trying to make. 
Every conversation about politics degenerates into shit-slinging, and thatâs what they want.
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