Pubdate: Sun, 05 Jan 2014 Source: Denver Post (CO) Copyright: 2014 The Denver Post Corp Contact: http://www.denverpost.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/122 Author: Alvin Miller DEBUT OF RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA SALES I am proud Colorado is the first state in the nation to legalize and regulate the sales of recreational marijuana. Please, store owners, don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Charging almost double the price for recreational vs. medicinal marijuana will do just that. Why the need to gouge? The first customer on Wedneday paid $59.74 for an eighth of an ounce of pot (including $10.46 in taxes), more than double what the black market would charge. Maybe out-of-state tourists will be willing to pay that, but not Colorado residents. The price with taxes has to be comparable to what the black market would charge or this experiment will not work. Please, store owners, check your greed so that Colorado can be the successful regulatory model we all want it to be. Alvin Miller, Greeley - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom