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While many Black Friday shoppers are out maiming each other today for the sake of a slightly less expensive Xbox bundled with Fallout 4, there's a much chiller sale happening in Toronto.
A pot dealer who works out of a rather nice apartment is hosting a "THANKSGIVING DAY SALE!" according to a very animated text blast he sent out to clients this week.
What do the discounts at a weed sale look like? Well, they're pretty much the same as a regular sale. You can get 25 percent off "connoisseur strains" and edibles; ounces in the $150-$175 range (they usually go for around $250); and $40 Juju joints (tiny-ass vaporizers).
There are also "free pancakes!" and "CONTESTS!," obviously. We're not sure what kind of contests, but an eating one would make sense.
On one hand sales like these are positive in that they show weed is being treated as a legit commodity. But, really, is weed so mainstream now that there are fucking holiday deals? What's next? Is Martha Stewart going to show us all how to make weed-infused stuffing? Will there be an official marijuana sponsor at Santa Claus parades? Is Wal-Mart just a few years away from installing Kush vending machines?
With legalization around the corner in Canada, the green market is poised to explode. From a price point perspective, that's great. But let's not pretend we're not losing something (e.g. our souls) once corporate culture takes over.
Canadian Cannabis: The Dark Grey Market
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