▲ 465 ▼ Canadians aren’t smoking enough to keep up with the supply (hightimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by sighofannoyance@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 138 comments fedilink hide all child comments Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 67 points 2 years ago (3 children) That makes no sense. Low content strains are perfect for all sorts of concentrates. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, any trim or whack weeds could easily be repurposed for concentrates. Theres probably more to it than just "nobody wants it" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) The size of the market was vastly overestimated. Every pothead wanted a slice of the business, so they all started up companies thinking there was unlimited growth potential. It was rapidly saturated and now we're in the collapse and consolidation phase, exacerbated by the higher interest rates and inflation. Canada's population is similar to California, but it's producing weed enough for a country several times its size. Plus the black market still exists, albeit in a small scope, due to price, quality, variety, or loyalty reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what happened in Oklahoma permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And people from all around Oklahoma traveled there just for their low prices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whats the overall legal status of cannabis in canada? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago It's legal all across Canada at the federal level. The provinces have the ability to regulate administrative aspects such as where it can be sold, who can sell it, how much it is taxed, where it can be grown, etc. However, unlike the USA, criminal law is the same across the whole country. There are no provincial criminal codes. So, provinces have no ability to criminalize cannabis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My state started up sales last year and I watched the prices drop a lot over the year. It's mostly sold in eighths and the average eighth went from $40 to $20 for high quality products permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's cheaper and probably way easier to use higher potency cannabis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's more value than 100% if the product is considered worthless as flower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Taking a write down for tax purposes versus trying to move crap product, just like any other industry. permalink fedilink source parent [–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There’s more than enough of that to go around. Doesn’t make economic sense to process low value plants into low value extracts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not everyone wants a 85% THC extract with a minimal CBD profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 42 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, any trim or whack weeds could easily be repurposed for concentrates. Theres probably more to it than just "nobody wants it" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) The size of the market was vastly overestimated. Every pothead wanted a slice of the business, so they all started up companies thinking there was unlimited growth potential. It was rapidly saturated and now we're in the collapse and consolidation phase, exacerbated by the higher interest rates and inflation. Canada's population is similar to California, but it's producing weed enough for a country several times its size. Plus the black market still exists, albeit in a small scope, due to price, quality, variety, or loyalty reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what happened in Oklahoma permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And people from all around Oklahoma traveled there just for their low prices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whats the overall legal status of cannabis in canada? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago It's legal all across Canada at the federal level. The provinces have the ability to regulate administrative aspects such as where it can be sold, who can sell it, how much it is taxed, where it can be grown, etc. However, unlike the USA, criminal law is the same across the whole country. There are no provincial criminal codes. So, provinces have no ability to criminalize cannabis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My state started up sales last year and I watched the prices drop a lot over the year. It's mostly sold in eighths and the average eighth went from $40 to $20 for high quality products permalink fedilink source parent
[–] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 46 points 2 years ago (3 children) The size of the market was vastly overestimated. Every pothead wanted a slice of the business, so they all started up companies thinking there was unlimited growth potential. It was rapidly saturated and now we're in the collapse and consolidation phase, exacerbated by the higher interest rates and inflation. Canada's population is similar to California, but it's producing weed enough for a country several times its size. Plus the black market still exists, albeit in a small scope, due to price, quality, variety, or loyalty reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what happened in Oklahoma permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And people from all around Oklahoma traveled there just for their low prices. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whats the overall legal status of cannabis in canada? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago It's legal all across Canada at the federal level. The provinces have the ability to regulate administrative aspects such as where it can be sold, who can sell it, how much it is taxed, where it can be grown, etc. However, unlike the USA, criminal law is the same across the whole country. There are no provincial criminal codes. So, provinces have no ability to criminalize cannabis. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My state started up sales last year and I watched the prices drop a lot over the year. It's mostly sold in eighths and the average eighth went from $40 to $20 for high quality products permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is exactly what happened in Oklahoma permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And people from all around Oklahoma traveled there just for their low prices. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Uglyhead@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago And people from all around Oklahoma traveled there just for their low prices. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Whats the overall legal status of cannabis in canada? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago It's legal all across Canada at the federal level. The provinces have the ability to regulate administrative aspects such as where it can be sold, who can sell it, how much it is taxed, where it can be grown, etc. However, unlike the USA, criminal law is the same across the whole country. There are no provincial criminal codes. So, provinces have no ability to criminalize cannabis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sailingbythelee@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago It's legal all across Canada at the federal level. The provinces have the ability to regulate administrative aspects such as where it can be sold, who can sell it, how much it is taxed, where it can be grown, etc. However, unlike the USA, criminal law is the same across the whole country. There are no provincial criminal codes. So, provinces have no ability to criminalize cannabis. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago My state started up sales last year and I watched the prices drop a lot over the year. It's mostly sold in eighths and the average eighth went from $40 to $20 for high quality products permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) It's cheaper and probably way easier to use higher potency cannabis permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's more value than 100% if the product is considered worthless as flower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Taking a write down for tax purposes versus trying to move crap product, just like any other industry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) What's more value than 100% if the product is considered worthless as flower? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Taking a write down for tax purposes versus trying to move crap product, just like any other industry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago Taking a write down for tax purposes versus trying to move crap product, just like any other industry. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) There’s more than enough of that to go around. Doesn’t make economic sense to process low value plants into low value extracts. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not everyone wants a 85% THC extract with a minimal CBD profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not everyone wants a 85% THC extract with a minimal CBD profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago It's still more efficient with way less energy usage, wear and tear on your machines, and residue build up, to distill high potency strains into concentrates and then dilute that down to the desired potency, rather than chew through enormous amounts of plant matter to get to the same concentrate. permalink fedilink source parent