Wasted Weed: Canada’s Disposal of 3.7 Million Pounds of Cannabis Since 2018 Oversupply has been a real issue for the cannabis industry.

  • rab@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    In Canada I think a lot is just thrown away into locked dumpsters when expired. They certainly aren’t giving it to the homeless at any rate

    If the excess weed was free believe me it would all be smoked

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      10 months ago

      I’m not familiar with Canadian healthcare but if cannabis can be prescribed then i don’t see why they couldn’t make medicine out of it.

      • Sprawlie@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        They do. You can get capsules with properly dosed amounts of THC/CBD etc.

        the problem is convincing the medical community in large that it’s a drug that has enough merit to be considered for larger amount of people. Right now, no insurance company will cover it. No Pharmacy stocks THC/CBD medication. And getting “medical” weed requires a lot of jumping through hoops that just aren’t worth it right now considering I can just go to the store and buy it retail anyways