▲ 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.
[–] rab@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) I mean we throw away groceries in the same fashion, I think that's just how capitalism works permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Aren't a lot of unused groceries used for other things though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rab@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) In Canada I think a lot is just thrown away into locked dumpsters when expired. They certainly aren't giving it to the homeless at any rate If the excess weed was free believe me it would all be smoked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with Canadian healthcare but if cannabis can be prescribed then i don't see why they couldn't make medicine out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc. the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it's a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting "medical" weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren't worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Aren't a lot of unused groceries used for other things though? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] rab@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) In Canada I think a lot is just thrown away into locked dumpsters when expired. They certainly aren't giving it to the homeless at any rate If the excess weed was free believe me it would all be smoked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with Canadian healthcare but if cannabis can be prescribed then i don't see why they couldn't make medicine out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc. the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it's a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting "medical" weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren't worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rab@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) In Canada I think a lot is just thrown away into locked dumpsters when expired. They certainly aren't giving it to the homeless at any rate If the excess weed was free believe me it would all be smoked permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with Canadian healthcare but if cannabis can be prescribed then i don't see why they couldn't make medicine out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc. the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it's a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting "medical" weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren't worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with Canadian healthcare but if cannabis can be prescribed then i don't see why they couldn't make medicine out of it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc. the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it's a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting "medical" weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren't worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sprawlie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc. the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it's a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting "medical" weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren't worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways permalink fedilink source parent