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Weed Measurements – How Much Does A Dub Of Weed Weigh?
Whether you’re purchasing weed on the black market or from an approved budtender, it’s always good to know how much weed is worth for the amount you’re getting. Some people just blindly hand over a $20 or $50 bill to their supplier and hope that they are getting the proper amount for what they’re paying. Other suppliers will ask a customer if they want a dub or quarter of weed, only to see the customer look at them in utter confusion. Educating yourself on the measurements will ensure that you’re getting a proper amount of weed for the amount you’re paying them. People don’t want to get taken advantage of for something they know nothing about, and knowledge is power when it comes to purchasing cannabis. So, how much does a dub of weed weigh?
For first-time cannabis consumers, the measurements might take a little getting used to. When you’re going to purchase an ounce of weed from your supplier and they say it’ll cost $200, you probably wonder how they even came up with that number. Cannabis measurements aren’t exactly the most straightforward ones out there, so you’re not alone if you experience confusion about it.
Because the cannabis metric methodology has been the same way for ages, there is no chance that it’ll be done away with anytime soon. It’s recommended that you just learn the cannabis metric system instead of wasting time wondering if it’ll ever change.
In addition to the sometimes confusing cannabis metric system, the dozens upon dozens of slang cannabis terms can also cause you to scratch your head if you’ve never heard of them before. Before you go to your supplier and sound like a complete newbie about cannabis, it’s best to educate yourself on all of the cannabis measurements.
The prices of cannabis vary from region to region depending on where you go. In some regions, you’ll see a gram costing slightly more than other places, and that’s because supply and demand play a large role in the cannabis industry, just like it does in every other industry out there.
For those wanting to make cannabis edibles, knowing your measurements is extremely important. You don’t want to be using rough estimates for edibles because that could result in a very uncomfortable high from overconsumption. No one wants to be consuming products where they haven’t a clue what will happen an hour or two after consumption.
For those interested in learning about all of the cannabis measurements that you’ll ever need to know, keep on reading this guide. By the end, you should have a firmer idea of what it’s all about, and you’ll also sound like you know what you’re talking about the next time you visit your supplier. If you don’t fully understand it afterward, you need not worry. It’s a complicated system that takes some time to fully grasp.
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Cannabis Measurements
One of the biggest things that cause confusion when you’re purchasing cannabis is the combination of the metric system being applied to the amount of cannabis that you’re purchasing. If you’re in the U.S. then you’re probably most familiar with the U.S. customary unit system instead of the metric system.
The units that the U.S. adopted from the British were pounds and ounces. The gram initially consisted of what a cubic centimeter of water weighed. Nowadays, it’s one one-thousandth of a kilogram, and this is now what’s used in the metric system.
Heavy cannabis users are probably more skilled in the metric system than the average person because they’ve had to learn it in order to properly measure the amount of cannabis they’re purchasing. It would be so much easier if every country in the world used the same measurement systems, but that’s not going to happen, unfortunately.
The two different measurement systems are what cause an added layer of confusion for many people. It’s almost like turning a romance movie on and then it all of a sudden turns into a thriller flick halfway through. By the time the credits start rolling around, your mind will be completely boggled by what you just saw.
If understanding the metric system wasn’t enough, you still have to consider converting that metric system into all of the cannabis slang terms that they represent. From terms like a dub, an eighth, to a quarter of weed, things can start to seem so overwhelming that you might just feel like smoking a bowl and shutting your brain off for a while.
Don’t worry, after reading the next section, you’ll have a better understanding of what the various terms mean.
Understanding All Of The Cannabis Jargon
When you visit a budtender, there are a bunch of terms that they will use to refer to certain quantities of cannabis:
What Do These Terms Mean?
Dime And Dub
A dime is the slang term that’s used for around $10 to $20 of cannabis. Sometimes, it’s also referred to as a dub. The overall quantity that you’ll be getting for the $10 or $20 that you’re spending will be different from one cannabis supplier to the next. It also depends on what location you’re purchasing it in.
Eighth, Quarter, And Half
These three terms are all used to refer to how much weed you’re purchasing. The measurements are as follows:
An ounce isn’t exactly a slang term for weed, but just a measurement. If you hear your budtender using the word O or Z, then that will refer to the full ounce (28 grams) of weed. If you live in certain states throughout the U.S., an ounce is the maximum limit of cannabis that you can carry around in public. These states are:
Full O is also a slang term used to refer to a full ounce of weed. Some of these slang terms will start to become self-explanatory the more you see them, and the majority of these terms also come from origins that can’t really be explained.
Even though there are so many different cannabis terms out there that have a past that’s shrouded in mystery, they are kind of like a code that cannabis users won’t dare to change up.
Why Don’t They Just Use Ounce As The Proper Term?
Years ago, cannabis was seen in the same category as a bunch of the other heavy drugs out there like crack cocaine and heroin. The measurement that these drugs used were very similar to the ones used for weed, even down to the ounce.
If someone heard you stating that you wanted to purchase an ounce, then that would cause them to believe that you’re wanting an ounce of the heavier stuff. That’s why the slang code letter “Z” was introduced. No one really knows why this letter was used as opposed to any other letter in the alphabet, but that appears to be the same for literally every other slang term used in the cannabis industry.
If one were to guess, they might say that “Z” is used because the last letter in the abbreviated form of an ounce (oz), is Z. There might be another explanation for this slang term.
These days, there are all sorts of unique packaging for cannabis products. Using glass jars wasn’t always the best method because they could break if they fell, and we all know how sluggish some people can become after taking a bong rip. Because of that, tiny little bags to store cannabis started to become widely used. Ziploc bags were a welcome invention to store cannabis in, and you can sometimes even fit a full ounce of cannabis inside one Ziploc bag. These Ziploc bags became so popular that you could almost just visit your supplier and ask them for a Ziploc Bag of cannabis, and the supplier would know that you wanted an ounce of it. They’d also know that you wanted a full ounce of weed if you simply asked them for a Z of it.
Weed Measurement Studies
The majority of people don’t like to do homework, but if that’s what’s required in helping you understand your weed measurements better, then it’s homework that’s worth doing. Practicing is the best way in helping you learn and memorize your weed measurements and slang terms that are used.
The most efficient way to learn the cannabis metric methodology is to just start measuring your cannabis in the comfort of your own home. This is homework that doesn’t sound too bad, right?
You could even light up a nice joint before starting, and once you finish, you should go and eat some snacks as a reward for completing the homework.
If you want to make the homework even more fun, you can bring some friends over and do guessing games as to how much a certain portion of weed weighs. Whoever comes the closest to guessing the proper amount gets to take the next toke out of the pipe or bong.
Things You’ll Need For This Homework
There are a couple of things you’ll need to get started:
You don’t need a super fancy food scale. You can probably find one at any retail market, and if you’re worried that you might not use it enough to make it worth purchasing, rest assured that you can always use it for food measurements, as well. One thing to note when purchasing a food scale is that it needs to be able to alternate back and forth in ounces and grams.
If you’re wondering what to use as a substitute for cannabis, oregano seems to be the best option to go with. If you happen to have enough cannabis on hand, then you can even just skip using a substitute for it. But you’ll need a lot of weed on hand (up to 4 ounces) to successfully finish the homework. Assuming you don’t have that much cannabis at your disposal, just use oregano. 4 ounces of oregano will run you about $5 or so, while 4 ounces of weed can end up costing you between $450 to over $800.
Now For The Homework
When you go to purchase cannabis from a supplier, the above homework assignment will have given you some useful exposure to what certain quantities of weed look like. If you happen to see a supplier selling a gram, eighth, quarter, or ounce of weed that appears to be much less than what you’ve seen in your homework experiment, then that should raise a red flag.
If you’ve got a decent visual of each quantity of weed in your mind, here is a useful quiz you can try:
Economics Of Weed
When you’re purchasing a dime of weed, you can safely assume that you should be getting around half of a gram for $10. Half of a gram (0.5g) is enough weed to make a nice-sized joint out of. A dime bag of weed isn’t as popular of measurement as it once was years ago. Many sellers were able to get away with selling very small amounts of weed for the $10, and that’s probably why they aren’t as reliable of a measurement method as some of the others.
A dub, on the other hand, should result in around one gram of weed. A full gram of weed is what you might find in a blunt. Depending on where you are, the price of a dub will differ. Some places will sell a dub of weed for $20, but in some places, you might be able to find it much cheaper than that.
The quality of weed will also make a big difference in how much you’re spending. The co-founder of a company called Occupy Weed street has stated that they have paid nearly $50 for one gram of weed throughout New York.
In Oregon, back in 2014, it would be considered a rip-off to be paying $20 for under 1.5 grams of weed. Nowadays, you can get an eighth of premium weed for $20.
Prices Of Cannabis Per State
There are a number of things that determine how much you’ll be spending on your cannabis:
For premium cannabis in Colorado, California, Oregon, Or Washington, you should expect to pay anywhere between $200 to $250. If you’re going to be visiting Florida, New York, or Illinois, then you’ll be paying anywhere between $300 to $360.
Cannabis prices are all based on how much an ounce is worth. If an ounce of cannabis is $360, and you’re wanting an eighth of it, you’ll take $360 and divide that by 8 to reach your cost. That will have you paying $45 for the eighth.
In other areas of the country, you can find that same amount of cannabis selling for under $25.
Carrying a mini food scale around with you is the best way to ensure that you’re not getting ripped off for your weed. Many unreliable suppliers will do whatever they can to try and swindle people out of some extra cash. This is, even more, the case if you’re not educated on what the different measurements of weed look like. If you’re into using cannabis medicinally, then a food scale is necessary for proper dosing.
Suppliers that sell lower quantities of weed for higher prices will get a bad reputation pretty quickly. And with all of the customer review systems on the internet, it’s very easy for a company to quickly get poor reviews based on that.
What About Cannabis Concentrates?
If you’re interested in making cannabis concentrates, it’s also good to know how much concentrate you’ll be getting for the amount of cannabis that you’ll be using. As a general rule of thumb, you can get anywhere between two to six grams of concentrate for a full ounce of weed. If you go to purchase cannabis concentrates from a supplier, you should expect to be paying $20 on the low end, and $100 on the higher end for every gram.
Rick Simpson Oil
For those that are into Rick Simpson oil, a full ounce of cannabis will produce about four grams of oil. You can also find the oil at various dispensaries selling for about $25/gram.
Cannabutter
For cannabutter, a full ounce of weed will give you more than you’ll probably want. If you don’t want to purchase your own, you can find it selling for around $40 for a jar that’s about 1.5 ounces.
Cannabis Tinctures
For tinctures, you can get around 30 doses for every eighth of cannabis you use. To purchase it from a supplier, you’ll be paying about $25 for a bottle that contains 100 drops of it.
Snoop Dogg Cannabis
By now, you should probably be getting a better idea of the various measurements used in the cannabis industry. Provided that a blunt is about a gram of cannabis, you can probably now easily see that there’s no humanly way that Snoop Dogg smokes 81 blunts per day. If he’s not making that up, then that measurement would mean that he has smoked over a ton of weed throughout his life.
While the cannabis metric measurement system is one that can easily cause some confusion, it’s also one that you can quickly learn once you start really looking closely at it.
The main measurement you really need to know is that an ounce of cannabis equals 28 grams, and 28 grams is a full ounce.
Once you’ve understood that measurement, the other measurements become simple. Half of an ounce will be 14 grams, a quarter of an ounce will be 7 grams, an eighth of an ounce will be 3.5 grams, and dub is around one gram.
Using this math will help you figure out if it’s cheaper to purchase tinctures, edibles, oils, or concentrates, or just make your own. Not everyone likes to go to the store and purchase products like that, and being a DIY type of person in the cannabis industry can go a long way in saving you money, time, and enjoying products that you can feel satisfied in knowing that you made yourself.
Final Thoughts
No one likes to get ripped off paying for weed just because they don’t fully understand the measurements yet. Hopefully, you can make more informed purchasing decisions now on your cannabis products, and educating others on the same topic will ensure that the knowledge is passed on to help them, too.