well here in northern california we dont have the whole 'beasters' thing. but im definetely familiar with it, ive been to chicago and all over. yeah dude, that sucks when you get some chemically produced shit that looks 'ok' i can tell by those pics that the buds are fried. i feel sorry for smokers who live in a cannabis nonfriendly area. 350$/oz for that?!? holy s*** i can get an ounce of the TOP NOTCH for 3-, but thats still a little pricey for me. hey man i have smoked some green brick weed that laid me out-LATE