Hey Robert! Actually $480/oz. for the really good stuff is the same as the street price. That works out to about $5 per joint. It doesn't surprise me that people are abusing this Cal. law. I'm for legalizing, but most of these people saying they need it for pain are full of it and are lying just to be 'legal'. The BS doctors and so-called 'legal' suppliers are making a fortune off these scammers. The 'clinic' near me seems to have a lot of very healthy people going in and out. Like kids doing near bone-breaking stunts on skateboards. The abuse is laughable.
Thank you for your first-hand, factual report -- a breath of fresh air.
A bargain when compared to a $2.75 longneck Bud.
You wouldn't want to smoke an entire joint of the good stuff by yourself anyway. Shared between friends, the costs are miniscule when compared to alcohol. Thats even after taking into acount LE's share.
The existing system for regulating medicines would probably work better ... too bed the feds won't let any state use it for medical marijuana.