Statistic you probably won't believe...

And I said, I have no idea. And he said, “You will.”

They defiantly didnt make up that statistic(sarcasm)

definitely

hah i don't believe it, but i know a good number of guys out in cali that talk about those machines all the time.. sounds like fuckin heaven to me hahah

Can you say, weed popsicles?

lol how can you not beileve this.

machines?
cannabis DISPENSARIES are stores...

the day they make vending machines that sell weed is the day that i will gain any faith in mankind...

lol

That's funny, because marijuana dispensing machines do exist. They're for late nights when patients need it in an emergency, but no one is working. Or, they're for really high people that don't want to talk to marijuana vendors.

no kidding.

Let's say we believe the statistic, 2:1 pot vs mcdonalds; Here is why this is a bad statistic: the comparison is between one type of store, and one particular store; If the intention of the statistic is to make you believe that pot is more popular than hamburgers, or coffee, that's a gross mistake.

The best census tool I have is google, however provided that the blog lacked any numbers beyond a ratio, anything I give should be accepted at least on par with the standard of quality for evidence

let's have a crack at it...

in google maps, taking the focal point of LA, CA and doing a business search for Mcdonalds yeilds just shy of 6k hits, (n= 5,830) Starbucks yeilds just over 6k hits (n=6061). I think it's safe to assume that these searches provide a reliable basis for the number of Starbucks or McDonalds in the area. I think, it is also reasonable to conclude that we will not be able to confirm the number of dispensaries in a similar fashion. However, this is not a problem because we assume the postulation that dispensaries out number McDonalds or Starbucks 2:1 as true. With both being around the 6k mark, let's say there are 12K dispensaries.

a meaningful comparison in my eyes would be between the same class of things -- dispensaries vs fast food

under the same search method, the results for LA,CA "fast food" yields just over 135k hits (n=135,728)

135k :12K reduced is 11.25:1, that is to say there are 11.25 fast food restaurants for every 1 dispensary. hardly a remarkable statistic, and much more telling about what we are addicted to.  

in this case i now have faith in humanity. thank you

i'll be getting my card when bozeman gets a rheumatologist

sounds like a drug dealer to me

Your logic is infallible. That was one of the most well written arguments I have ever seen on this website.

You Sir, are a fantastic person.

worrrrdddd, haha you slayed that

i was flipping through a westword last week, local area entertainment newspaper, and they have a dispensary advertising section. There were like 5 pages of ads. It's blowing up huge around here. I think it'll thin out though once people give out their caretaker credits.