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50-60 for an eighth is what I've paid my entire life living in NY, Philadelphia, and Orlando. I moved to Texas a few years ago and now have a regular guy who sells eighths for 40. It's the lowest I've ever paid for high grade bud. I thought I was getting a deal but apparently this is normal?

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That's pretty normal for black-market prices. But at least in Colorado, you can get an ounce of top shelf for $120-$140 after taxes (which are 25%). Eighths go for $20-$30. Street prices are even cheaper, but unless you know the grower personally, you obviously don't really know what you're getting.

Wow. I had no idea.

It is normal. It's actually much cheaper in some legal states, but not all, and i'm not terribly sure why outside the fact that I can assume some states put higher restrictions on growers/shops.

California is more expensive than it needs to be, but by no means is it way above normal market for the non-legal states. Never mind the array of products and the (near) guarantee you aren't paying for trash.

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