How Much Does As Average Uk Cannabis User Smoke?

[EDDIE51]

I have said on here that my daughter is a 'weed' user. I am trying to get an idea as to how she compares with other users. She gets through 4 £20 'deals' a week so £80 a week.
She says that it is a normal amount! I would like any opinion as to if that is near correct or not.

[mikey4444]

Judging by the behaviour of many of my neighbours Eddie, I think the answer must be A Lot !

[Patsy33]

When sat on the beach in Weymouth last Sunday, the smell of the stuff kept wafting over. I tried not to breathe too deeply....

[EDDIE51]

Thanks but I was hoping someone would come up with figures.
I know one other couple that smoke it and they say one deal would last both of them all weekend and they do not smoke in the week due to work.

[Mexican18]

That is a lot. She must be smoking all day long! It would depend what she was getting in weight. She may be getting ripped off!

[woofgang]

Normal in what context Eddie? I am not sure that’s an answerable question. Assuming she isn’t going to stop then how does she function? Does she keep a job down? Keep her home reasonable? How are her memory and her mental and emotional state? Can she afford the cost each week?

[mikey4444]

Eddie...I am tending towards agreeing with Woofy here. Also, what is a "deal" ?

[EDDIE51]

I have no idea what weight it is. She never has money for stuff like food, gas and electricity for her and her 3 children. We have to buy that rather than see the grandkids go without. In effect it is us her parents who are the drug users as we have no money due to her habit.

[FinnyMick]

Probably is quite normal for a druggie.

[FinnyMick]

Does her husband/partner use drugs ?

[snags]

No such thing as an 'average' user or a 'normal' amount. If your daughter doesn't have enough money for food, gas and electricity then in her particular case she is getting through 'too much'.

[murraymints]

I would be doing something to get her off the stuff rather than empower her use... especially if children are suffering because of her habit..£80 per week would mean a lot to the lives of small children..probably some spend as much in regular cigarette smoking though..it's all about priorities.... hers need sorting in my opinion..

[kvalidir]

Yeah there is no 'normal' for any one person, as long as they are functional and it doesn't impact on their lives all is fine, however this isn't because it is impacting severly, so she needs to amend her habit.

[Peter Pedant]

well anyone answering would have to er know the price of cannabis etc
appears to be £10 per gram
I cant tell you what her deal is -
and i cant tell you how much weed looks like a gram.....

I am not much good really

£80 a week for fags ( you know tobacco cigarettes ) is a common figure isnt it ?

thank god I stick to booze
a decent dry white from spain or italy can be had for .....

a neighbour was dobbed into the police for farming
and answered the knock at the door with a spliff hanging out of his mouth
is about as close as I get to it

[jno]

like snags says - if she can't afford it, it's too much; never mind what other people spend.

[snags]

EDDIE: how much longer are you, in effect, going to continue to feed her habit (by buying her the essentials she cannot afford/refuses to buy)? Something needs to change... it isn't going to be easy or pleasant for all concerned but currently you are not doing anything positive to change things for the better in the long term.

[mikey4444]

Eddie....I have followed what you have been saying about your daughter's drug habit for quite a while here on AB, and I very much sympathise .

Some people on here would probably argue with me here, but its seems to me that she is an addict, not a user. Its also obvious that without you and your wife, her children would be suffering a great deal.

I am not sure what to suggest but it seems that her addiction needs help, and very quickly, if she is neglecting her family, in favour of drugs.

Could you have a confidential chat with your GP about the general situation perhaps ?

[albaqwerty]

The OH of a mate of the young albas smokes weed for medicinal purposes, she has MS but never smokes in front of their child.
I think about £20 is the going rate.
The mate usually visits on a Saturday so I'll try and ask him tomorrow.

[trt]

Does she realise that the children could be taken away from her, if the social found out they were not being properly cared for, due to the drugs?

[FinnyMick]

I did not know you can get weed on prescription, must save a few quid

[HansUrbancka]

I agree with the both postings from snags.

On the question raised by Mikey...//Could you have a confidential chat with your GP about the general situation perhaps ?//........Your GP is bound by Patient Confidentiality and without your daughters consent is likely to refuse a discussion on the matter.

However, if you were to persuade your daughter to accompany you to the Surgery for the matter to be discussed, this might be worthwhile.

Hans.