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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for September 16, 2019
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September 16, 2019: New York City residents consumed 77.4 metric tons of cannabis in 2018. That’s more than any other city in the world.[1]
The ABCD Cannabis Price Index also reported that Washington, D.C., is the most expensive place to purchase weed in the United States. A gram costs an average of $18.08 in D.C. compared to $10.76 in New York.
However, it is more expensive to buy pot in 10 cities worldwide than it is in our nation’s capital.[2]
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Footnotes
- ↑ ABCD Agency, "2018 Cannabis Price Index," accessed September 13, 2019
- ↑ The ABCD Cannabis Price Index looked at 120 cities throughout the world. Of those 120 cities, 13 are in the United States.
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