Green’s Dictionary of Slang

elbow n.2

[? play on lb, the abbr. for the unit of measurement pound]

(Aus./US black/drugs) one pound weight of marijuana.

[Aus]R.G. Barratt ‘Law is a Dope’ in What Do You Reckon (1997) [ebook] He got busted in Japan with half an elbow.
South Park Mexican ‘Child of the Ghetto’ 🎵 Know how to slang me an elbow.
[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 65/1: elbow n. a pound of marijuana.
Twista ‘Hustla’ 🎵 Used to be able to get the elbow for the six.