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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (6 children)

What are you talking about with the weed? It's sold in pounds, ounces, quarter ounces and "half quarters" which is as ridiculously un-metric as it gets.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

We used to just call that an eighth.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Yes, but a metric eighth.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Gosh, I wonder how many grams there are in a quarter ounce?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

My theory on this is we use the imperial weights when describing the size in relation to the jail time associated with getting caught with it and then switch to metric for personal use.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I guess because no one buys 20 pounds of weed, but 20 grams is just fine...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Sold in grams for small amounts, then back to Imperial for larger amounts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, the very metric package sizes using multiples of 7.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter what the multiple is. It could be 28.35g exactly, it's still metric because of the unit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Their point was that while it's using metric, all the available sizes are based on imperial amounts.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago

And all Imperial amounts are based on the SI system (the official name for metric). That's basically the point of having a standard.

I'm really not sure what the big deal is that the packaging uses the metric equivalent of the unit used in the US, which is one of the main countries that many businesses worldwide serve. That's also the case with butter (1 lb to 454g), cream cheese (8 oz to 250g), etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Bro can you post that to me in Australia

[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think I've seen a gram for sale since legalization. I see pre-rolls and half-quarters. Weighed in grams but packaged in imperial.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

1g prerolls are actually the only round-number metric sale I see.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Right. I haven't seen a 1g bag sold ever.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

Should have bullet measurements instead