I wouldn't know, as I'm not a drug dealer. You're the one who made the claim.But I remember reading that the price of a standard bag of heroin is extremely low---something on the order of $10. So I don't think it's a given that coke selling or heroin selling is more profitable than weed selling. There's a hell of a lot more risk, too, in selling heroin or coke---financial and legal. You have to import your heroin and coke, but weed . . . any schlub can grow weed.
Ohio crack task force web site
Cocaine sells for approximately $20-$25,000 per kilo in our area, and then sold on the street for about $100 per gram, creating a 400-500% profit margin. These kinds of profits continue to make cocaine trafficking a profitable venture.DEA drug trafficing web site
Prices for commercial-grade marijuana have remained relatively stable over the past decade, ranging from approximately $400 to $1,000 per pound in U.S. Southwest border areas to between $700 to $2000 per pound in the Midwest and northeastern United States. The national price range for sinsemilla, a higher quality marijuana usually grown domestically, is between $900 and $6,000 per pound. BC Bud sells for between $1,500 and $2,000 per pound in Vancouver; but when smuggled into the United States, it sells for between $5,000 and $8,000 per pound in major metropolitan areas.