Apparently the slumping market has not affected the prices of methamphetmines.  While discussing the recent study about how cinnamon can help reduce blood sugar levels and I wondered how much cinnamon one needs to ingest to effectively reduce blood sugar and how cinnamon can have different purity levels much like many street drugs (ex. meth). 

"Prices for meth vary throughout the United States. On the distribution level, it can range from $3,500 per pound in parts of California and Texas to $21,000 per pound in the southeastern and northeastern regions of the country. The retail price for methamphetamine ranges from $400 to $3,000 per ounce. One methamphetamine addict told authorities her habit started at $10-$25 a day and grew to $250 a day."

Meth is definitely more expensive than cinnamon! And to make matters worse, prices are on the rise while purity is declining.  

"From January through June 2007, the average price per pure gram of all domestic methamphetamine purchases increased 37 per cent, from $141.72 to $194.25, while purity fell 24 per cent, from 57 per cent to 43 per cent."