Скачать или смотреть 💸 INFLATION? NOT IN WEED — HERE’S WHY PRICES TANKED 🌿📉

Everything’s going up these days… except cannabis. Since 2020, U.S. consumer prices jumped 24%, but weed? Straight downhill:

• MA: $394/oz → $145
• MI: $419/oz → $84
• ME: $449/oz → $206

Ross Gordon (Origins Council) calls it a “collapse.” In CA, wholesale pounds that once hit $1,000 now go for $250 — below cost for small farms. Economist Beau Whitney says only 27% of operators are profitable; 1/3 are bleeding cash.

Why the crash?
1️⃣ Oversupply overload – Too many licenses, too fast → WAY more flower than buyers.
2️⃣ Less legal risk – Easier to grow/sell than the old illicit days, so everyone’s planting.
3️⃣ Price wars – In places like Northampton, MA, shops face off across the street, racing prices to the bottom.

Michigan = ground zero for cheap weed.
Rec sales started 2019. Eighths that used to be $60–$70 are now $10ish. An ounce? $60. Great for consumers, nightmare for operators.

Massachusetts feels it too.
Pre-rolls slid from $14–$16 to $6–$8. Two dozen businesses closed in 2025; double that shut in 2024.

Early legal states like CO & OR saw drops earlier, but newer markets are falling faster.

Policy watch: On Aug. 11, Trump said he’s considering moving marijuana to Schedule III. It won’t instantly fix prices, but could ease stigma, help with taxes, and open more research doors.

The blame game:
Whitney says states should cap new licenses + study market capacity. The U.S. can support ~50M lbs/year — growers produce 2–2.5× that. No wonder prices tank.

Can “craft” save it?
Beer & wine lovers pay more for artisanal. Weed buyers? Not yet. “Organic” isn’t allowed (federal law), but CA’s new appellations system might change minds.

Bottom line: For shoppers — jackpot. For growers — survival mode. Until supply shrinks or consumers pay for quality, cheap weed is the new normal. 🔥

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