2018 Dried Flower Spending
Let's take a look at what we purchased throughout 2018.
This year there was further reduction in amount purchased when compared to 2016 and 2017. Also started growing my own THC dominant cultivars, which greatly decreased the need to purchase cannabis, and buying CBD dominant cultivars from Canada's medical program. Canada's cannabis legalization takes place at the end of the year which ramps up buying again.
Total Purchase Stats
Purchases Of Dried Flower From Any Market
Mass Purchased
In 2018, I purchased 155.5 g of cannabis, which is approximately 0.34 pounds or 5.55 ounces. Over the year, that’s approximately 0.43 grams per day, a near 80% reduction when compared to 2016 buying.
Average Price Per Gram
Over the total mass purchased I paid an average of $8.47 per gram.
Total Spent
Over the year I spent $1,317.32 or $109.78 per month, or $3.61 per day.
Amount Reviewed
All purchases in 2018 were made by pancakenap.
Provinces Purchased
Most of the cannabis (68%) was sourced from BC, the rest was from Alberta (23%) and Ontario (~10%).
Monthly Spending
On average monthly expenditure trended from about $100 per month towards $250 per month at the end of the year.
Cumulative Spending
Purchases were made January 2018 and in August 2018. When Canada legalized cannabis recreationally monthly purchases were initiated.
Number Of Purchases Per Month
Five products were purchased in the first 3 quarters of the year. Forty-three were purchased in the final quarter.
Mass Of Cannabis Purchased
On average the mass of cannabis trended from under 20 grams per month to over 35 grams per month.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Month
The trend in monthly average price per gram started around $6 per gram and ended around $8.50 per gram.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Package Size
Dry flower cannabis was purchased in different sizes: 3.5g, 1g, 5g, 10g, 7g and 28g packages of flower. Price averages went from $14.00 to $11.63 to $9.94 to $6.00 to $6.00 to $3.14 per gram (respective)
Minimum And Maximum Price By Package Size
For a 1 g package, the price ranged from $8.57 to $16, reflecting a percentage variance of approximately 87%.
A 5 g package of flower ranged from $42.50 to $54.25, showing a percentage variance of approximately 27%.
The price for a 3.5 g package remained the same at $48.99. The quarter ounce or 7 g package remained at $42.00. A 10 g package remained at $60.00. A 28 g package remained at $88.00.
Share Of Total Cost By Package Size
The most frequently purchased package size were 5 g packages of cannabis from medical suppliers. Once the legal recreational market opened up there were a large amount of higher priced 1 gram packages available and we see this reflected in the data.
Monthly Expenditure By Package Size
Purchases by Brand
Tantalus Labs was the brand I spent the most money on in 2018, followed by value cannabis provider THC BioMed.
Purchases By Producer
Products Purchased By House Name
Some dried flower products were sold under a 'house' name other than the cultivar name given by the breeder. Here expenditure is shown by the product name given by the producer.
Products Purchased By Cultivar Name
Here we've shown expenditure by the actual name of the cultivar. Purchases where we could not find the actual cultivar name have been omitted.
Stores We Bought From
Vendors shown by expenditure. A third of the expenditure occurred at Alberta Cannabis once the legal recreational market opened. A quarter was spent at Tantalus Labs.
Market Of Origin
Markets where the cannabis was sourced shown by expenditure.
Medical Cannabis
Purchases Of Dried Flower Products Through Canada's ACMPR
Mass Purchased
Most (59%) of the 155.5 g of cannabis I purchased was purchased from the medical market. I purchased 92 g of cannabis through medical providers, that’s approximately 0.25 grams per day.
Average Price Per Gram
Over the total mass purchased from the medical market I paid an average of $8.78 per gram.
Total Spent
Over the year I spent approximately $808.05 or $0.24 per day.
Provinces Purchased
Most of the cannabis we could attribute an origin to was sourced from BC (84%). The remaining amount was sourced from Ontario.
Monthly Spending
On average monthly expenditure average around $100 per month.
Cumulative Spending
Medical cannabis was purchased in January 2018, August 2018, October 2018 and November 2018.
Number Of Purchases Per Month
On average monthly purchases trended from 2 to 3 products per month.
Mass Of Cannabis Purchased
On average the mass of cannabis purchased averaged around 10-20g per month.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Month
The trend in monthly average price per gram remained at $8 per gram throughout the year.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Package Size
Dry flower cannabis was purchased in 5g and 10g packages. Bulk products (or discounts) were not available from medical providers at that time. Average price per gram was $8.58 for both package sizes.
Minimum And Maximum Price By Package Size
A 5 g package of flower ranged from $30 to $75, showing a percentage variance of approximately 150%.
A 10 g package ranged from $80 to $110, with a percentage variance of approximately x%.
Share Of Total Cost By Package Size
A little more than 75% of the packages purchased were five-gram packages, which was the lowest amount typically available from a medical provider.
Monthly Expenditure By Package Size
Purchases by Producer
Products Purchased By House Name
Products Purchased By Cultivar Name
Cultivars shown by expenditure.
Stores We Bought From
Vendors shown by expenditure.
Market of Origin
Legal Recreational
Purchases Of Dried Flower Products From Legal Recreational Stores
Mass Purchased
About one-fifth (22%) of the 155.5 g of cannabis I purchased was sourced from the recreational market in 2018. I purchased 33.5 g of cannabis through recreational stores, that’s approximately 0.092 grams per day.
Average Price Per Gram
Over the total mass purchased from the recreational market I paid an average of $12.05 per gram.
Total Spent
Over the three months the legal recreational market was active in Canada, I spent $403.70.
Provinces Purchased
All of the recreational cannabis reviewed in 2018 was purchased in Alberta.
Monthly Spending
On average monthly expenditure was around $100 per month.
Cumulative Spending
Recreational cannabis was purchased in October 2018, November 2018, and December 2018.
Number Of Purchases Per Month
On average monthly purchases trended from 2 to 12 products per month.
Mass Of Cannabis Purchased
On average the mass of cannabis purchased ranged from 5-20g per month.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Month
The trend in monthly average price per gram remained at $11-12 per gram throughout the quarter.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Package Size
Dried flower cannabis was purchased in 1g and 3.5g packages. Bulk products (or discounts) were not available from recreational stores at that time.
Average price per gram was $14.00 and $11.82 for both 3.5g and 1g package sizes (respective).
Minimum And Maximum Price By Package Size
A 1 g package of flower ranged from $9.24 to $16, showing a percentage variance of approximately 57%.
A 3.5 g package was purchased at $48.99.
Share Of Total Cost By Package Size
The majority of packages purchased were 1g in size. One 3.5g package was purchased which comprised 12% of legal recreational spending in 2018.
Monthly Expenditure By Package Size
Purchases by Producer
Purchases by Brand
Products Purchased By House Name
Products Purchased By Cultivar Name
Cultivars shown by expenditure.
Stores We Bought From
Vendors shown by expenditure.
Legacy Cannabis
Purchases Of Dried Flower Products Through Canada's Legacy Market
Purchases from the legacy market in 2018 were limited to two purchases from mail order operators and two purchases from friends. This section is abbreviated to cover that small amount of data.
Mass Purchased
About an ounce cannabis purchased in 2018 was obtained from legacy mail order stores or peer-to-peer transactions.
Average Price Per Gram
The average price per gram over all purchases was lowest from the legacy or traditional market.
Total Spent
In total $105.57 was spent, or $0.29 per day.
Thanks for reading!
Keep a look out for the 2019 version publishing soon.
Look back to the write-up on dried flower spending in 2017 here:
