Marijuana Price Estimates in the New York Times 1932-1936.

These are police estimates and other indications of the street value of marijuana as reported in the New York Times in various articles from the mid 1930s.

Estimated prices for marijuana cigarettes:

Cents
 50                                                         G
 ..                                                         :
 25                                     E                   G
 ..                                     :                   :
 20                                     |                   |
 19                                     |                   |
 18                                     |                   |
 17                                C    |                   H
 16                                |    |                   !
 15                                |    E                   !
 14                                |                        !
 13                                |                        !
 12                                |                        !
 11                                |    F                   ! J
 10         A                      |D   |                   G
  9         |                      |    F                   |
  8         A                      C    F                   H
  7
  6
  5                      B
  :  ____________________________________________________________
     MJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND
     1932         1933         1934         1935         1936

Based on the price for a single cigarette, except:

C) based on prices for a tin of 30-40 cigarettes
F) based on price for a dozen and on a price estimate for 700 cigarettes
G) middle value (25 cents) based on price estimate for 12,000,000 cigarettes
H) based on price for three cigarettes
J) based on price for nine cigarettes

Estimated price per pound of marijuana:

$$$
150                                                         G
140
130
120
110
100
 90                      B
 80
 70
 60                                 D                         I
 50
 40
 30
 20
 10  ____________________________________________________________
     MJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND|JFMAMJJASOND
     1932         1933         1934         1935         1936

Based on the price for one pound of marijuana, except:

G) based on the value of 10 tons of marijuana
I) based on the value of 5 tons of marijuana

Footnotes:

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Marijuana Price Estimates in the New York Times 1932-1936.

Estimated prices for marijuana cigarettes:

Estimated price per pound of marijuana:

Footnotes:

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