Quote Originally Posted by BanginJimmy
Thats not exactly true, the price on the streets will still be $6/gram, the price in the store will be closer to $12 to pay the added costs of doing business, then added taxes.
The production costs for pot are pretty low, less than tobacco and a whole lot less than beer. Its a weed that will grow anywhere, so much so that you can toss pot seeds out the window and have plants sprouting within a week.

Its the risk of doing business that keeps the price high. It wouldn't make sense for a legal vendor to charge much more for pot than street value. Its true a legal source will undoubtedly be more expensive than street value but most users would be willing to pay a premium for:

1.) constant supply (not having to worry about a supplier running out)
2.) safe product (not laced with any other drugs)
3.) consistent product quality (no weak stuff)
4.) safe transactions (no dealing with tweakers)

The Government couldn't put an end to the illegal liquor market during prohibition. But that market collapsed when prohibition was repealed.