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"Pundits and politicians talk a blue streak about the dangers of inflation. But what do the rising or falling prices of illegal commodities like marijuana tell us? What lessons can we learn from the economic geography of underground economies and, well, weed?" Full Article
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Its too bad republicans don't actually believe in free market capitalism. There's a lot of tax dollars and profits to be made if it was legalized.
interesting write up and map. look at the huge flow of dark green coming across the southern border! :eek: I'm not sure why prices are so low up in the beautiful northwest. lots of homegrown up there or bc bud? I think the little island of dark green in Indiana and Kentucky might be home grown. it is a shitload of cash, its going to one of hellofa battle to ever take away that black market in an herb we could all grow for free in our back yard if not for the reefer gestapo.
There are a lot of growers in the NW now. Its always been a pot friendly kind of area. Been seeing wholesale prices as low as $2000 a pound.