2017 Dried Flower Spending
Let's take a look at what dried cannabis was purchased throughout the year.
This was the second year of being a medical patient. A licence to grow cannabis was also obtained which may have offset some purchases. Less cannabis was purchased and I also avoided some of the higher cost items that were purchased in 2016.
Total Purchase Stats
Purchases Of Dried Flower From Any Market
Mass Purchased
In 2017, 414 grams of cannabis was purchased, down more than 50% from the previous year (847.5 g of cannabis), which is approximately 1.1 grams per day over the year, down from 2.3 grams per day the previous year.
Average Price Per Gram
Over the total mass purchased I paid an average of $8.34 per gram, which was about 3% lower than the previous year ($8.60 per gram).
Total Spent
Over the year I spent $3,452 or $287.67 per month, or $9.46 per day.
Amount Reviewed
All purchases in 2017 were made by pancakenap.
Provinces Purchased
All of the cannabis we could attribute an origin to was sourced from BC.
Monthly Spending
On average monthly expenditure trended around $300 per month for the entire year.
Cumulative Spending
Cannabis was not purchased in November or December in 2017.
Number Of Purchases Per Month
On average monthly purchases trended around 5 products per month.
Mass Of Cannabis Purchased
On average the mass of cannabis purchased remained around 40g per month.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Month
The trend in monthly average price per gram remained just below $8 per gram throughout the year.
Average Price Per Gram Paid By Package Size
Dry flower cannabis was purchased in different sizes: 1g, 5g, 10g, and 28g packages of flower. Prices ranged from $12.00 to $8.62 to $8.43 to $5.36 per gram (respective).
Minimum And Maximum Price By Package Size
For a 1 g package, the price averaged to $12.
A 5 g package of flower ranged from $38.75 to $60, showing a percentage variance of approximately 54.84%.
A 10 g package ranged from $80 to $92.5, with a percentage variance of approximately 15.63%.
Only one full ounce of cannabis was purchased at $150.
Share Of Total Cost By Package Size
The most frequently purchased package size were 5 g packages of cannabis from medical suppliers. The second-largest share of the total cost by package size came from the 10 g packages, constituting 36% of the expenditure.
Monthly Expenditure By Package Size
Purchases by Brand
Brands reviewed were all medical brands. A few appear later on in Canada's legalization of cannabis in 2018. Unknown brands or product without a brand have been excluded from this view.
Purchases By Producer
Medical cannabis was sourced directly from the producer. Products where the producer is not known have been removed from this view.
Products Purchased By House Name
Broken Coast and Aurora products show up most often on this list.
Products Purchased By Cultivar Name
Again, this list is mostly comprised of Broken Coast and Aurora products.
Stores We Bought From
Vendors shown by expenditure.
Market Of Origin
Markets where the cannabis was sourced shown by expenditure. The vast majority of cannabis sourced in 2017 was from the medical ACMPR market.
Medical Cannabis
Purchases Of Dried Flower Products Through Canada's ACMPR
Mass Purchased
Most (93%) of the 414g of cannabis in 2017 was purchased from the medical market. I purchased 385g of cannabis through medical providers, which is approximately 1.05 grams per day.
Average Price Per Gram
Over the total mass purchased from the medical market I paid an average of $8.55 per gram.
Total Spent
Over the year I spent approximately $274.17 per month or $9.01 per day.
Provinces Purchased
All of the cannabis we could attribute an origin to was sourced from BC.
Monthly Spending
On average monthly expenditure average around $300 per month.
Cumulative Spending
Medical cannabis was not purchased November or December 2017.
Number Of Purchases Per Month
On average monthly purchases trended around 5 products per month.
Mass Of Cannabis Purchased
On average the mass of cannabis purchased remained around 30g 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 $8.62 for 5 gram package sizes and $8.43 for 10 gram package sizes.
Minimum And Maximum Price By Package Size
A 5 g package of flower ranged from $38.75 to $60, showing a percentage variance of approximately 54.84%.
A 10 g package ranged from $80 to $92.50, with a percentage variance of approximately 15.63%.
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. No bulk discount was typically offered. Ten-gram packages were only purchased when the product was in limited supply or available solely in that size.
Monthly Expenditure By Package Size
Purchases by Producer
At this time, there was a waitlist to become a Broken Coast patient, and their cannabis was a bit more expensive. I also used Aurora for the same-day shipping. Tweed was one of the first to supply seeds, so I signed up with them in the later part of the year.
Products Purchased By House Name
Broken Coast's Sour OG (Ruxton) was the flower I purchased the most in 2017.
Products Purchased By Cultivar Name
After Sour OG, Rare Dankness' Star Killer and DNA's Skywalker OG was also favoured this year.
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 2017 were limited. Only two products were purchased from one store. This section is abbreviated to cover that small amount of data.
Mass Purchased
Two purchases were made in the legacy market in 2017; one single gram and one single ounce.
Average Price Per Gram
The average price per gram over the two purchases was $5.59 per gram.
Total Spent
In total $162 was spent or $0.44 per day.
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