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Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.

  • the post of tom joad@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1509·
    10 months ago

    How about we change the title juuuuust a bit…

    Since 2018 Canada Destroyed 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Rather Than Let Prices Fall

    • masterspace@lemmy.caEnglish
      362·
      10 months ago

      That’s not really that accurate. The article explicitly says that much of the waste is caused by growers who overproduced low quality weed, when most of the market is focused on really high potency cannabis.

        • Got_Bent@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          10 months ago

          There was a giggle quality to that old nineties brick weed that the modern stuff just doesn’t have.

          The experience went from, “that stain in the carpet is hilarious. Who threw my burrito against the wall?” to, “the cosmic, like, existence, is, whoa, did I think that? I can’t find my face.”

          Modern stuff is so potent that I can’t stay conscious on even the smallest of hits. Great for sleep aid, useless for doing anything.

          Sometimes I just wanna laugh at Ren and Stimpy while I’ve got a pile of cheeseburgers in a feed bag strapped around my neck, you know?

          • Uglyhead@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            10 months ago

            Helps to mix with CBD at whatever ratio you may need. A good mellow CBD like Charlotte’s Angel is nice.

          • Alteon@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            10 months ago

            Edibles, particularly gummies. I get a couple oz and make my own oil. Then use that to make my own gummies. You can really dial in how much you want/need if you use gummy molds (i.e. 2.5 bears = chill; 5= moon; 10=fucking Pluto, Andromeda, I don’t know…what the fuck is happening?)

            Shit also GREATLY extends your weed as well. I went from smoking 2oz over like 4 months, the 2oz lasting a whole year because gummies are more potent. It also helps your lungs and doesn’t make you feel like shit afterwards. Veeeery clean highs.

      • zaph@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        221·
        10 months ago

        When demand is high and supply is low they raise prices but when supply is high and demand is low they don’t lower prices, the lower supply.

          • zaph@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            81·
            10 months ago

            That would have been the smart thing to do but they continued to grow when it wasn’t selling fast enough to begin with so I don’t think we’re talking about the most brilliant minds.

      • bitwaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        10 months ago

        Economics 101: additional supply is counteracted by lower demand (meaning lower prices to compete for that demand)

          • bitwaba@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            10 months ago

            No single company contols supply.

            if you want to decrease supply you can simply grow less

            Pick one. You can’t have both. Either you have the ability to control supply or you don’t.