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> 200 plants is ridiculous for personal use. Even 20 is ridiculous.

Out of curiosity, why? (Not a big weed guy.)

You can get over 16 oz of dried flower per plant if you grow outdoors in ideal conditions. Even with a super low final yield of only 1 oz per plant (this would be a beginner’s yield growing indoors, not someone with 200 plants), that would still be 200 oz of dried flower. 1 oz is like a year supply for an average person. I could see a heavy user getting through an ounce a month maybe? So this is still 10x what anyone would ever need, and that’s if you were a very inexperienced grower.

1ox seems like a year's supply for an average person.

A really heavy smoker can consume up to several grams a day. Let's say 5 grams, that'd be 150g per month (5oz per month).

Agree that it's hard to argue for 200 plants being personal use; 20 would be more realistic. For 200 plants, it's a big operation! Also, you can grow them in like 3-month cycles too.

Someone smoking 5oz per month is likely making poor decisions.

But I think a more reasonable explanation is they were trying multiple different strains or growing conditions. They may expect to toss out a fair bit of sub par pot.

I use 5oz a month, and I am a productive member of society, this is silly talk - drugs impact people very differently.

A heavy user in your mind smokes about a quarter to a third of a single blunt a day? I'd say you are off by close to an order of magnitude.

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