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cpi 2026 08 17 trend

Cannabis Price Index, Aug 17: Scales Climbs 19.1%

The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index tracked 44,603 online cannabis products this week, with the market average settling at $57.46 per product and average discounting at 2.4%. Prices remain 3.79% below the December 2025 baseline. The composite index eased 0.13 points week-on-week to 103.79. Scales rose 19.1% week-on-week to $18.16.

This Week at a Glance

$57.462.4%44,603103.79
Average Effective PriceAverage DiscountProducts TrackedIndex Value

14-Week Index Trend

Line chart showing CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index over 34 weeks ending Aug 17, 2026, current value 103.79. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index, 34-week series through Aug 17, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
WeekIndex (Base = 100)Avg Price
Dec 8104.62$57.91
Dec 29100.64$55.71
Jan 5104.17$57.67
Jan 1996.47$53.40
Jan 26105.99$58.68
Feb 296.62$53.48
Feb 956.59$31.33
Feb 1660.30$33.38
Feb 2377.24$42.76
Mar 275.59$41.84
Mar 984.67$46.87
Mar 1684.18$46.60
Mar 2398.87$54.73
Mar 30101.79$56.35
Apr 6103.25$57.16
Apr 13105.23$58.25
Apr 20105.29$58.29
Apr 27110.72$61.29
May 4105.67$58.50
May 11105.82$58.58
May 18109.08$60.39
May 25109.11$60.40
Jun 1109.13$60.41
Jun 8109.26$60.48
Jun 15103.90$57.51
Jun 22103.87$57.50
Jun 29103.87$57.50
Jul 6103.73$57.42
Jul 13103.71$57.41
Jul 20103.68$57.39
Jul 27104.99$58.12
Aug 3103.92$57.53
Aug 10103.92$57.53
Aug 17103.79$57.46

Since the Dec 8 baseline of 100.00, the index has traded in a range of 56.59 to 110.72 across 33 post-baseline readings. The current reading of 103.79 sits 6.93 points below the series high of 110.72. Market-wide effective prices remain 3.79% below the baseline average of $55.36.

Quote-Ready Insights

“The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index eased 0.13 points week-on-week to 103.79 for the week of Aug 17, with the market average at $57.46 across 44,603 tracked products.”

“Scales rose 19.1% week-on-week to $18.16, across 70 tracked products.”

“Consumables remain the most discounted segment, with deeper cuts in edibles and vapes than in hardware categories.”

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Market Insights

CBD Pricing

CBD Oil averages $75.93–$83.93 per product. CBD For Pets and CBD Capsules carry the heaviest promotions (15% avg discount rate). Limited WoW variance since baseline.

THC Pricing

26.9% of THC Capsules carry active discounts. THC Capsules lowest at $16.38 avg. THC Vape tracks 2,966 SKUs at $34.48 avg.

Discount Patterns

Discount rate: 7.1% of SKUs carry active promotions. Depth averages ~34% on discounted SKUs. THC Capsules heaviest discounted. THC Flower lightest.

Market Signals

Composite index holds 56.59–110.72 range over 33 weeks. Equilibrium ~4% above Dec 2025. Promotional activity contracting.

CBD & THC Market Snapshot

SegmentAvg PriceWoWAvg DiscountSKUs Tracked
Overall$57.46-0.1%2.4%44,603
CBD$55.04+3.3%5.8%3,875
THC$35.68+0.3%9.3%6,195
Other$60.91-0.9%0.8%38,054

CBD Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
CBD Oil$79.93+0.7%9.0%616
CBD Vape$67.18+0.9%2.5%287
CBD Creams$47.39+0.4%11.1%263
CBD Edibles$45.60+3.4%4.2%2,186
CBD Capsules$43.08-0.4%13.6%131
CBD For Pets$29.470%14.9%139

THC Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
THC Oil$92.07+0.7%18.8%103
THC Flower$85.48+2.6%1.1%477
THC Edibles$35.32+0.1%16.2%1,620
THC Vape$34.48-0.0%7.4%2,966
THC Pre-Rolls$19.35+2.3%7.0%1,016
THC Capsules$16.38+0.0%26.9%51

Headshop & Other Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
Grow$82.35+0.5%0%1,486
Bongs & Water Pipes$70.01-0.4%0.7%14,464
Lighters$65.63-5.5%0%17 (low sample, interpret with caution)
Dab Rigs$64.31-1.1%0.6%6,062
Vaporizers$63.76-0.0%1.3%4,120
Trays & Storage$37.86-0.1%0.5%4,335
Grinders$37.52-0.3%0.4%2,371
Rolling Papers$33.99-7.4%1.2%939
Incense$32.430%0%309
Bongs & Water Pipes$30.34-4.0%2.0%253
Cleaning & Maintenance$30.12-4.4%0.2%322
Scales$18.16+19.1%1.4%70

— = Newly broken out subcategory; no prior-week comparison available. * = Catalogue update event; WoW not comparable.

Price Distribution

Donut chart showing cannabis product price distribution for Aug 17, 2026: 35.9% budget, 34.0% mid, 30.1% premium. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Price distribution across 48,124 tracked cannabis products, week of Aug 17, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Price TierRangeShare of MarketSKUs
BudgetUnder $2535.9%17,282
Mid-Range$25–$7534.0%16,370
PremiumOver $7518.2%8,773

Average Price by Subcategory

Horizontal bar chart showing average cannabis product price by subcategory for Aug 17, 2026. THC Oil highest at $92.07, THC Capsules lowest at $16.38. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Average product price by subcategory, week of Aug 17, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.

Average Discount by Subcategory

Horizontal bar chart showing average discount by cannabis subcategory for Aug 17, 2026. THC Capsules deepest at 26.9%. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Average discount by subcategory, week of Aug 17, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.

What to Watch

  • Scales rose 19.1% to $18.16 across 70 tracked products.
  • Rolling Papers declined 7.4% to $33.99 across 939 tracked products.
  • Cleaning & Maintenance declined 4.4% to $30.12 across 322 tracked products.

How to Cite This Index

CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index — a weekly dataset tracking online cannabis retail pricing across 30,000+ products from 200+ verified U.S. merchants and brands.

Dataset (all versions):

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18351089

License: CC BY-NC 4.0


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Published by Theo Valmis, Founder, CannabisDealsUS.

Last Updated on August 17, 2026 by Theo Valmis

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