Marijuana Prices on the Rise

The rising Canadian dollar is affecting different markets — not all of them legal.

At least one watcher of the underground economy says the price of B.C. marijuana has gone up in the United States, and that could mean plummeting demand from Americans in future. B.C.Marijuana Party Leader Marc Emery says the rising loonie may impact B.C.'s billion-dollar underground pot industry.B.C.Marijuana Party Leader Marc Emery says the rising loonie may impact B.C.'s billion-dollar underground pot industry. (CBC file photo)

Marc Emery, head of the B.C. Marijuana Party, said there are several factors behind the rising price of B.C.'s most infamous export, including tighter border security and the loonie's steady ascent over the past five years.

Pot selling for $2,200 a pound in 2002 would have cost an American only $1,600 because of the differences in the dollar, he said.

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[coluccima]

fox news is fucking bull shit and so is hannity.

hannity said if you support the legalization of marijuana then you support the legalization of crack coke and heroin....are you fucking kidding me?

[chuckchizzle]

i would like to smoke a blunt with her in my lap.

[Poppyseedsaredrugs]

the guy in the beginning is having some issues with that joint

[lbjoshbal]

yeah fuck fox those guys deserve to be harassed and degraded

[TripleX2go]

People please stop posting FOX NEWS on you tube. They're brain washing everyone, and the these people who up load them supports them.( ILLUMINATI )

[Independent0bserver]

Alcohol, tobacco and caffine are gateway drugs and should be prohibited. We must save our children. And please ignore that we can get our food, clothing, shelter, and medicine from cannabis. And stop cutting down trees, and stop sucking oil out of the ground and, and, and......

[THCisDAshit]

@DouglasT27 That's true but im sure everyone has thought about if marijuana was sold in like corner stores it'd get robbed much more that's one problem with it in my eyes but other than that they should make Marijuana legal and if you make coke and shit like that legal kids will think it's okay to use it and it'll fuck up there lifes but marijuana on the other hand is just fine as long as you use it responsibly just my opinion on the matter

[THCisDAshit]

@Arturas12 coke is made from a plant and gas and other shit bro and the biggest reason it's illegal is because the Gov wouldnt make as much money if it were legal cause they make more money on busts then they would selling it that's the biggest reason that's why the DEA is raiding medical marijuana stores and shit so they make money and they make some fake ass excuse to why they did it and plus it should be treated equal to at least Beer got to be 21 to smoke it and shit seems fair enough

[mrhappy318]

This is fucking retarded

[specs100]

yay i live in vanvouver

[PianoKammy]

@bradley1919 Besides the fact that after smoking a weed you can't even seem to spell the word "Illegal". Case and point, dumbass :p

[sportstudz4]

@Arturas12 looks like someone needs a joint...