Probably not weed. Where is weed sold in single gram increments? At least in the US, the most common increment is 3.5 g which is also an eighth of an ounce.
Ohhhhhh, British Columbian and ex professional here on this one.
Personal “bulk” sales are usually some in 1/8ths (3.5 grams) or more but in stores, the first page of their lil booklet is usually half or full gram pre rolled joints.
Admittedly, for what it’s worth, first time I saw this meme in the wild was at a pot shop while buying a pre rolled gram.
You are either young or have middle class dealers. In 2007, you definitely did buy weed by the gram, and hydroponic stuff could be $20-$30 per gram in some areas if supply was scarce. Of course, places with competition had better prices, but some rural areas really price gouged.
Ghetto dealers often sold bags by the price alone. $10 was usually 2 grams to an 8th of either backyard weed or Mexican weed that often had little bits of twine and the occasional Hispanic hair in it from when it was put in a bale and taken across the border. Some dealers would also sell nickel bags ($5) that was .75 to 1 gram—basically just enough for one blunt.
I have been glad that I’ve gotten to see the weed industry evolve heavily over my lifetime, and I know that I only see about 20 years of it. I’m sure the old heads from the 70’s would have real stories to tell. In the words of Bill Burr, “you used to buy your weed by the pillowcase.”
I don’t know about the 1970s but in the late '80s it seems to me that none of the weed dealers had gone metric yet. I assumed this meme was about cocaine.
What did they do for amounts under an 8th? Could you buy 1/28th of an ounce of weed?
Grams are the only incorporation of the metric system in the American weed business. Once you hit an 8th or above, things are measured in ounces and pounds.
My first thought was “why would you ever buy it in amounts less than an 8th, that’s not much” but I guess I had heard of such a thing as a dime bag which I have only just now learned was 1g. I always thought it meant “$10 worth” or something, and was for tourists who didn’t know they were paying too much for too little.
A dime bag is $10 worth, it is often more than a G—2-3.5 grams depending on quality. A nickel bag is .75 to 1g usually. Both will be backyard or Mexican weed, usually, which is how the price is so low.
People buy in amounts less than an 8th for one simple reason—being poor. If you wanted hydroponic weed in the early 2000’s, it cost more money than some people had. I was actually stoked when I got my first hookup for ghetto backyard weed because I could finally afford the amount I wanted rather than paying top dollar for “dro” (hydroponic weed).
$30 a gram?!? I was paying $35 for 1/8ths of top shelf stuff in the rural western US in 2007. Then again, the rural west is where all the good stuff was grown pre-legalization.
The struggle was real, and there was a lot of variance in prices back then. $30 was in Denton, Texas where they knew they had a captive audience. It was cheaper in Dallas, and much cheaper in Austin.
As they say in real estate, “location, location, location!”
For what it’s worth, I didn’t pay that price very often—I’m no rube, lol.
Lol wherever high-school kids and budget minded people buy weed. That is where you buy in gr increments. Also any store I have ever been in has sold grams.
Probably not weed. Where is weed sold in single gram increments? At least in the US, the most common increment is 3.5 g which is also an eighth of an ounce.
Ohhhhhh, British Columbian and ex professional here on this one.
Personal “bulk” sales are usually some in 1/8ths (3.5 grams) or more but in stores, the first page of their lil booklet is usually half or full gram pre rolled joints.
Admittedly, for what it’s worth, first time I saw this meme in the wild was at a pot shop while buying a pre rolled gram.
You are either young or have middle class dealers. In 2007, you definitely did buy weed by the gram, and hydroponic stuff could be $20-$30 per gram in some areas if supply was scarce. Of course, places with competition had better prices, but some rural areas really price gouged.
Ghetto dealers often sold bags by the price alone. $10 was usually 2 grams to an 8th of either backyard weed or Mexican weed that often had little bits of twine and the occasional Hispanic hair in it from when it was put in a bale and taken across the border. Some dealers would also sell nickel bags ($5) that was .75 to 1 gram—basically just enough for one blunt.
I have been glad that I’ve gotten to see the weed industry evolve heavily over my lifetime, and I know that I only see about 20 years of it. I’m sure the old heads from the 70’s would have real stories to tell. In the words of Bill Burr, “you used to buy your weed by the pillowcase.”
I don’t know about the 1970s but in the late '80s it seems to me that none of the weed dealers had gone metric yet. I assumed this meme was about cocaine.
What did they do for amounts under an 8th? Could you buy 1/28th of an ounce of weed?
Grams are the only incorporation of the metric system in the American weed business. Once you hit an 8th or above, things are measured in ounces and pounds.
My first thought was “why would you ever buy it in amounts less than an 8th, that’s not much” but I guess I had heard of such a thing as a dime bag which I have only just now learned was 1g. I always thought it meant “$10 worth” or something, and was for tourists who didn’t know they were paying too much for too little.
A dime bag is $10 worth, it is often more than a G—2-3.5 grams depending on quality. A nickel bag is .75 to 1g usually. Both will be backyard or Mexican weed, usually, which is how the price is so low.
People buy in amounts less than an 8th for one simple reason—being poor. If you wanted hydroponic weed in the early 2000’s, it cost more money than some people had. I was actually stoked when I got my first hookup for ghetto backyard weed because I could finally afford the amount I wanted rather than paying top dollar for “dro” (hydroponic weed).
$30 a gram?!? I was paying $35 for 1/8ths of top shelf stuff in the rural western US in 2007. Then again, the rural west is where all the good stuff was grown pre-legalization.
The struggle was real, and there was a lot of variance in prices back then. $30 was in Denton, Texas where they knew they had a captive audience. It was cheaper in Dallas, and much cheaper in Austin.
As they say in real estate, “location, location, location!”
For what it’s worth, I didn’t pay that price very often—I’m no rube, lol.
Perhaps the people that don’t live in the US?
Lol wherever high-school kids and budget minded people buy weed. That is where you buy in gr increments. Also any store I have ever been in has sold grams.