Cannabis sales in Washington fall for 5th year amid oversupply and declining prices
Cannabis sales in Washington fall for 5th year amid oversupply and declining prices
Cannabis sales across Washington have been on a downward trend for five consecutive years, with no signs of stopping, according to the Washington Department of Revenue.
According to the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board (WLCB), the decline in sales largely relates to an oversupply of cannabis, which has driven prices down and reduced overall revenue to pre-pandemic levels.
“The price of cannabis is going down, and the price of everything else is going up,” said Ocean Greens, owner of a north Seattle pot shop.
The Washington Department of Revenue reported that $277 million worth of cannabis was sold statewide in the first quarter of this year. That figure is nearly $100 million less than in 2021, when sales peaked during the pandemic. Additionally, statewide sales numbers show yearly cannabis sales have declined annually since 2021.
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Because everyone is leaving that shithole
They’re moving on to fentanyl which the state has missed putting tax on.
Finally back to Christ.
More people are realizing the higher potency dispensary grade THC can have more side effects/tolerability issues ( worsening mood/anxiety and psychosis).
NO THANKS to your poison weed
Drug addicts die off. Surprise
you taxed it to death, people just went back to the black market
In western Washington, I hardly see cannabis dispensaries.
I see them all over in Eastern Washington. Spokane has them on every corner, some across the street or next door to another dispensary.
Good. It all smells worse than stupid cigarettes.
Weed is just a burnout drug!
no one should profit off the pain of others , make it legal like tomatoes.
Lol the price of weed is outrageous. I still have a plug. Unbelievable
Smoking marijuana is still the gateway drug but people move on to other more addictive drugs the really illegal life or death kind like what Matthew Perry,Mac Miller, Prince, Whitney Houston, DJ Screw all consumed.?!
… Two words…TAX ..TAX….GOV …
We can grow our own and we can do it better. Soon the government will make growing it yourself illegal because they are not getting their share of the money
It’s probably in a bad neighbourhood… or else it’s propaganda
Legalize cocaine weed is boring
Prices and taxes are too high, quality is WAY down. Rather go to my guy who has a backyard full of killer for half the price.
SUPPLY AND DEMAND ECONOMICS WORKS!
Absolutely no one wants to vacation in liberal Washington where crime is rampant.
Fentanyl sales are up
My local shop is always flowing with customers because the shop isnt money hungry and only cares about the people.
I don’t smoke but weed should be as cheap as tobacco.
That shit ante no good 😂
They taxed us to death, and the quality isn’t any better then what your homie will break you off for half the price. It’s a no brainer. Not to mention you can literally order THC-A online
No one wants that THCA bullshit all dispensaries sell across all legal states
Maybe if they didnt have such ridiculous taxes to lessen the purchases of these products youll see more customer
nobody wants mids stop buying $5 ozs lmao
Good, people are waking up to this dangerous drug.
If it was legal in NH id never go to a "dispensary" id rather have it at a reasonable price.
Don’t smoke dispensary weed makes you grow titties
They need to do a disturbed remix That, one song, let the bodies hit The the floor but instead, it’s let the weed prices hit the floor😂
Once legal, weed became a commodity. That means everybody has roughly equivalent product, and a level playing field. Now, it’s simply and demand. This article is frivolous, as it fails to show total amount of weed sold year over year, which is what sales figures should show. There are related issues, such as the fact that if it became more expensive than before it was legal, Black market weed would dominate. Also, where weed becomes legal, there is no perceptible rise in drug related issues. The same number of people abuse it, just like alcohol. Alcohol is one of the deadliest addictions, killing many innocent people via drunk driving, or blazing tempers. Drugs should not have criminal penalties for using, that destroys ten times more lives than just using them.
They need to drop the prices. Especially in Spokane.
It might be better cannabis in the street than the store lol 😅😅
Here in Illinois they keep opening them while making people who live here pay tax up the 🍑. The whole point is the be competitive which streets prices which they are not
Ebt
Illinois needs to get real and lower prices.
The chemical stuff smells too much
Wow. Bummer, dude.
Bahahaha
Dispensary weed is garbage, grow your own.
Im glad I stopped smoking weed everything expensive now.
Everyone is burnt out.
Lower the prices simple as that. Why pay 60$ for a days supply when I can get a weeks supply of the same exact herb and quality for 12$ from another seller who isnt greedy.
Wack weed down hell yeah..Cia tainted wack weed..lol
Too many shitty producers and too few secondary manufacturers.
They keep selling cheap weed that’s not worth the price and state tax
Why buy when you can grow BETTER $#!t at home.
That because the cannabis tax is 49%