I've heard the same thing from my relatives in New Hampshire. Its now retailed in $100 quarter ounces, which works out to a retail value of over 4k a lb. It's even higher than that in New York City, where needledick J's are running 5$-10$ a piece. The guys who are moving heavy weight between Houston and NE have got to be making the kind of money that makes crime worth the risk. It is really a supply and demand thing. It has become so mainstream up there, even grandma is tokin. There are millions of people from all walks of life who want the stuff, and they will pay a lot a cash for it. Think how much tax money the government is missing out on with mark-ups like that.