Marijuana measurements: weight ranges, prices, and advice
Whether we grow our own cannabis or buy it from someone else, we like to use colloquial terms for the amounts we buy. If you are new to the world of cannabis you may be surprised by the many different names used in US slang to refer to different amounts of marijuana. Often, you start with one ounce. Lots of subdivisions have developed within the ounce, often with names other than the official ones.
How many grams are in an eighth of an ounce of weed?
Here is a list of the most common amounts in Marijuana purchases.
| ounce | grams |
| 1/28 of an ounce (“a gram”, “a dime bag”) | 1 gram |
| 1/8 of an ounce (“one eighth”) | ≈3.5 grams |
| ¼ of an ounce (“a quarter”) | ≈7 grams |
| ½ of an ounce (“half”) | ≈14 grams |
| 1 ounce (“one ounce”, “a zip”) | ≈28 grams |
The cost of cannabis
How Much Is An Ounce Of Weed? The amount you can expect to pay for cannabis can vary greatly. Whether you are in a country where cannabis is legal or illegal, the more you buy the cheaper it will be. Costs can also vary significantly from country to country. An ounce of marijuana in Colorado (where it is legal) will cost you less than it would in Saudi Arabia or Singapore (where prohibition is in effect).
If you know the person who grows the cannabis, then you can buy it at a cost/discounted price. If you are new to an area with no contacts, you may have no choice but to pay high street prices. But for many people in Europe, the UK, and the US, prices around €200/£200/$200 aren’t atypical if you’re buying around an ounce of mid-range cannabis. Of course, you can pay much more for a better product.
This item assumes a typical street price of around €200 / £200 / $200, although we know this varies significantly even within the same country. It’s also worth adding that even in areas with legal cannabis supplies, there are those who will offer budget black market cannabis at prices that undercut “official” prices and may be cheaper than the suggested €/£/$200 level. here. However, quality/purity cannot always be guaranteed.
Conversely, in countries with regulated cannabis supplies, some black market connoisseurs sell for prices higher than dispensary prices. Here, the reasons often given (sometimes with justification) are that the best black market cannabis is superior, is grown from better genetics, or is truly organic.
One-eighth of an ounce of cannabis: 3.5 grams of marijuana. Working at a typical price of around €200 per ounce, an eighth of an ounce should cost around €/£/$25. However, small marijuana purchases are often the least inexpensive way to buy marijuana. Typical high street costs can be closer to €35-40 or more, that’s around €10 per gram for mid-range cannabis. Higher quality varieties can double the price!
In large cities, retail prices may be higher with no guarantee of quality. Disillusionment with the high prices of marijuana is one of the main reasons why people decide to grow it.
Half an ounce of marijuana: 14 grams of cannabis. The price is usually around the €/£/$100-120
A full ounce of cannabis: 28 grams of cannabis. You can usually pay around €200/£200/$200 for an ounce of mid-range cannabis, much more if you’re in a more expensive area or have few contacts. Even at legal dispensaries, the highest quality varieties can cost upwards of $300 per ounce. That’s double the price of the cheapest budget varieties. Those with a trusted network of good growers can buy weed for less.
Cannabis measurement chart in ounces and grams
Often the metric/imperial systems are used together. Like other commodities, cannabis is more affordable when purchased in bulk. However, cannabis is much more than a product.
There can be big differences in quality from one grower to another, depending a lot on the quality of the cannabis seeds, the growing conditions, and the experience of the grower.
Most cannabis supply networks, whether legal or illegal, have a pricing structure for cheap, mid-priced, and high-quality strains. Therefore, the price of the weight of cannabis can vary according to the quality. Sometimes the real challenge can be determining if a strain is really worth it.
Most daily cannabis purchases are relatively small, a quarter of an ounce or less. Those who buy from countries with regulated cannabis sales may have restrictions on the maximum quantities to buy. In a Dutch coffee shop, you are usually limited to buying a maximum of 5g of weed at a time.
