Two years after Hawaii’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened on Maui, the legal pot industry has yet to achieve profitability. Since the start of the year, …
I have a medical marijuana card for severe arthritis in my shoulders and back. Why aren't these dispensaries making money? Because they're charging too much and it's cheaper to stick to prescription pharmaceuticals that only are cheaper, not more effective. If I pay $3.00 for a month's supply of Tramadol, I can expect to pay $100.00 for a jar of sunshine salve which has a high level of THC and is very effective with no ill side effects. Not even psychotropic ones.
I have a medical marijuana card for severe arthritis in my shoulders and back. Why aren't these dispensaries making money? Because they're charging too much and it's cheaper to stick to prescription pharmaceuticals that only are cheaper, not more effective. If I pay $3.00 for a month's supply of Tramadol, I can expect to pay $100.00 for a jar of sunshine salve which has a high level of THC and is very effective with no ill side effects. Not even psychotropic ones.