As mentioned, Canopy has overseas distribution.

Question is, will they be able to keep up to demand, or will they continue to grow and thrive in an open market

A lot of the discussion regarding growers seems to be geared towards legislation killing smaller growers and only leaving the biggest entities alive, so picking the right company may be the most important part

any Canadian owned stock market for marijuana i would be wory of unless you got in early....for the simple fact lot of people may think the government has full control of the prices set for Pot (Sky High)...the underground market will still go on as away of under cutting the government themselves if people start feeling Ripped off if a fuck load of taxes is added on or even too high in price all together...these old hippie's have being growing it forever

You don't see an underground tobacco or liquor market. An industrial hydroponic grow setup will produce vast quantity which will at least keep prices competitive.

The deciding X factor is how the government plans to regulate this. Will the law pass? Will legalization be delayed? Who determines who gets licenses and who doesnt? We're still in the limbo stage on how this pans out.

There is a big underground tobacco market. It's massive in Ontario and is getting bigger here. In Ontario they sell smokes by the bag.


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How big of the population smokes knock off smokes? Anyone I ever knew who smoked Indian smokes etc like “non-branded” smokes doesn’t smoke them for long cause they are so nasty.

I’ve always stood by the opinion that if you’re so broke that you Forcibly smoke a brand other than your favorite brand due to the cost, you’re an absolute loser.

In terms of black market weed, I’ve got plenty of hook ups other than dispensaries, but I haven’t bought outside of a dispencery once in the last two years. It’s more of a convenience thing than anything, I don’t want to have to meet some guy somewhere or have anyone like that come around. I can walk in and walk out of a dispencery in minutes

^^ a friend of mine did that too. Never again he said.

It's massive in Ontario. It costs 20 bux for a bag of 200 compared to $100 for a carton.

And in B.C.

Illegal smokes a big problem in B.C., says study - British Columbia - CBC News

14.7% is still a lot less than 100%

Never said it was a 100%. 14.7% is still a lot of tax revenue lost. In Ontario 32% buy illegal smokes and in Northern Ontario it's about 51%.

Study suggests third of cigarettes sold in Ontario are contraband - Sudbury - CBC News

I was comparing it to pot, but I agree it's still a lot of revenue lost.

14% seems very high to me but who knows, I barely know anyone who smokes as is anymore

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When your broke you will smoke anything.

How do they identify that they're contraband?

I've been smoking a lot less since Canada made it law to add a self extinguishing chemical to the cigarettes. Smoking Canadian smokes makes me feel nauseous now.

IS THIS WHAT IS IT???

I always wonder why canadian smokes taste so bad:ahwow:

You know what's going to be a bigger black market than weed?



menthol cigarettes



legalize one thing and ban another. Just great

That is fucking hilarious

Being around anyone smoking any cigarettes makes me feel nauseous LUL

I think that's why they got away with doing it. It's like smokers are going to get cancer anyways, what's another chemical going to do.

Anyone read the NDP's announcement about the changing laws in BC?

We're apparently adopting a model similar to Ontario, and NB, where the liquor distribution branch handles wholesale of cannabis, with some private liquor stores being allowed to sell.

Absolutely terrible, so disappointed. What is wrong with the private dispensary model? I voted for NDP, and I'm pissed they are making this move to create more Union jobs for the already corrupt and monopolized liquor distribution branch.

Apparently this decision falls in line with their poll many of us filled out a few months ago? I call bullshit, who wants to see weed being sold beside booze by someone who knows nothing about the product? How is it that the Americans implemented legalization better than us?

I thought the LCB just manages distribution but there will be both public and private stores? Was my understanding at least

Maybe I'm misreading the announcement, but it sounded as though the private dispensaries are out, and private liquor stores would be the alternative for sales?

No tax stamp on the pack. Each province has its own stamp.

I dunno either, I thought the liquor branch would be handling distribution and licensing but doesn't necessarily mean that dispensaries are out...just means they will likely get most of their products from the distribution branch and a small percentage from approved specialized vendors.

Gonna be quite the shitshow to implement all this with just a few months to go.

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Shiet I smoke the Indian smokes. Not the bagged ones tho. Those are pretty nasty.
I honestly prefer the Indians over the Taylor made now. The TM give me a headache and have a bad aftertaste. Guess it's just what you get used to

I thought you were a law and order conservative? You do know you are supporting terrorists and criminals.