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Cannabis Weight Converter

Convert grams, ounces, pounds and kilograms instantly. Compare everyday cannabis weight shorthand with precise mass conversions.

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Quick weight shortcuts

Retail shorthand is rounded. Select 1 oz · Exact ounce for the full 28.349523125 g avoirdupois ounce.

What it calculates

Use the result as a scenario, not a black box

Cannabis content often mixes grams, ounces and pounds, while equipment and compliance systems may use metric units. This converter gives you all four common mass units from one input so you can move between recipe-scale, retail-scale and bulk records quickly.

How the math works

1 ounce = 28.349523125 grams. 1 pound = 453.59237 grams. 1 kilogram = 1,000 grams. The calculator first converts the entered value to grams, then converts grams into the other units.

Example

Twenty-eight grams equals about 0.988 ounces, 0.0617 pounds and 0.028 kilograms. A full avoirdupois ounce is 28.3495 grams.

Retail shorthand vs. exact weight

The quick shortcuts use common rounded gram amounts. Each fraction of an exact ounce is slightly heavier.

⅛ ounceRetail 3.5 g · Exact 3.5437 g
¼ ounceRetail 7 g · Exact 7.0874 g
½ ounceRetail 14 g · Exact 14.1748 g
1 ounceRetail 28 g · Exact 28.3495 g
FAQ

Questions about this calculator

How many grams are in an ounce?

One avoirdupois ounce is exactly 28.349523125 grams.

How many grams are in a pound?

One avoirdupois pound is exactly 453.59237 grams.

Why is 28 grams often called an ounce?

Cannabis retail conventions often use 28 g as a practical rounded ounce, while the exact avoirdupois ounce is about 28.35 g.