The Four Standard Sizes
Pre-roll cone sizes aren't arbitrary — they're engineered to hold specific amounts of flower and fit specific packaging formats. Every cone-filling machine on the market is built around four standard sizes. If you order a non-standard size, you'll need custom machine trays, which adds cost and complexity.
Stick with the standards unless you have a specific brand reason to go custom. Here's what each size holds and who it's for:
109mm King Size — The Market Standard
The 109mm cone holds approximately 1 gram of ground flower (depending on grind consistency and moisture content). It's the single most popular pre-roll format in every legal market. If you're only going to stock one cone size, this is it.
Retail price tier: $8–$15 for singles. The 1-gram pre-roll is the workhorse of dispensary shelves — it's the format consumers reach for when they know what they want.
Packaging match: 116mm pop-top tubes are the standard housing. The 116mm tube gives the 109mm cone room to sit without being crushed. Glass tubes in 115mm serve the premium tier.
Filter tip: Standard 26mm filter. This is what fits every common cone-filling machine without modification. Custom filter lengths (21mm or 30mm) are available but require machine tray adjustments.
Who orders this: Every dispensary and processor. This is your volume SKU. Order at the highest tier you can justify — 250K minimum, 500K for best pricing.
98mm Standard / Reefer — The Impulse Buy
The 98mm cone is the fastest-growing format in pre-rolls. Two variants exist: the standard 98mm (same diameter as the 109mm, holds 0.75g) and the 98mm reefer/slim (narrower, holds 0.5g). The slim is more popular for dispensary sales because it hits the half-gram sweet spot.
Retail price tier: $5–$10. This is the impulse price — consumers add a half-gram pre-roll to an existing purchase without thinking twice. It's the checkout-line candy bar of cannabis.
Packaging match: 98mm pop-top tubes for the value tier. 95mm glass tubes for premium. Some operators skip tubes entirely and sell 98mm cones in multi-pack jars — three half-grams in a PET jar with CR lid at the $18–$25 retail tier.
Who orders this: Operators expanding beyond the king-size format. If you're only selling 109mm pre-rolls, you're missing the half-gram impulse market — which is growing faster than any other pre-roll segment.
84mm Half-Gram — The Short Format
The 84mm cone is a shorter, wider alternative to the 98mm slim for half-gram pre-rolls. It holds approximately 0.5g and has a different hand feel — shorter and stubbier than the slim 98mm.
Retail price tier: $5–$8. Same as the 98mm slim, but the shorter format is preferred by operators packaging multi-packs where the shorter cone fits better in boxes and tins.
Packaging match: 90mm pop-top tubes. Multi-pack boxes, tins, and slider packs are the primary packaging for 84mm cones — they're rarely sold as tube-packaged singles. The 84mm length fits cleanly in 5-pack slider boxes and flip-top tins.
Who orders this: Operators focused on multi-pack formats. If your pre-roll strategy is singles in tubes, stick with 98mm. If you're building 3-packs and 5-packs, 84mm is the format to evaluate.
70mm Dogwalker / Mini — The Sampler
The 70mm cone holds approximately 0.3g — enough for a quick session. The name "dogwalker" comes from the idea that it lasts about as long as a walk around the block.
Retail price tier: $3–$6 as singles, $15–$25 for multi-packs of 5+. Almost never sold as individual tube-packaged singles — the economics don't work at that price point. This is a multi-pack format.
Packaging match: PET jars or boxes holding 5–10 minis. The individual cones don't get their own tube — they sit loose in the container. This is important for production planning: you need CR containers but not individual CR tubes.
Who orders this: Operators targeting the sampler/variety-pack market. A 5-strain variety pack of minis at $25 is a high-margin SKU that drives trial of new strains. Tourism-market operators (Las Vegas, Traverse City) report strong demand for minis.
Matching Cone Size to Tube Size
Every cone size has a corresponding tube size. Ordering the wrong tube for your cone is a surprisingly common mistake — and 100K wrong-sized tubes is an expensive error.
109mm cone → 116mm tube. The extra 7mm gives room for the twist or fold at the top.
98mm cone → 98mm or 100mm tube. Tight fit with a pop-top cap. Some operators prefer 100mm for a slightly looser fit.
84mm cone → 90mm tube. Same principle — 6mm headroom.
70mm cone → 78mm tube or multi-pack container. Most operators skip individual tubes for minis.
Not sure which combination works for your production line? We can send samples of any cone + tube combination so you can test fit before committing to a production order.
