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Title: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: Tokin' Minority on June 29, 2011, 03:13 pm
Average price ($/gram) according to "The Economist" (via Huffington Post):

Norway:   $154/g
Finland:    $139/g
USA:         $120/g
Greece:    $104/g
Sweden:  $104/g
Italy:        $99/g
Austria:    $97/g
Ireland:    $97/g
Denmark: $94/g
Luxembourg: $87/g

ARTICLE TEXT:

Cocaine is more expensive in Norway than in any other European country, according to a report released on Thursday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

The report also notes that more cocaine is consumed in the United States than anywhere else in the world.

From The Associated Press:

For cocaine, the United States remained the biggest market, with consumption estimated at 157 tons in 2009 - equal to 36 percent of the global share. Europe, particularly Western and Central Europe, were second in terms of market share, with an estimated consumption of 123 tons.
The U.N. agency noted "massive declines in recent years" of overall world cocaine use. Still, it said consumption in Europe had doubled over the past decade - with the estimated value of the European cocaine market at $36 billion (euro25 billion) a year, approaching that of the United States at $37 billion (euro25.7 billion).

The Economist notes that cocaine's street price in Europe -- even after adjusting for impurity and inflation -- has decreased over the last 20 years.

Click through the slideshow below for the 10 countries where cocaine is most expensive. And be sure to check out The Economist's Daily Chart for more data and information.


CLEARNET LINK:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/27/how-much-is-cocaine_n_883853.html

Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: nomad bloodbath on June 29, 2011, 03:25 pm
Wow i wish i could find some $120/gram coke in the US...never ran across any worth more than $50-60 at best a gram.
Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: fatjudas69 on June 29, 2011, 04:08 pm

Wow i wish i could find some $120/gram coke in the US...never ran across any worth more than $50-60 at best a gram.

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No shit. That is why I tell every dealer: "Mark up, not step on." I do not mind paying for quality. But, I never get it.... :'(
Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: khornate on July 01, 2011, 12:58 am
Roll up looking like an Economist journo, I'm sure the dealer will bump the price for you  ;)
Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: j789745 on July 01, 2011, 02:35 am
i don't do cocaine very often, so I don't know how pure the US stuff usually is, but I've never seen cocaine for more than $60/g IRL. i wonder how they're measuring prices. is 50% cut standard for coke?
Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: rake on July 01, 2011, 03:04 am
And $300/g in Australia (WTF!!!)
Title: Re: The Economist's Guide to World Cocaine Prices
Post by: PsydwayZ on July 01, 2011, 04:57 am
And $300/g in Australia (WTF!!!)

Yep 300- 400!