Man thanks guys for letting me know, so i can let my buddy know, the confirmation that Ny MMJ prices are insane. But NewVaper420, why not just get carts from cali black market (NYC style) LOL?
or you really try not to do that sort of thing?
Honestly, I can. But I don't really like dealing with the black market for various reasons, one being reliability. I know what time the dispensary is open and what time they close. Can place my order anytime and I know it will be waiting for me.
Also, the pills are a bit expensive, but the tincture I feel is decently reasonable. $180 or so for 500mg THC / 100mg CBD.
It's nice to be on the right side of the law, at least in the states eyes.
NY also gives you a 30 day supply but don't tell you what your supply actually is. So I try to keep up my amount so that I'm not limited if I need to go back.
Now, there are other reasons besides just living in NYS to get your medical marijuana card in NYS. If you are on good terms with your doctor, you can have them fill out an out of state Maine certification form. I've been to the dispensary in Portland, ME. They have a wide variety of flower for approximately $262 an ounce. They have sales all the time, and actually sent me a flash sale of $175 an ounce. Carts there are around $75 for 400mg I believe. They have cookies, cappuccino mix, all sorts of stuff. No wax or concentrates though. It's just a decently far drive from where I'm at.
Also, you can (although have not confirmed yet), go to the medical dispensary in Canada. I'm going on vacation this summer there and am going to give it a shot. Their prices are in Canadian, with some flowers being $6 Canadian a gram lol. Which is like $4.25 or so. I'm excited to check that out.
Yes, there are many reasons why the black market is better in NY. Price, selection, etc.
But unless we show NYS that we have a viable market for medical marijuana, and more patients join and continue to purchase, prices will continue to drop. My dispensary already drop the oils from $133 to $119 and $130 to $117. That is a welcome drop. Anytime prices go down, people are happy :-)
I've been deciding if I want to take a trip to Maine to grab some flowers. They have blue dream on sale this month for $200 an ounce. But fuck, I don't want to drive there. LOL :-). And like I said I'm going to Canada at some point so I'll just wait.