Medical marijuana patients protest high prices, low supply in market

Recreational marijuana advocates are protesting against some medical marijuana companies that have testified against the current marijuana bill in state assembly.

Frustrated by the high prices and low supply of the Delaware market, many medical marijuana users are advocating legalizing recreational herbs in the state to improve their options.

Lillyanne Ternahan is a medical marijuana patient who organizes the protests. At an event in Smyrna last week, she talked about how many of her fellow patients are currently struggling to afford the drug because the medical marijuana market is limited.

“I have observed from my best friend that grandmother has to decide over and over again whether she should have groceries and other belongings, other medical supplies that help with nausea and vomiting, before the cannabis,” said Ternahan.

Ternahan said prices in Delaware can be up to twice as high as in states where the drug has been legalized for everyone.

In addition, the number of areas under cultivation would increase tenfold as part of the recovery calculation. Both recreational and medical users would benefit from lower prices, according to Ternahan.

Stacy Fox is a Dover medical marijuana patient who works on marijuana issues at Leg Hall.

She says prices in Delaware are higher than any state for recreational herb, making the drug unaffordable for some.

“They hardly ever have the loads that work for us, hardly ever. There have been times when I’ve asked them specifically because I know which terpenes are best for me. So I asked what terpenes they were – and they said they could get this for me, but they needed to be notified at least 24 hours in advance. “Said Fox.

She says when she visited Massachusetts last October the difference was amazing, the prices were lower and the selection was much bigger. Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana back in 2016.

Ternahan says she is protesting because some of the compassionate centers in Delaware want to restrict the recreational market in order to maintain their market share.

In a statement, these compassion centers say they support the legalization of recreational marijuana, but have concerns about the new social justice and micro-business licenses, as well as the launch of the new program.