Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.

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    10 months ago

    How about we change the title juuuuust a bit…

    Since 2018 Canada Destroyed 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Rather Than Let Prices Fall

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      10 months ago

      That’s not really that accurate. The article explicitly says that much of the waste is caused by growers who overproduced low quality weed, when most of the market is focused on really high potency cannabis.

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          There was a giggle quality to that old nineties brick weed that the modern stuff just doesn’t have.

          The experience went from, “that stain in the carpet is hilarious. Who threw my burrito against the wall?” to, “the cosmic, like, existence, is, whoa, did I think that? I can’t find my face.”

          Modern stuff is so potent that I can’t stay conscious on even the smallest of hits. Great for sleep aid, useless for doing anything.

          Sometimes I just wanna laugh at Ren and Stimpy while I’ve got a pile of cheeseburgers in a feed bag strapped around my neck, you know?

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            10 months ago

            Helps to mix with CBD at whatever ratio you may need. A good mellow CBD like Charlotte’s Angel is nice.

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        When demand is high and supply is low they raise prices but when supply is high and demand is low they don’t lower prices, the lower supply.

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            That would have been the smart thing to do but they continued to grow when it wasn’t selling fast enough to begin with so I don’t think we’re talking about the most brilliant minds.

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        10 months ago

        Economics 101: additional supply is counteracted by lower demand (meaning lower prices to compete for that demand)

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          10 months ago

          Economics 102: no single company controls supply. If you don’t make it, someone else will.

          Also if you want to decrease supply you can simply grow less, there’s no need to throw out perfectly good product.

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            No single company contols supply.

            if you want to decrease supply you can simply grow less

            Pick one. You can’t have both. Either you have the ability to control supply or you don’t.

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              10 months ago

              I very obviously meant that you could control your own personal supply by growing less.

              Can’t help but notice you didn’t actually contradict my statement though.

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                  10 months ago

                  I see, so you’re just going to double down on your own misunderstanding after I’ve already clarified it to you. Makes sense.

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                    10 months ago

                    You seem like you’ve got all the answers already. Why bother asking a question?