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ghostsinthemachine

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Sat Apr 25, 2015, 04:53 PM Apr 2015

Some pot math for ya regarding california [View all]

Some pot math for you all:

38.8 million people in CA.
10% smoke weed (a LOW number)= 3,800,000
at a rate of 1/8 ounce a week (a LOW number). = 1,940,000 ounces per month.
23,280,000 ounces per year.=1,450,000 pounds per year.

So that means that 1,450,000 one pound yield plants need to be grown just to supply 1/10th of the population with an 1/8 ounce per week. Not counting the number is more like 30% and the usage amount is probably twice that. Not counting the amount that leaves California either.

That's $1,455,000,000 dollars at 1,000 dollars a pound (A low number).

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Some pot math for ya regarding california [View all] ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 OP
or just grow one's own nt msongs Apr 2015 #1
not an or situation ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 #2
It is MUCH cheaper to grow your own, by a huge margin. tridim Apr 2015 #3
still doesn't affect the math ghostsinthemachine Apr 2015 #4
Quibbling here antiquie Apr 2015 #5
It's not "easy" - it's hard work. And curing is an art. nt TeamPooka Apr 2015 #6
not that difficult waddirum May 2015 #7
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