The present invention relates to a tobacco processing detection technology, in particular to a method for measuring the adhesive consumption of a cigarette lap adhesive by a weighing method. The method comprises the following steps of 1) placing an adhesive solution recovery container right below the tip of an adhesive nozzle on a cigarette making machine; 2) setting the speed of the cigarette making machine, in the state that the cigarette making machine idles, starting the cigarette making machine, keeping a normal turn-on state, and after the flow of the adhesive solution flowing out the adhesive nozzle is stable, recording the speed average value of the cigarette making machine; 3) placing an adhesive catching container of the known weight below the adhesive nozzle to catch the flowing out adhesive solution, timing, moving out the adhesive catching container after the adhesive is caught, and weighing the adhesive catching container and the adhesive solution; 4) calculating the adhesive consumption of the cigarette lap adhesive according to a formula. The method of the present invention is stable, reliable, simple and convenient, is easy to operate, is low in cost, and can measure the adhesive consumption accurately for different time (or number of run), different cigarette making machines, different speeds, different adhesive solution material level heights and the different brands of adhesive.