Washington residents smoke way more weed than officials thought

A new report highlights the difficulty of predicting supply and demand for a legal weed market
Time Magazine (US)
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

smoking-jointKnowing how much marijuana people consume is now a very important statistic for officials in Washington and Colorado.That number can help them make sound decisions about how to regulatethe supply side of the country’s first recreational marijuana markets.The RAND Corporation, a non-profit think tank, released a report, Before the Grand Opening: Measuring Washington State's Marijuana Market in the Last Year Before Legalized Commercial Sales, showing that Washington residents consume far more weed than the state initiallythought.