Medical herb prices are what's making everything so expensive. Everyone looks at a menu and thinks well if they are getting 300 and I have to go through the trouble of getting it to you then it must be worth 400. Even younger people cant beleive how much a zip is going for. Looking at 3500 a pound thats still basically 220 a oz and I know people that pay even more. I am suprised that the outdoor harvest came and went so quickly because I see people back to buying stick and stem crap allready. Last aug people were desperate for anything outside of the med states, so i cant imagine what it will be like mid summer on the hot ass days of summer. greedy oppurtunists buy up everything from cali and get it to the highest bidder. you would think it was gasoline in the middle of last summer at those prices. Hell, if you could find some good old fashioned blow a guy could trade straight across now. all i can say is that if you get a person doing you right that you should stick with him and bring back some loyolty to this mess. I read that even canada is loosing??? money by shipping to the us because the dollar is so low. Just saying maybe we should take a little greed out of this. just charge enough to smoke for free and cover your costs,the trickle down effect could help alot of people under alot of stress in these messed up times by keeping all of us on a even keel. I'm not really a hippy but alot of this movement was started out of peace and love, seeing a smile when you roll a bone and pass it around and chat about your day. Thats what it's all about to begin with. earth, people medicine. I will stop this rant now lol. but think about how much you really need to tax your buddys etc the next time you calc your costs. later.