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Cease_Cows_ t1_j32pbao wrote

Anyone else feel like there are wayyyyy too many dispensaries opening up? I could be wrong but I just can’t imagine there’s enough demand to sustain them all. I mean, Waitsfield has two within walking distance of each other and I’m hearing rumors about a 3rd coming.

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The_NE_Patriots t1_j32q66j wrote

Nope, we need more competition for existing shops so that prices go down.

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BudsKind802 t1_j32s51q wrote

Based on what Massachusetts's journey looked like, the prices won't start to come down until there's enough product coming in from growers, as our retailers can only source their supply from VT growers. Since the control board has been really slow to grant cultivation licenses and fucked up the whole outdoor grow season licenses, I'd expect another year of high prices.

As far as the glut of dispensaries, they'll sugar out in the short run as the market dictates.

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Cease_Cows_ t1_j32s7ae wrote

I mean, I won't argue with that logic. And I don't care personally - I haven't paid for weed in years and don't see myself starting. Just seems like people are jumping into this market because it's cool and exciting and in a few years we're going to have a bunch of bankrupt weed shops. But again, it's not my money. Just seems unlikely to workout for a bunch of the folks getting into it.

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Inyabung t1_j333j3r wrote

>I just can’t imagine there’s enough demand to sustain them all

You know what state this is?

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Cease_Cows_ t1_j3341nq wrote

The same state where a ton of farmers jumped into CBD hemp with both feet and a ton got burned?

We all love weed, we agree. But everyone loves Chik-fil-A too and if tomorrow every town in Vermont suddenly had like 3 Chik-fil-A's you could be forgiven for being like "hmmm I'm not sure if this is going to work out for all of them"

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Inyabung t1_j33t49l wrote

Chil-fil-a is a bad comparison. It would be more apt to say “everyone loves food”, and there’s nothing wrong with several restaurants next to each other

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Jessica_T t1_j34fk8m wrote

I'd rather go hungry than eat at a place that donates money to people who want me dead.

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taez555 t1_j333nrh wrote

Not sure why you’re being downvoted. I’m all for more locations and competition, but over saturation combined with insanely high prices (caused both by limited access and excessive taxation) could spell trouble for these businesses. I don’t want to see them fail, but right now it’s still cheaper to drive to MA and stock up than pay these prices that are nearly double.

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KITTYONFYRE t1_j33zrvk wrote

are there way too many liquor stores in vermont?

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Cease_Cows_ t1_j3427np wrote

Hey if your point is that Vermont should have a state monopoly on weed sales - including tightly controlling the number of outlets in a geographic area - then we are on the same page brother.

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