Marietta

Law Enforcement

Marietta and Cobb County police had a strict reputation on summer and weekend nights. The local joke was that Cobb stood for “Count On Being Busted.” Young men, especially Black and Latino drivers and those under 25, were said to draw more attention. People described being followed, stopped for failing to maintain a lane and asked to consent to a search after an officer reported a smell. Multiple units sometimes came out. On July 3, 2006, the account counted 14 cars stopped and searched along six miles of Barrett Parkway.

Private houses were considered quieter than apartments, pools, parks, churches and wooded spots that looked secluded. For traffic stops, the advice people traded was to stay calm, decline consent and ask when you could leave. Going along with one officer could have a different result with another.

Where to Buy Marijuana

Some people met contacts at gas stations by striking up a conversation over Swisher cigarillos. QuikTrip was considered heavily watched. “Mota” was a word people heard. College and older school crowds, including Kennesaw State students, knew the scene. East Cobb was mentioned for better flower, with a warning about police and neighbours. The south side and Cobb Parkway were mentioned with stronger warnings about robbery or enforcement. Offers of unusually cheap Purp from strangers drew particular suspicion.

Marijuana Prices

• Mids: US$5 per gram or blunt, US$15–20 for an eighth, US$25–40 for a quarter, US$45–65 for a half ounce or US$75–100 for an ounce. Larger quotes were US$225–320 for a quarter pound and US$500–900 for a pound.
• Beasters or lower dank: US$10–20 per gram, US$40–50 for an eighth, US$275–320 for an ounce or US$900–1,000 for a quarter pound
• Higher-grade flower: US$20–30 per gram or US$50–65 for an eighth

Types of Marijuana

Marietta saw California, Seattle, Vancouver and New York flower, Texas and Mexican brick, homegrown exotics and outdoor Appalachian crops in late summer through winter. Mids tended to be dry and seedy. Beasters, a term with BC roots, were a step up. Dank meant well-cured flower with crystals or red hairs, and true headies were harder for outsiders to get. High dank sometimes got passed off as headies.

Granddaddy Purp, Master Kush, Hindu Kush, Silver Haze and Northern Lights were common names. A mostly orange or lightly brown form called dro locally differed from what people called hydro elsewhere. Hash was described as scarce, with occasional oil informally estimated at 30–40 percent.

More Information

Mids ordinarily sold in quarters or less. A cheap larger bag could be lower-branch buds that hadn’t been cured with the same care. The writer saw weed as part of a wider commercial drug scene around metro Atlanta.