I’d say that’s kind of expected in an industry that’s created essentially out of nothing. It was a weed rush, some are winners, but many are losers. Sure there’s regulatory burden, but that was known going into it.
I feel like weed shops will soon go the way of the many frozen yogurt shops of a decade ago.
Especially given the lack of ways to really differentiate your product, it was bound to become increasingly commodified and end up with a few producers who manage to operate efficiently and the rest going under.
Honestly I’d kinda be glad if, when I go to the store, I’m not met with 65 completely identical options and have to explain to the pot sommelier that I just would like some pot please, and that the 16 creative adjectives that have been affixed to the front of the word “preroll” are largely inconsequential to me.
I find the thing about the yogurt shops a little ironic, considering a decade ago, TCBY was the only frozen yogurt place I had ever heard of and now in my area, there are still those and 3 other chains of frozen yogurt stores that have made it so there are 3 more yogurt stores than weed dispensaries in town. lol
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I’ve smoked so much weed in the years since legalization. I was a regular smoker before, too, but my consumption habits spiked after - especially during the COVID years. As in heavy, chronic, daily use.
I started cutting down drastically late last year, and I’m quitting for good now. Cannabis hasn’t had a positive effect on my mental health.
Chronic and heavy use have definitions, for anyone who doesn’t know. Regularly consuming cannabis twice or more per week is considered Chronic use. Heavy use is anything more than two times per week or ten times per month. Almost all of my friends are heavy, chronic users.
Would you be willing to elaborate on the negative effects you observed that led to your decision to drop it? I gave up alcohol this year - I’ve slowly been adding in cannabis lately and want to watch for issues with overuse and such.
