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Never buy a bad gram again. (date unknown, suspected 1970s) (media.piefed.ca)
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Get one of these babies for less than the price of 2 grams!

These were sold in the 70s and 80s, and still show up on auction sites. Here's a photo of a real one.

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[–] [S] 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Taking 1975 as a base, it'd be over $1100 in 2026 USD.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 month ago*

    Damn, so a gram was like $550 back then (in 2026 dollars)?!

    No wonder crack was such a big deal, no one would spend enough on coke to try it.

    Which really lays a lot more of the blame not just for America's drug epidemic but even just the existence of modern cartels at the feet of the CIA, since they're the ones who started the crack epidemic.

    That allowed cartels to scale up and be able to import to the point where a gram was less than $100 even if it melts at 208.

    Edit:

    Just shocked cocaine is apparently one of the most inflation resistant consumable products...

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