nerphroll

Just remember to always ask yourself...which weighs more, an eighth of shwag or an eighth of chronic?
This thread hurts my brain.

smoke4therestofmylife

where i live dimes of mids are a gram and dimes of kush are about .6 to .8

FunkySkunky

The only way to know is with a scale. The simple fact that any one type of bud compared to any other type of bud may have radically different weight to volume ratios is why. One cannot simply look at bud or approximate with their eye or hand measuring methods. Impossible.

billabong572

:jeste r:EXCUUUUUUUSSSSSSEEEEE ME ! R U All retarded? U cannot fit a large PISS-ANT onto a typing keyboard key!!!!Which keyboard key r u referring to? 1 eigth = 3.5 grams . The weight of an american nickle = 5 grams,You coulg maybe fit 1 gram over the area of the space bar but r u going to cover it with crumbs,buds or in the baggie? yim billabong572 hope this helps!?!

t-1000

I quickly bought a scale once I started dealing with good bud. I can't tell you how many times I bought an eighth of really good bud that looked like a gram or so. Each time it weighed out perfectly and I was pleased to see that it ground into a very large pile. You cannot go by looks, trying that will just result in bad relations with a dealer or you getting ripped off.

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Nokternus

These size issues are all about density as well..not just size. With time, and, owning a scale, which I recommend any smoker to purchase at least once; I myself have been through 4. (Various reasons don't ask why).

Your perception on weight of herbs based on density, dryness/wetness, size and fluffiness will come with time. There is no real way to judge. For example a dime (10$ worth) could be a tightly dense lump no bigger than the top tip of your pinky finger. Or it could be a nice fluffy bud bigger than one lens off a average sized pair of aviator sunglasses. This will come with time to you, just keep noticing the aforementioned traits of your pot when you are analyzing how big it is.

jpgblazeup

if you get weed i generally found that a twenty (doubledime) can take up a cigarette pack but i also get a little over 4 grams for twenty so you can try to figure it out from there but definatly invest in a scale because unless you do alot of buying or selling its difficult to eyeball quantities despite what method you may try to use because like others have said all weed is created differently

mark87fndr

I suck at telling how much buds are.

If you show me an 1/8 I'll probably think its a quarter or vice versa. You'd think after 3 1/2 years I'd be able to get it down :'(

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Darque Pervert

You'll never get it down.
Buds can be different densities, which would make smaller buds weigh more.

There is no way to judge weight on sight alone, although you can get a couple clues.
Still... Get a scale.

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fight4theright

This whole problem can be easily solved by buying from someone you know and trust. I know that when I buy an ounce, that is exactly what is in the bag. I don't have to bit my nails that I got ripped off, or have a scale that could get me busted for distribution I were to get caught.

Like everyone else has said already, it is truly impossible to tell by looks alone.

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