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Why is cocaine cheaper now than in the 80's?

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First off pure cocaine is not cheaper than the 80s it's about 3–5 times the cost. Think inflation for criminals. read more

First off pure cocaine is not cheaper than the 80s it's about 3–5 times the cost. Think inflation for criminals. The reason why street cocaine is so cheap is because it's cut as it passes from dealer to dealer until it eventually reaches a desperate user at the bottom that pays a low price for either fake or squashed coke. read more

Economies of scale. Cocaine prices are indeed much lower than they were in the early 1980s, but that’s mostly because of a precipitous change in the drug market during the Reagan era. read more

In London for example, dealers will usually give you 2 options: the "ok stuff" at £50/g which is 10% cocaine or the "really really good shit" at £80/g which is 10% cocaine and whatever he can put in it to make it look slightly different. read more

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