Marijuana is a plant that comes in different strains that boast different strengths, as well as different calibers ranging from side-of-the road bush weed, to crystal-heavy, strong-smelling buds. While not everyone in the world can afford the price point of ‘good weed’, as long as a person can, they’re going to get that over something more basic. Yup, even including those who prefer living cheap, everyone still wants good weed.
Let’s be honest, everyone wants good weed in life, and as long as its available, most of us will spend the money, no matter how minimalistic we are. Check out The THC Weekly Newsletter for all the latest and most important news and industry stories, and get access to some really great deals on flowers, vapes, edibles, and many other cannabis products. We’re offering great savings for Delta 8, Delta 9 THC, Delta-10 THC, THCO, THCV, THCP & HHC products, among others. Go to our “Best-of” lists, to find everything we have on offer!
Different calibers of weed
Everyone wants good weed, but what does that mean in terms of terminology? We’ve all heard the terms. Said by our friends, heard from characters in movies, and even listed within descriptions of products. Sure you can say, ‘that’s some good weed’, or ‘that’s some low-quality bud’, but the slang words to determine these things are what are heard more commonly.
When it’s really good, is can be called ‘chronic’, ‘dank’, ‘kind bud’, ‘nug’, or if in a place like Mexico, ‘sinsemilla’ which translates to ‘no seeds’, meaning a higher caliber of weed. Mexico is a lower income country than the States, and operates off of generally lower cost items.
Therefore, the average person in Mexico can’t access the standard ‘dank’ weed of the US, and other parts of the world, making a simple lack of seeds denote some decent ‘chronic’ for the country. Other words like ‘skunk’, ‘ganja’, ‘hydro’, and ‘kief’, also generally refer to good quality cannabis.
Cannabis price points
There is no specific guide book on this. There’s no ledger where one can look up exactly what a specific quality of cannabis should cost. Different countries have different economies, that allow for different standards among citizens, and sometimes issues like supply and demand can greatly change prices, with high demand and low supply leading to increased prices that don’t always reflect the quality of the product. Conversely, an overabundance of product can sometimes mean lower prices.
Having said all that, in my experience, there are standard price points that are relevant globally, and which generally translate in a stable way across countries and currencies. This won’t account for supply/demand issues which can always throw a kink in things, but it does apply to the general cannabis trade, as far as I can see.
About 10-12 years ago, I used to religiously pay about $50 per 1/8<
sup>th of good weed on the East coast. At that time, the going price on the West coast was about $10-15 dollars cheaper, likely because that’s where a lot of it was being grown, making for much more supply in the area. These prices have not substantially changed over the years, nor had they changed for the 10-15 years I had been buying weed prior to that time. A good strain can always cost a little more, a slightly weaker one might be a bit less. And buying in bulk can come with its own deals depending on location.