PriceOfWeed Blog

Apparently, we’re a big deal…

Hey everyone,

A lot has happened literally overnight. Yesterday, we posted our site on Reddit (special thanks to /r/trees for getting us off the ground!) and HackerNews which got quite a bit of attention. Apparently, marijuana is a hot topic these days. Anyway, we have since been picked up by a few news outlets including Business Insider, Gawker, TIME, CBS, and a pending article on ABC.

We’ve been working hard to add new features to the site and will continue to do so. Here is what is currently new with the site:

1. 3000 submissions!!
2. More accurate prices - The average prices for different regions have now been corrected for statistical outliers. This removes potentially fake entries that skew the prices, thus providing more accurate estimates.
3. Social metrics - We have begun surveying people about the social views on marijuana in their area (law enforcement, social acceptance, etc.). This survey can be seen after a price has been submitted to the site. This  will be displayed on the site once we have collected sufficient data.

Here is what we’ve prioritized for the coming days:

1. Add Europe to GoogleMaps Visualization - we’ve been getting a lot of requests to add their regions to our GoogleMaps visualization. However, due to lack of data, we were only able to North America. However, with all the new submissions we will be able to add Europe to the map soon.
2. Easier to browse data - we’ll be making it easier to browse and search different regions and cities. Can’t believe we havn’t added this yet.
3. More visualizations - we want to add new ways to visualize the data on our site. One thing we have in mind is to plot the change in price in California after Prop19 passes. If you have any other ideas, please, please email priceofweed@gmail.com. 

Thanks!