So Much Cannabis! Where is it all going?

[ThaiMeUp]

For example, I was recently reading in the NY Times how there about 150,000 acres of cannabis cultivation in Afghanistan (mostly all goes to hash). Plus things like Mexican cartels, BC commercial grows, Holland, and the thousands of small indoor and outdoor grows around the world.. That seems like a lot of smoke. Tons!! Thousands of tons. Where is all of it going? How many smokers are out there in the world? It almost seems as if there is more supply than demand, but I guess not.

Any thoughts on this?

Number of World Smokers X average grams per day X 365 days... hahah...

 

[Puffin13]

Where is all of it going?

Up in smoke. Right to people's head.

 

[asa42]

Up in smoke. Right to people's head.

lmao! up in smoke is what i was gonna say!

 

[Guest]

they really dont make much when u think about it. there arent many weedheads in this world, relatively speaking.

 

[marx2k]

Into my lungs.

 

[Guest]

I'm very sorry, didn't mean to smoke it all.

 

[Core]

you don't need to appolegise for that Matsuva!!!

 

[blisstonian]

I have seen tons of weeds and never have I seen too much.

 

[Guest]

i read that afghanistan prior to invasion grew out 30,000 hectares of weed wich procuced 15,000 tonnes of hash ,,,thats quite alot of hash ,,i wonder who toked it all

 

[demonicaardvark]

the part you left out of the equation was the tons of weed i smoke all the time, never forget that

 

[George Hayduke]

Yeah people are smoking that shit man. I don't know to many people who grow just to admire the buds. Although, I'm sure somebody does it.

 

[Dr Dog]

supply and demand, they would not be growing it, if it was not getting used

 

[gamehaze]

shit i knew i had a smoking problem

 

[bigghead]

it burns alot faster then it grows

 

[THCV]

this might help, from NORML. Time to get out of the game.
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US Marijuana Market “Saturated,” Pot Prices To Fall, Federal Report Says

Washington, DC: Domestic marijuana production has risen dramatically in recent years and will likely result in reduced retail prices for pot, according to the US National Drug Intelligence Center’s (NDIC) 2008 "National Drug Threat Assessment" report.

"[R]ecent increases in cannabis cultivation and marijuana production within the United States coincide with the continued flow of marijuana from foreign sources," the report finds. "[This] may lead to market saturation in major markets, [which] could reduce the price of the drug significantly."

Since 2000, the total number of domestic marijuana plants seized by US law enforcement has increased from 2.8 million to over 5.2 million, the report finds. Authors speculate that a significant portion of the increase in pot production is due to commercial growers relocating their operations indoors, which allows them to increase their total number of harvests per year and produce higher-quality cannabis.

"[Though] the demand for marijuana appears to be relatively stable, … many users now prefer … higher-potency marijuana over commercial-grade marijuana," authors state. Nevertheless, the report concludes that "most" of the marijuana available in the United States continues to be "lower-potency, commercial-grade marijuana produced in Mexico."

In 2006, law enforcement seized more than 1.1 million kilograms of pot along the US/southwest border, according to the study. By contrast, law enforcement seized fewer than 4,200 kilograms of pot along the US/Canadian border.

Domestically, California continues to lead all US states in pot production, with an estimated 2.9 million plants having been eradicated by law enforcement so far this year. This record total is more than four times the total number of plants seized in 2005.

Among California’s counties, Lake County, Humboldt County, and Shasta County report the largest numbers of pot seizures.

 

[PoppinFresh]

about 1%, if that much, will end up in some police hands around the world. the rest of it is processed and consumed. look at what THCV posted... add in the fact that the US "authorities" have pulled up around 3 milliion plants, the most ever.. and we're STILL saturated... talk about FUTILITY.. lol.

someone should put up a ytmnd.com page with cops pulling up plants as pics and a soundbite from Rocky when Adrian told him, "YOU CAN'T WIN!"

 

[Guest]

Europe smokes alot of hash, more hash then weed. It's easyer to transport and less volume for more money in the hash form.

 

[TheBigGreen1]

Up in smoke.

 

[Guest]

Let's play with the 15 000 tons of Afghan pre-invasion hash:
15000 t = 15 000 000 kg = 15 000 000 000 g

Let's distribute it evenly to all humankind:
15 000 000 000 g / 6 000 000 000 peeps = 1.5 grams per capita per year

Let's estimate that only 5% of people use it (1 in 20):

1,5 g x 20 = 30 g of hash per year per stoner.

Nothing impressive

W.

 

[Guest]

Only a govenmental agency is stupid enough to think that oversupply will bring down illicit drug prices haha.They drive an industry underground and then expect it to act like a legal commercial enterprise.They are on crack.