Quote Originally Posted by ColoradoCareMMJ
i paid 50 euro for an 1/8 of silver bubble at grey area..... i payed 34 euro for 2 grams of vanilla kush from barneys and this was average price everywhere i went. and most of the stuff at 8-10 euro was so bad i wouldnt want my worst enemy to smoke it....:jointsmile:
These are tourist coffeeshops, no wonder you didn't see any locals there.

Next time go to Dampkring or Kashmir, and 10 euros gets you very nice buds, I think 12.50 was their "top shelf". Better yet, go to Rotterdam or Utrecht.

Again, comparing Europe or Amsterdam to the US is impossible. For one, the Netherlands has significantly higher corporate wages (if we're comparing dollars to euros).

For those who don't know, Cannabis is illegal in the Netherlands! It is merely tolerated and decriminalized for small possession, and there's a fucked up law that gives coffeeshops the right to sell cannabis in small amounts. However, it is illegal for coffeeshops to purchase cannabis... yeah go figure that one out. BTW- growing is illegal too. If you are caught with 5 plants or less, they get confiscated without penalty.

Another reason for rising prices in the Netherlands is the fact that the government has been cracking down on coffeeshops (reducing in number of coffeeshops from over 1200 to now less than 800, and not giving out new licenses) as well as large grow operations for that last few years, and much of the weed that is smoked in Amsterdam and elsewhere actually comes from Germany!

Ok, rant over, the point is that there are many other factors in Amsterdam and the Netherlands which raise the prices. I believe that as long as the governments and special interests keep their hands off this industry, prices should be at least 25-50% lower in a legal establishment than on the street. But as long as medical patients and tourists are willing to dish out the cash for overpriced weed, I'll just have to grow my own :jointsmile: