How many grams are in an eighth, a quarter and a half ounce?
An eighth of weed is 3.5 grams, a quarter is 7 grams and a half ounce is 14 grams. Each size is double the one before it. DCP says any combination up to 14 total grams equals 1/2 ounce, so a shopper can build a half ounce from smaller sizes.
An eighth is 3.5 grams, and the rest of the scale follows from it
If you are shopping flower at Hi! People, the eighth, the quarter and the half ounce are the sizes to know. Doubling the eighth gives the quarter, and doubling the quarter gives the half ounce.
| Size | Share of an ounce | Weight in the state's count |
|---|---|---|
| An eighth | 1/8 | 3.5 grams |
| A quarter | 1/4 | 7 grams |
| A half ounce | 1/2 | 14 grams |
The exact figure for a full ounce comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Its guide to the metric system gives 28.349523125 as the factor to convert ounces to grams.
Half an ounce in any combination
The DCP spells it out in its news release on transaction limits: any combination up to 14 total grams equals 1/2 ounce.
The same release gives these examples of 1/2 ounce: 14 pre-rolled cigarettes of 1 gram each, or 28 pre-rolled cigarettes of 0.5 grams each.
Flower sizes add up the same way: 3.5 grams plus 3.5 grams plus 7 grams reach 14 total grams.
That release is from 2023, and WFSB's report on it says transaction limits for adult-use customers will increase to 1/2 ounce of raw flower or the equivalent per transaction. DCP's notice dated July 1, 2025 raised the adult-use per-transaction limit to one ounce effective July 30, 2025, and state law says a retailer or hybrid retailer shall not knowingly sell a consumer more than one ounce of cannabis or the equivalent in products per day. Our page on possession limits shows how those daily and carry limits fit together.
How the weights compare with the state's possession equivalents
The state's possession rules for adults 21 and older count more than flower, so chapter 420b of the Connecticut General Statutes sets equivalents that turn other formats into ounces of plant material.
| Plant material | Counts the same as |
|---|---|
| One ounce | Five grams of concentrate or other cannabis products with up to five hundred milligrams of THC |
| One and one-half ounces | Seven and one-half grams of concentrate or other cannabis products with up to seven hundred fifty milligrams of THC |
Ordering flower ahead for pickup
Our online ordering takes orders at any hour, so you can order at any hour. As of November 11, 2026, a flower order from the Derby live menu could be a pickup order, while the Hartford live menu took pickup orders only. Collect at our Derby store or our Hartford store, and opening times are on each store page.
The product list on our flower aisle shows live items from the menu of the store you have selected, with a switch to the other store.
We take cash and debit cards at both stores. If you have a question about a size before you order, call us at 860-420-BUDS (2837).
Our guide to reading a cannabis label covers what the package label carries, and our guide to cannabis terpenes explains what terpenes are.
Questions shoppers ask about weed weights
How many grams are in an eighth of weed?
An eighth of an ounce is 3.5 grams, the smallest of the three sizes on this page. The 3.5 grams is our own arithmetic from DCP's figure of 14 grams for a half ounce. DCP says any combination up to 14 total grams equals 1/2 ounce. These sizes apply to flower for adults 21 and older.
How many grams are in a quarter ounce?
A quarter ounce is 7 grams. That is double the 3.5 grams of an eighth. The 7 grams is our own arithmetic from DCP's figure of 14 grams for a half ounce, and a quarter is half of that figure. These sizes apply to flower for adults 21 and older.
How many grams are in a half ounce?
A half ounce is 14 grams. DCP says any combination up to 14 total grams equals 1/2 ounce, so one package or a mix of smaller sizes can reach it. Our own arithmetic for flower: 3.5 grams plus 3.5 grams plus 7 grams reach 14 total grams. These sizes apply to flower for adults 21 and older.
How many pre-rolls make a half ounce?
DCP gives these examples of 1/2 ounce: 14 pre-rolled cigarettes of 1 gram each, or 28 pre-rolled cigarettes of 0.5 grams each. The release is DCP's 2023 news release on transaction limits. State law defines a consumer as an adult 21 or older, and a retailer or hybrid retailer shall not knowingly sell a consumer more than one ounce of cannabis or the equivalent in products per day.
How many grams are in a full ounce?
NIST Special Publication 1020 gives 28.349523125 as the factor to convert ounces to grams. Multiply a weight in ounces by that factor to get grams. For cannabis purchases, DCP counts any combination up to 14 total grams as 1/2 ounce, and these counts apply to flower for adults 21 and older.
How much concentrate equals one ounce of flower for possession?
For possession limits, one ounce of cannabis plant material equals five grams of concentrate or other cannabis products with up to five hundred milligrams of THC. A person 21 or older may possess one and one-half ounces of cannabis plant material on their person. One and one-half ounces of plant material equals seven and one-half grams of concentrate.
