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I'm somewhat surprised as alcohol expenses in a given month on average tend to be a lot more expensive than marijuana. You can buy 1/4 for around $100 which sho

I'm somewhat surprised as alcohol expenses in a given month on average tend to be a lot more expensive than marijuana. You can buy 1/4 for around $100 which should last a full month even with a <strike>heavy</strike> moderate smoker.

chickenfries 9y ago
I think you underestimate how much heavy smokers can consume. The more you smoke, the more your tolerance goes up. Daily users (especially if you're medicating chronic pain or something) you can smoke 1/4 in a week, easily. (Also, for the non-Americans, "1/4" is a quarter oz, approx. 7 grams) (edit) Also, while buying in bulk is usually cheaper, people also enjoy pre-rolled joints, edibles or concentrates which are more expensive.
- mundo 9y ago
  > people also enjoy pre-rolled joints, edibles or concentrates which are more expensive. This is not true, concentrates like THC oil (the marijuana equivalent of e-cigarettes, basically) are by far the least expensive way to use marijuana. In Oregon, one ounce of THC oil costs $60, and might last a moderate user three months; the same money spent on "flowers" (regular pot) would get you about 5 grams and probably last the same user a couple of weeks.
  - chickenfries 9y ago
    How can a concentrate cost less, by weight, than the thing it is a concentrate of?
    - mundo 9y ago
      Because "flowers" (the dense little resin-covered nuggets you buy when you buy pot) are a small part of the pot plant. The rest of it contains some THC, but is not suitable for selling to smokers. If it weren't used to make THC oil it would be thrown away.
marsrover 9y ago
I'm assuming you mean 1/4 an oz. This most definitely will not last a heavy smoker a full month. I wouldn't be surprised if it lasted a day.
- nodesocket 9y ago
  Smoke a 1/4 in a day? While theoretically possible, that's a crazy amount to smoke in a day for one person.
  - marsrover 9y ago
    It's not as uncommon as you would think. 7 grams is about 7 blunts. That's about a blunt every two hours. Many of my friends and I did this for years (I no longer do).
    - abandonliberty 9y ago
      How functional were you at that point?
      - rubyn00bie 9y ago
        Personally, I am really functional. People can't even tell I am stoned. For people who don't smoke this much weed it's hard to comprehend but at a certain point you just don't get that high. You're mostly maintaining a buzz throughout the day or evening. It's an entirely different experience when you smoke that much; one, I'd personally say is much more enjoyable.
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rubyn00bie 9y ago
In Oregon you can often get a quarter for $25 so it's quite a bit cheaper than that... though heavy smokers will often smoke an ounce a week... at least in Oregon.
mnm1 9y ago
Wishful thinking. :) I'd say 1/8 oz a day (about 1 oz a week / 4 oz a month) would not be unusual for a single, heavy smoker/vaper with bigger amounts most certainly possible (depending on tolerance, way of consumption (efficiency), and quality of the flower). This is just for one person. Ounces range from around ~ $120 - $500 or more across the country (if bought in bulk). You really cannot underestimate tolerance. As far as I have been able to discern, there is no upper limit on it. At some point, you can consume all the cannabis you want and simply not get much higher. I have no doubt there are many people consuming (and possibly spending) way more than these numbers indicate too.
- abandonliberty 9y ago
  What is the impact of 1/8 oz a day smoked or vaped? Has there been any research into the effect of tolerance?
  - douche 9y ago
    Unlikely, particularly since the weed that is grown for officially-sanctioned scientific purposes is so terrible that it bears almost no relation to the street or medical product https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/the-governments-weed-is-terrible/523743/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/the-gover...
- criley2 9y ago
  4 oz of weed per month is one of the most outrageously heavy uses I've ever heard of. It would be grossly unusual for a single user. Grossly, extravagantly, extremely unusual. I'd wager that less than 0.1% of all cannabis users approach 4g/day. They may binge up to 4g on their heaviest day of all time, but average far lower. I would argue it's very unusual if only because the set of all people who can access 4oz/weed per month, and can afford the $1000-$2000/mo ($24,000/yr!) hobby is very small. Add up all of the trust fund kids with enough money, time and access and you have a tiny, tiny number of people. An average heavy user can only afford that much weed if they're dealing and skimming, and supply and demand insists that not everyone can be a supplier. Even so, I'd wager the average heavy user chooses to use far, far, far less than 1oz every other week.
str33t_punk 9y ago
Depends how you smoke. When I'm burning spliffs, my roommate and I go through a half every few days. If you vape, even if you are a really heavy smoker you won't go over a half a month
kyleblarson 9y ago
1.5 pounds per week: https://youtu.be/FkZ8VHh8tvA?t=2017 https://youtu.be/FkZ8VHh8tvA?t=2017
- devrandomguy 9y ago
  Yeah, but look at those joints, though. Big, loose, with lots of smoke just drifting off. Not a problem if weed is cheap, but it does mean that some compensating factor is needed to make a valid comparison.

chickenfries 9y ago

I think you underestimate how much heavy smokers can consume. The more you smoke, the more your tolerance goes up. Daily users (especially if you're medicating chronic pain or something) you can smoke 1/4 in a week, easily. (Also, for the non-Americans, "1/4" is a quarter oz, approx. 7 grams) (edit) Also, while buying in bulk is usually cheaper, people also enjoy pre-rolled joints, edibles or concentrates which are more expensive.

mundo 9y ago
> people also enjoy pre-rolled joints, edibles or concentrates which are more expensive. This is not true, concentrates like THC oil (the marijuana equivalent of e-cigarettes, basically) are by far the least expensive way to use marijuana. In Oregon, one ounce of THC oil costs $60, and might last a moderate user three months; the same money spent on "flowers" (regular pot) would get you about 5 grams and probably last the same user a couple of weeks.
- chickenfries 9y ago
  How can a concentrate cost less, by weight, than the thing it is a concentrate of?
  - mundo 9y ago
    Because "flowers" (the dense little resin-covered nuggets you buy when you buy pot) are a small part of the pot plant. The rest of it contains some THC, but is not suitable for selling to smokers. If it weren't used to make THC oil it would be thrown away.

marsrover 9y ago

I'm assuming you mean 1/4 an oz. This most definitely will not last a heavy smoker a full month. I wouldn't be surprised if it lasted a day.

nodesocket 9y ago
Smoke a 1/4 in a day? While theoretically possible, that's a crazy amount to smoke in a day for one person.
- marsrover 9y ago
  It's not as uncommon as you would think. 7 grams is about 7 blunts. That's about a blunt every two hours. Many of my friends and I did this for years (I no longer do).
  - abandonliberty 9y ago
    How functional were you at that point?
    - rubyn00bie 9y ago
      Personally, I am really functional. People can't even tell I am stoned. For people who don't smoke this much weed it's hard to comprehend but at a certain point you just don't get that high. You're mostly maintaining a buzz throughout the day or evening. It's an entirely different experience when you smoke that much; one, I'd personally say is much more enjoyable.
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rubyn00bie 9y ago

In Oregon you can often get a quarter for $25 so it's quite a bit cheaper than that... though heavy smokers will often smoke an ounce a week... at least in Oregon.

mnm1 9y ago

Wishful thinking. :) I'd say 1/8 oz a day (about 1 oz a week / 4 oz a month) would not be unusual for a single, heavy smoker/vaper with bigger amounts most certainly possible (depending on tolerance, way of consumption (efficiency), and quality of the flower). This is just for one person. Ounces range from around ~ $120 - $500 or more across the country (if bought in bulk). You really cannot underestimate tolerance. As far as I have been able to discern, there is no upper limit on it. At some point, you can consume all the cannabis you want and simply not get much higher. I have no doubt there are many people consuming (and possibly spending) way more than these numbers indicate too.

abandonliberty 9y ago
What is the impact of 1/8 oz a day smoked or vaped? Has there been any research into the effect of tolerance?
- douche 9y ago
  Unlikely, particularly since the weed that is grown for officially-sanctioned scientific purposes is so terrible that it bears almost no relation to the street or medical product https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/the-governments-weed-is-terrible/523743/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/04/the-gover...
criley2 9y ago
4 oz of weed per month is one of the most outrageously heavy uses I've ever heard of. It would be grossly unusual for a single user. Grossly, extravagantly, extremely unusual. I'd wager that less than 0.1% of all cannabis users approach 4g/day. They may binge up to 4g on their heaviest day of all time, but average far lower. I would argue it's very unusual if only because the set of all people who can access 4oz/weed per month, and can afford the $1000-$2000/mo ($24,000/yr!) hobby is very small. Add up all of the trust fund kids with enough money, time and access and you have a tiny, tiny number of people. An average heavy user can only afford that much weed if they're dealing and skimming, and supply and demand insists that not everyone can be a supplier. Even so, I'd wager the average heavy user chooses to use far, far, far less than 1oz every other week.

str33t_punk 9y ago

Depends how you smoke. When I'm burning spliffs, my roommate and I go through a half every few days. If you vape, even if you are a really heavy smoker you won't go over a half a month

kyleblarson 9y ago

1.5 pounds per week: https://youtu.be/FkZ8VHh8tvA?t=2017 https://youtu.be/FkZ8VHh8tvA?t=2017

devrandomguy 9y ago
Yeah, but look at those joints, though. Big, loose, with lots of smoke just drifting off. Not a problem if weed is cheap, but it does mean that some compensating factor is needed to make a valid comparison.