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How Tide Detergent Became a Drug Currency

Today’s lesson in economics.

Tide bottles have become ad hoc street currency, with a 150-ounce bottle going for either $5 cash or $10 worth of weed or crack cocaine. On certain corners, the detergent has earned a new nickname: “Liquid gold.”

  • How Tide Detergent Became a Drug Currency — New York Magazine
Author Dan StudnickyPosted on May 19, 2013Categories LinksTags drugs, economics

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