Question
Any of my Tennessee readers know the street value of 42.5 grams of marijuana in Knoxville? Actually, can someone translate that into some useful measure for me too (such as joints)?
I’m not up on drug values since I don’t do drugs but I am thinking of heading down to the local Tennessee Department of Revenue office and buying some of those Unauthorized Substance Tax stamps. You can read the silly tax FAQ at the DOR site here. I’ve talked about Tennessee’s tax on illegal drugs before.
I read the law and it doesn’t make it a crime to possess the stamps and no drugs. Wonder if I could buy them and get a refund? Of course, it’s probably a crime to falsify a tax document. I may just pick up a form and see.
Thanks to Marc for the inspiration.
Update: Thanks to hellbent, I learned that’s about $200 of cheap stuff and a whole lotta joints.
Update 2: A reader obtained a copy of the form you’re supposed to fill out to pay your tax on illegal drugs. Here’s a copy of the form.
March 9th, 2005 at 10:23 am
28 grams is an ounce, so 42.5 grams is slightly more than 1.5 ounces. That’s at least $200 worth, though someone like you would probably avoid the cheap stuff and might pay twice as much.
It’s a whole lotta joints.
Good luck with your experiment! I’d consult a lawyer if I were you, or have one on retainer to defend you and spring you from the pokey.
March 9th, 2005 at 6:54 pm
I’d say it’s about 130 dollars for the cheapies. 1.5 ounces.
March 9th, 2005 at 7:20 pm
What the hell is a gram? I don’t think drug dealers use the metric system.
March 10th, 2005 at 1:30 pm
drug dealers most definately ly use the metric system up to an ounce.
28 point something grams in an ounce 16 ounces to a pound 20 more to a key. grams are a distribution unit because they are a dosage unit… it’s been that way forever, thats how it’s measured in court too.
metric… one person at a time.