Narcotics are nasty. Narcotics should be illegal, allegedly. Narcotics are widely available none the less. Other drugs are legal and dangerous but that is another issue. Prices are controlled by supply and demand. The demand side is there. The supply side responds in spite of the criminal aspect which is used by governments as an excuse for industrial sabotage, which drives prices up. The answer to the attacks is security. Concealment is the first obvious step. It usually works. Prices are a signal which tell us whether the market is getting enough. With cocaine costing $1,800 per kilogramme at the factory gate, then rising to some $100,000 for the end user it is clear that the industry is very attractive. There are significant advantages in the tax position as well. The same source gives cannabis prices. These are lower because cannabis farming is so much easier.
Cocaine Prices In America
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Thus, this is why a kilogram of cocaine in Colombia can be purchased for around $1,800 (the price for kilo of cocaine paste from the cultivation farm is about $900) but in New York City can be purchased for around $23,000. Prices will typically be cheaper that are near cities that have major distribution network centers (also known as HUBs). Cocaine prices will typically be cheaper in urban areas, more expensive in suburbs and noticeably higher in rural areas...........PRICE PER KILOGRAM OF COCAINE
ALABAMA
Mobile $25,000 - $31,000
Montgomery $26,500 - $29,500ALASKA
Anchorage $30,000 - $45,000.........
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It seems that coke is available all over America. It is not cheap either. Retail Cocaine Prices are around $100 per gramme; that is $100,000 a kilo. It sounds like a living to me.
Cannabis Prices In America
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PRICE PER POUND OF MARIJUANA
All prices are for Commercial Grade marijuana, unless otherwise notedALABAMA
Birmingham $700 - $1,000
Mobile $800 - $1,200
Montgomery $800 - $1,300ALASKA
Anchorage $2,500 - $4,000 (Sinsemilla)ARIZONA
Phoenix $400 - $700
Tucson $350 - $600ARKANSAS
Fayetteville $800 - $1,000
Fort Smith $900 - $1,250
Little Rock $550 - $900CALIFORNIA
Fresno $400 - $600
Los Angeles $300 - $450
San Diego $250 - $450
San Francisco $375 - 500 (Commercial Grade)
$3,000 - $4,500 (High Grade)
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Somewhere round $1,000 a pound translates into one of the most exciting opportunities in modern arable farming. Prices vary more because local growers are not evenly distributed.