We Pay a Lot for Our Weed

By Chuck Sudo in News on Aug 30, 2011 4:40PM



StÃ©phane Bidouze/ Shutterstock a map of what marijuana costs across the country. The darker the map, the less the weed costs. We'd also like to think the darker areas of the map indicate where the stoners are also located. And you probably have to be stoned to live in Texas. Chicago's a beer town, which may help account for the higher prices of pot here.

Flowing Data used information from the website Price of Weed. Take the accuracy of these prices for what you will. But if the average prive for an ounce of high quality pot in Chicago is $480, less people are smoking up in the City of Big Shoulders than we thought. If you're willing to pick out stems and seeds, head to Oak Forest, where five grams averages $20. Or head up to Highland Park, where an eighth costs $40.

Spend the money you saved on a good pack of rolling papers.