Pre-Roll Cone Sizes Explained: 109mm, 98mm, 84mm, 70mm

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, who it's for, and what it costs:

All sizes available at the same per-unit pricing. Volume is the primary cost driver, not size. Full pricing breakdown →

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 processor and brand. This is your volume SKU. Order at the highest tier you can justify — 100K minimum, volume pricing scales down from there.

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.

Which 98mm to choose: Pick the 98mm standard (0.75g) when you want a stepping-stone between half-gram and king-size at the same price point. Pick the 98mm slim when you're targeting the $5–$8 impulse tier or building multi-packs — it's lighter, fits more per container, and is the faster-growing format.

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 or in a custom insert tray. 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.

Filter Tip Options

The filter tip affects consumer perception, retail positioning, and per-unit cost. Three main options:

Glass and ceramic tips add per-unit cost but they're the single strongest packaging differentiator for pre-rolls priced above $12. A budtender reaching into a case of 20+ brands will remember the one with the glass tip.

All tip materials are available on custom cone orders. See custom cone options →

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.

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