Coloradoans are smoking 121 tons of pot per year....

[kentuck]

http://gazette.com/colorado-marijuana-report-shows-legalization-may-avoid-a-big-potential-problem/article/1523142

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Six months into marijuana legalization, the Colorado Department of Revenue has issued a new report outlining findings about the size of the newly legal market. It turns out that the demand for marijuana far exceeds earlier estimates; according to the report, statewide demand is at a whopping 121.4 tons per year.

That’s 31 percent higher than a previous Department of Revenue estimate and 89 percent higher than an oft-cited study by the Colorado Futures Center.

And while the vast majority of the increase is the result of resident smokers consuming more than expected, the growth of the retail market — particularly among tourists — is a promising sign for the success of legalization.

[Mnemosyne]

1. I'd make a damn good try to keep up, if I could.

[pipoman]

2. I'm guessing that doesn't include huge street trade that many

Locals use because of price...or those growing their own.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Lord only knows how many Doritios, they're consuming.

Thanks for the thread, kentuck.

[nomorenomore08]

4. If true, that works out to 0.7 ounces (just under 20 grams) per person per year.

Figuring that Colorado has just under 5.2 million people.

[zeemike]

6. I used to smoke that much in a weak back in the days.

But then you could buy a lid (and ounce) for 15 bucks.

[eggplant]

7. Almost a quarter of those people are kids under 18.

So it's closer to a full ounce per adult.

[GP6971]

5. So, how many grams

are needed for a decent joint?

[Gravitycollapse]

8. The better question is how many joints can be made from a gram. But maybe I'm a lightweight.

[quadrature]

9. what % of production is from unionized growers? ...nt

[Comrade Grumpy]

10. People with commercial grow licenses are individual entrepreneurs.

The more relevant question would be whether their employees are unionized.

I don't know. But I do know the UFCW has been organizing in some California marijuana businesses...