Start with the number on the label
Price means little without THC content. A cookie with 10 mg of THC and a cookie with 100 mg are not the same product. Divide the package price by total milligrams of THC. That number lets you compare a $6 single against a $30 ten-pack.
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Example: a $30 package with 10 cookies at 10 mg each holds 100 mg of THC. That is $0.30 per mg. A $6 single at 10 mg is $0.60 per mg. The ten-pack costs half as much per milligram.
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What moves the price
- THC dose per cookie. 5 mg to 10 mg covers most single servings. 50 mg to 100 mg covers most multi-packs.
- Brand. Licensed brands with lab panels and consistent dosing charge more than unbranded edibles.
- State. Excise and sales tax add 10% to 37% at the register in legal states.
- Channel. Delivery adds a fee, often $5 to $10, plus tip. Store pickup carries no fee.
- Infusion method. Full-spectrum butter or hash rosin costs more than distillate.
- Shelf life. Short-dated stock gets marked down. Check the expiration date before you take the discount.
Typical ranges in US legal markets
Single 10 mg cookie: $4 to $9. Ten-pack at 100 mg total: $18 to $40. Branded or rosin-based ten-packs: $30 to $55. Those figures sit before tax. Medical menus in some states run lower than recreational menus at the same shop.
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Check before you pay
- Lab test panel with THC mg per serving and per package.
- Serving count and a cut line on the cookie.
- Batch date and expiration date.
- State license number on the package.
- Child-resistant packaging, required in legal states.
Pitfalls
- Homemade or unlabeled cookies with no lab panel. Dose is a guess.
- Price quoted per cookie when the listing means per package. Read the unit.
- Gray-market gift pricing. You pay a fee for a free item. No testing. No recall path.
- High-dose cookies sold as single servings. 100 mg in one cookie is ten doses for most users.
- Discounts on short-dated stock. THC degrades. Effects drop and taste changes.
- Shipping claims across state lines. Federal law does not allow it.
Dose first
Start at 5 mg or less with no tolerance. Wait two hours before a second dose. Oral THC peaks later than inhaled THC. Cost per milligram is the last step in the decision, not the first.
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