They just passed the law and somehow they already have weed in stock?
I don’t want to alarm you, but there was also a lot of weed there before it was legal.
How does Ohio have stock for the new cannabis stores that just opened?
Submitted 2 months ago by snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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bradorsomething@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
Blizzard@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
OP’s status changed to: Alarmed
TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 months ago
And it all met state regulation standards overnight? Of course not! There’s plenty more to the answer.
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Holy shit. I just looked up a place thats closer than where I usually go, but those prices are higher than Snoop on his way home from Paris!
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 months ago
That’s how it always goes but after a year or two the prices hit rock bottom once the market is flooded as long as there aren’t weird restrictions on licensing.
Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
A dispensary near me just got in 200mg edibles for $3. Both me and the attendant were sort of suspicious of it (new brand, new product), and I stuck with my usual brands, which vary between $12 and $20 for the same quantity.
But 2 years ago, my ‘usual’ was $18-$25 for 100mg.They’re definitely racing to the bottom, and we’ve already had a few local grow ops go under as bigger outfits are taking advantage of economy of scale/better planning.
sparky1337@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
Is that why I can find some brands in Colorado and not in Michigan? Or are there just really that many brands?
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Give it time for the novelty to wear off, then hope the state can navigate the impending rebound without too much consolation.
can@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
How much for 1g? 7g?
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 months ago
So, taking a closer look, they weren’t as bad as the first few items I saw, but the cheapest was $10 a gram ($6 for the one strain they had a 200g bag)
Ledivin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The answer is a lot more straightforward than most of your responses here: medical marijuana was already legal in Ohio, so it was already around. Those growers/distributors/shops simply ramped up their operations to get ready for the wider market.
BlorpTheHagraven@startrek.website 2 months ago
This is correct. Additionally, some distributors have licenses in multiple states.
Toes@ani.social 2 months ago
It’s not uncommon to seek exemption paperwork.
Businesses have a lot of flexibility that’s not afforded to your standard private citizen typically.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
Also known as “law only applies to poor people”
litchralee@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
From the State Medical Board of Ohio:
On September 8, 2016, House Bill 523, legalized medical marijuana in Ohio.
From a June 2024 AP article:
Recreational pot sales are nearing reality in Ohio … The state Division of Cannabis Control began accepting applications [on 7 June] for new dual licenses that will allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to also sell nonmedical cannabis.
While states with medical cannabis generally issues regulations for which patients were eligible and which doctors could prescribe, the products themselves are mostly subject to meeting lab tests for containing what they say on the label, and distributed in child-resistant packaging. Otherwise, the same stock for medical cannabis customers is about the same as for recreational cannabis.
MyDogLovesMe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Hi! Canada here, e we export s fair bit of quality bud, Bud ;)
snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I agree and the Mail order aka MOMs have fantastic prices.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oklahoma, California, Oregon. Same way that NY gets it. In the mail.
PenisDuckCuck9001@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
I’m half surprised Ohio made it this far without their legislature pulling a fast one and bullshitting their way out of it somehow.
Mirshe@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Oh they fucking tried a LOT. The public at large, and a lot of the lobbying groups, kept up the pressure really well to get this through.
Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 2 months ago
There is at least one longtime Ohio business that’s very pro-cannabis. The CEO of Scott’s Miracle-Gro had been outspoken about it for years. Of course it’s profitable – they will gladly sell you fertilizer and accessories!
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 months ago
Illegal grows that are now legal.
The medical marijuana growers that can now sell to everyone.
The fact that the law was passed months ago, and only went into effect recently.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m not sure if this applies to the cannabis industry. For pharma companies readying to place a generic on the market, they’ll usually formulate their product months before the patent expires and then run to the FDA office the day before and even camp overnight to be the first ones in for the permit. Then the patent expires the next morning, they get all their paperwork straight, and magically have stock for the shelves instantly. Maybe something like that happens in other industries. Either way, it’s interesting how business is done.
jeffw@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The law doesn’t go into effect overnight. Laws go into effect months out, so businesses have tons of times to plan. Also, it’s not hard when there’s already a legal distribution network
snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Are you saying they started growing preemptively before it was officially legal to be ready for the day it becomes legal?
ShepherdPie@midwest.social 2 months ago
Does Ohio not have medical marijuana for sale? Typically these stores just switch to retail + medical or open a second branch to keep them separate depending on how the state laws are written.
jeffw@lemmy.world 2 months ago
There are many places where it’s already legal to grow. But yes, some states allow that. Not sure exactly whether allowed growing or if they just imported it. Takes a while to build a business relationship with a grower but not like forever.
quixotic120@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I don’t know specifically for that state but in many states legal and medicinal weed has been overtaken by a few companies that are quickly buying each other up and rapidly expanding into other states as quickly as they can. in true American fashion the minute weed is legalized nationally we will essentially have the groundwork laid for giant weed conglomerates, the weed equivalent of walmart. keeping prices as high as possible, lowering product quality, and making the experience worse overall
when I was on the west coast a while back legal weed was cheap as fuck and great. dispensaries were all over and randomly named. I’m sure there was intense rivalries and people pushing to consolidate but you could get stuff dirt cheap that was great. nothing like what I’m seeing here on the east coast with companies like curaleaf, truelieve, etc that charge $40-60 for a gram for shit that’s just okay. I quit smoking a few years ago though, maybe it’s better now, but I doubt it
folkrav@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
If the law was coming into effect at a known date, there may just not be much interest in prosecuting going forward.