VL-IV p 24, 25 (and correction Reagan guber. 1967-75 not 73)

[rich]

a lid in my neck of the woods was 1/2 a dime bag

rich

On 12/18/08, Michael Bailey <michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
> p 24
>
> 7 - "half a lid of Mexican commercial in those days"
> mysterious measurement the lid.  I remember asking somebody about it
> (maybe the same guy I asked to explain the concept of "buzz" and
> "munchies") but never getting the concept pinned down.
> http://www.marijuanadictionary.com/l-marijuana/marijuana.html has
> id  - Def#1 original 60's version- 1 finger on a bag of marijuana
> approx. equal to a 1/4 oz. the term comes from the 1960's and is used
> correctly in Cheech & Chongs movie: Things are Tough All Over.
> Lid - Def#2 90's version -1 ounce of marijuana.
> Lid - Def#3 submitted version - It is the amount of marijuana that
> fits into the lid of a mason jar.
>
> now that 3rd one actually makes some sense and gives a concrete
> referent to remember it by (such clues being one of the things that,
> in my druggie days, very often were faded and eroded by chemical fogs)
>