NYC Consumes The Most Cannabis In The World, Study Finds

NEW YORK CITY — New York City is the absolute highest city in the world.

Or at least that's what a new study strongly hints, based off the 62.3 metric tons of cannabis it found New Yorkers consumes every year.

The epic amount of weed smoked, vaped and scarfed down in New York City makes it the world's largest cannabis-consuming city, according to the 2023 Cannabis Global Price Index.

Open marijuana use has long been more-or-less tolerated in New York City, despite it only being legalized since 2021.

Since then, the city has seen hundreds of unlicensed pot shops spring up while legal dispensaries have been slow to open.

The study's number indicate that New Yorkers have the mega munchies for weed, even if the prices within the city aren't the best.

A gram of cannabis typically costs $12.5 in the city, making it the fourth-most expensive in the U.S., the study found.

The most expensive city in the nation is Washington, D.C., at $19.10, according to the study. That's pricey, but not as high as Tokyo's world-leading $33.80 per gram.

Read the full study here.