"Smoke 'em if you've got 'em"

[brooklynite]

New Mexico Political Report

With legal recreational-use cannabis sales scheduled to start this Friday, questions still remain as to whether the state will see a shortage of medical cannabis, and whether those possible shortages will emerge within days, weeks or months after sales begin.

While state regulators have somewhat downplayed the possibility of cannabis shortages while also implementing emergency rules to temporarily increase production, many in the medical cannabis industry say they are sure there will be shortages. But opinions vary when it comes to how severe those shortages will be.

Duke Rodriguez, the president and CEO of Ultra Health, one of the most prolific and arguably the most publicly visible cannabis producers in the state, has long warned that production limits would lead to a cannabis shortage when adult-use sales start on Friday. For years the Medical Cannabis Program, overseen by the New Mexico Department of Health, limited producers to 450 plants. Eventually, that number was changed to 1,750 and now many producers are allowed to have up to 20,000 mature plants. But Rodriguez said the damage of long-time production restrictions has already been done but that his company is in a better position than many others.

“I don’t have time for ‘I told you so,’” Rodriguez said of likely being proven right. “It’s going to be as we predicted, and we’re probably going to make the most of it as compared to any other operators in the state.”

[Chainfire]

1. I don't live where recreational pot is legal

I am curious as to what is a standard size package, and what it costs?

I bet you can't still get a four-finger bag for $15.00. (about what I paid for my last bag of dope)

[IA8IT]

2. in '73?

[Chainfire]

3. About then, maybe a little earlier, I have a hard time with memories from that period. ;)

[IA8IT]

6. I get that. Triggered a gather 'round the scale with friends night memory.

Just lost one to covid because late in life he listened to the wrong radio shows and refused to get vaccinated.

[Emile]

7. In 73 I could get a four finger bag of Jamaican for $15. Mexican was $10.

$20 Columbian was around that time too.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. It's more expensive than that

But the quality/potency is several times greater than what was available widely 20 years ago. Growers have it down to a science now that it's totally legal a lot of places. And you can be very choosy about selected the strain for yourself that will have the desired effect depending on your tastes.

All in all, legalization has driven quality way way up, prices are down too IMO though. 20 years ago, the ridiculous looking Kin Buds you could find some places would go for $100+ a 1/4 ounces, I think at some shops now you can get higher quality for cheaper than that. And on the street, prices had to come down too.

Not even sure if dirt weed is available anymore, the stuff you got for $10 a dime bag in the 80s.

[padfun]

5. It has changed since you last smoked

A $15 bag back then had maybe 2% THC while todays stuff is 18-25%, and back then two of us could smoke that ounce in one night.

Today, I buy vape cartridges that are 90% THC and one hit gets me a very good buzz. these cartridges last me a month and cost 25$. This is California and may be different elsewhere.
Edibles are very strong but do cost a bit more. If you buy flower, it will cost a bit more, say $200 or more for an ounce but that is very good stuff. Top Shelf runs $300 per oz.

Overall, it is a very cheap high, cheaper than my caffeine fix, and there are tons of options to get your THC.

[Hugin]

8. The forecast is mostly cloudy this week...

I can't imagine why.

[MagickMuffin]

9. Homegrown? Why not just grow your own?

You'd have control over the production. You'd know what fertilizers being used, how much love you'd be given them.

I didn't see anywhere in the article how many plants a household could grow. But it did mention growing your own.

[COL Mustard]

10. My only caution, not that I want to be a wet towel,

It's still illegal at the Federal level, so if you have a security clearance (or think you may need one in the future), don't do it. Current drug use is one of the absolute disqualifiers for a security clearance.