Quote Originally Posted by Nancy007
Wow, that's cheap! They're probably going to have to drop the prices on an ounce by the time California imposes an outragous tax on it. Hopefully it won't get too crazy.
yeah, isn't that awesome. I gotta get back to the left coast now. :stoned:

here is the whole text with RAND's estimate of $91 per oz. with tax included if 19 passes in Nov.

cmon, Cali. I'm tempted to move back now so I can vote on it. :rastasmoke:

A new study released Wednesday says legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in California could sharply drive down prices for the drug and possibly undercut the tax windfall that supporters have touted.

The study published by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center says "considerable uncertainty" surrounds the state ballot initiative.

It would allow adults, 21 and over, to possess an ounce of marijuana and cities and counties to license and tax commercial pot sales.

The authors predict that retail marijuana prices could drop from $375 an ounce under the state's current medical marijuana law to as low as $38 per ounce.

According to the RAND analysis, consumers would pay more than that -- about $91 an ounce -- once taxes imposed by local governments are figured in.