Your obviously not from Canada. So welcome.
Sure they do Someone working at $30 per hour wouldn't even be able to afford that. @ $9/g thats $4077 per lb when they can get a lb for $2000 from most growers and if illegal weed prices don't raise much (Currently $900-1100/lb in BC) and stay at say 1600-1800 in BC after April 1st 2014 why would anyone pay double+ for the same product.
Canada land of the poor and helpless? I don't think so.
If you know the right people you can buy those lbs at 2K or 1K as mentioned, and if you aren't totally incompetent you can grow your own lbs.
Why do you guys need the government in this again????