I always thought the same. My family doctor said medical was an option for me 3-4 years ago but I never got it until last year. I was buying really good weed for 140$ an Oz and figured why the hell would I switch to medical. It was when I found out it was a tax write off that I switched. If it was for recreational I'd still be buying the 140$, how can you go wrong?
During the past year I've realized that medical is great though. Canopy has unreal strains that many friends have said is unlike anything they've ever had (and thats coming from the land of BC bud). Having the selection and seeing the terpene profiles has got me down to limiting the best strains for me and which I like. But best of all, the oil market. Oil at a dispensary is ridiculous, its dark brown / black, you never know how much to take, tastes awful because its usually made with shake or BoB and about 30-40$ for 1ML! Vs. Canopy at 90$ for 40ml of nice, light, golden oil that tastes like nothing and perfect in any drink. Let alone the margins are better for the company.
The way I see it is the heavy smokers that buy the big amounts will most likely take a while to switch over to the retail markets. But, as prices drop and they hear good things, see the selections, try it out themselves along smoking with friends, they'll eventually get there. It won't be right away, but it WILL happen.
It's all about future growth.
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