Hunh. That's a darned good question . . . how much IS an ounce of marijuana anyway?

[xiphias]

Ballot Question 2 in Massachusetts would turn possession of 1 oz or less of marijuana from a criminal offense to a civil offense.

Someone on my friends list, who is working out how she wants to vote, asked, "So, how much IS that, anyway? How many joints do you make from an ounce of marijuana?"

I realized that I have no clue, and that that could really be a significant question . . .

I did some Google searches, and what I turned up suggested that perhaps an ounce would be as much as a single pot smoker could reasonably be expected to consume in a week, but I don't know that for sure.

So . . . I'm pretty darned certain that SOME of you would have a better feel for this than I would. As always, anonymous commenting is allowed; IP tracking is off; if you don't want to explain how you know stuff, feel free not to explain.

But . . . how many joints are in an ounce? How many people would consume an ounce? How long would it take one casual user to go through an ounce, a heavy user, an occasional user?

I mean, I don't assume that there would be a one single answer -- I assume that there are lots of variables, from type of weed to type of smoker to all sorts of things -- but I just want a ballpark order-of-magnitude thing. Would one ounce make one joint? Would one ounce make a thousand joints? I have no way of knowing.

Comments

[vonbeck.livejournal.com]

I don't think that most voters (and politicians for that matter) know any of this,
nor even think to ask this question.

The important part for this proposed legislation is that 1 oz. sounds like a nice small amount.
Definitely less than you would think a person would carry if they were intending to resell it.

[dillonpuff.livejournal.com]

eh, 1 oz. is about what you'd expect to sell if you were at a college party.

[vonbeck.livejournal.com]

I am talking about perceptions here. The political process has
very little to do with reality and facts.

[dillonpuff.livejournal.com]

heh, I hear you. Just trying to provide a bit more framing for those trying to conceptualize.