Washington State has 164 retail marijuana shops this week, compared to a half dozen a year ago. There are 458 licensed growers, most of which will be delivering their product into the retail market for the first time this month.<\/p>\n
Sales (I use “out-the-door” prices which includes the excise taxes) last month were $60 million dollars. Compare to Colorado at $64 million, but they can measure the medical market, which Washington can’t.<\/p>\n
Prices in Washington at the retail stores run from $10-$20 a gram, and trending downwards. Quite favorable compared to Colorado, much better in a lot of cases.<\/p>\n
Oregon can begin selling retail on October 1, which will put a huge dent in Washington’s sales. The two busiest shops in the state are in Vancouver, WA. Oregon will be able to draw a lot customers from Washington due to lower taxes, if the prices reflect that difference.<\/p>\n
Actually, I’ve noticed that taxes don’t seem to play the role in sales as people think. Look at the 35%-50% taxes on liquor in Washington, it doesn’t matter in sales. 40% on marijuana is barely noticeable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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