Denver marijuana sales down 22% — largest decline since legalization

Marijuana sales are declining statewide, but the decrease is more pronounced in Denver.
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36 Comments

  1. @smolville on April 12, 2024 at 8:46 am

    Missouri is now legal. Why drive way out to Denver. Maybe you could open a dispensary in a border town like Burlington.



  2. @brett6204 on April 12, 2024 at 8:48 am

    It’s a quality problem. Quality has gone down across the board in general making it less desirable to smoke as much. I use to go to 6 dispensarys that had high quality bud. Now i only go to one place that has continued with good quality



  3. @nightthrasher69 on April 12, 2024 at 8:50 am

    SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY πŸŒ¬πŸŒ¬πŸŒ¬πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ˜ŽπŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘



  4. @jw6422 on April 12, 2024 at 8:51 am

    This is how it works with oversaturation. Some survive and some won’t. Colorado has a long history with "boom to bust".



  5. @mattalley4330 on April 12, 2024 at 8:53 am

    Part of the problem I think is that it became legal and there was a boom of sales among those excited about it being legal and people like me who hadn’t tried it before because it hadn’t been. I can only speak for myself when I say I tried it and realized it’s mostly not for me. I just get super tired and want to go to bed. So I suppose it could be useful as a sleep aid but I rarely have trouble sleeping so I don’t see myself using it very often. A lot of the people who used to buy it from dealers seem to either still do that or grow it themselves and a lot of folks like me decided it’s not their thing.



  6. @nicola2376 on April 12, 2024 at 8:57 am

    why am i gonna pay 50 bucks for 17% thc of a 3.5 whille a plug is selling 22% thc for 25 a 3.5 like?????



  7. @alex11268 on April 12, 2024 at 8:57 am

    more regulations less taxes



  8. @tsinatra96 on April 12, 2024 at 8:59 am

    Because the weed isn’t that good. Super dry



  9. @WhoopiePies on April 12, 2024 at 9:02 am

    Quality just isn’t there anymore and it’s a pain to go to a dispensary anymore. We have the right to grow our own and that is the way to go.



  10. @TeireROB on April 12, 2024 at 9:02 am

    Must of weed is trash that’s why



  11. @Ghostintheshell3551 on April 12, 2024 at 9:04 am

    i still purchase from my weed man …… fk all the shops



  12. @AT-yg4nk on April 12, 2024 at 9:05 am

    1. Most dispensaries are a PAIN in the ASS experience to visit. Long lines, tons of fees and taxes. It’s a total hassle when I’m waiting 40min in line only to pay $10 more than the listed price on all items.

    2. Again…Taxes, Fees!!!

    3. Too saturated!!! There’s a million dispensaries. Some bigger than others, some more expensive than others, some better service than others, it’s a hit and miss and most times the experience usually ends up in frustration anyways.

    1000% cheaper and easier to just grow your own and bypass the dispensaries all together.



  13. @crazycarlsadventures5983 on April 12, 2024 at 9:08 am

    The dab Denver has a lot of bad flower that’s why he’s struggling .. sappy flower is awful .. it’s priced low but who cares .. locals know where to shop .. but again Colorado was one of only states with legal weed .. now legal weeds everywhere .. no ones traveling to Colorado



  14. @jacobsimpson347 on April 12, 2024 at 9:11 am

    Bc the pot sucks at most the shops



  15. @irishspagetti6565 on April 12, 2024 at 9:12 am

    My guess is some people are going back to buying it on the street because dispo prices are just too taxed



  16. @LAFOOD-bn8gl on April 12, 2024 at 9:12 am

    low sales cuz Denver is expensive as fuck. LA got cheaper prices on same brands. a good 10-20$ cheaper



  17. @JR-xk1rd on April 12, 2024 at 9:15 am

    Good…. when they tax the ever loving ever living shit out of it…
    this happens….. geeezz wake up
    GROW AT HOME



  18. @blowsniffa4205 on April 12, 2024 at 9:16 am

    If I’d lived in Denver , I’d just grow my own. I’d take pride in smoking my own .



  19. @gmfitzg on April 12, 2024 at 9:17 am

    Stop voting Democrat. Once Dem lawmakers STOPPED enforcing the laws this is what you get.



  20. @moa3008 on April 12, 2024 at 9:17 am

    Looks like the state government isn’t receiving the expected revenue from the sales of cannabis.



  21. @ssmith5986 on April 12, 2024 at 9:18 am

    We grow now



  22. @summeronio9751 on April 12, 2024 at 9:21 am

    The main reason, none of yall got that Tegridy



  23. @hammyhamhamster5993 on April 12, 2024 at 9:22 am

    What’s perfectly legal to posses and consume in about half of the United States (and rapidly growing…), should not still make you a common criminal in states still being ran by woefully ignorant prohibitionist politicians.Legalize cannabis federally within each and every state. This way, irrational prohibitionist politicians can’t obstruct and prevent legalization against the will of the vast majority of Americans whom support full federal cannabis legalization nationwide. Treat cannabis exactly like we treat far more dangerous and deadly yet perfectly legal alcohol. Legal in all states.



  24. @704musicent on April 12, 2024 at 9:27 am

    Now that you got legal recreational in a lot of states that are nearby like Missouri, Illinois, Michigan a lot of people are not crossing the border to get it..A lot of those sales in previous years was out of staters



  25. @DonaldCowling-fw5vg on April 12, 2024 at 9:29 am

    But people buy from each state if they want like tobacco



  26. @8deuce1tv-eh7zn on April 12, 2024 at 9:29 am

    Colorado doesn’t grow better than California and people can order and get better quality all I get from Colorado is extracts and garlic profiles πŸ˜‚



  27. @commentaccount7880 on April 12, 2024 at 9:31 am

    thank god more for me



  28. @rodrigocc290 on April 12, 2024 at 9:34 am

    The problem is quality on the drying side… nobody wants old, dry… weed. The ones on the shelf are at least 3 months old from harvest and the price is the same. Should be a choice to buy fresh or cured. It’s like a Tomato, you could buy a fresh tomato or a dried tomato.



  29. @ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER on April 12, 2024 at 9:36 am

    with high prices, and insane taxes, what do you expect?
    especially when literally any one can grow it on their own, for next to nothing, if not entirely free.
    Wouldnt surprise me if you had a business selling water to fish as well.



  30. @JamesMorrow-le3uk on April 12, 2024 at 9:37 am

    Drugs are bad.



  31. @mattr2164 on April 12, 2024 at 9:37 am

    Grow your own ppl ya seeds are expensive but they pay for themselves when your saving thousands



  32. @greggconner7238 on April 12, 2024 at 9:37 am

    πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚



  33. @stoshbeast1 on April 12, 2024 at 9:38 am

    GROW YOUR OWN!!!



  34. @ivan0oze886 on April 12, 2024 at 9:40 am

    Weed sucks legalize cocaine now that’ll be a billion dollar industry



  35. @justinsane7128 on April 12, 2024 at 9:42 am

    Bidenomics at work



  36. @Piratedavessaltylife on April 12, 2024 at 9:46 am

    I smoke 2 joints in the morning……I smoke 2 joints 2 night.