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cpi 2026 08 31 trend

Cannabis Price Index, Aug 31: THC Flower Climbs 4.2%

The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index tracked 44,622 online cannabis products this week, with the market average settling at $57.42 per product and average discounting at 2.5%. Prices remain 3.73% below the December 2025 baseline. The composite index eased 0.08 points week-on-week to 103.73. THC Flower rose 4.2% week-on-week to $90.52.

This Week at a Glance

$57.422.5%44,622103.73
Average Effective PriceAverage DiscountProducts TrackedIndex Value

14-Week Index Trend

Line chart showing CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index over 36 weeks ending Aug 31, 2026, current value 103.73. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index, 36-week series through Aug 31, 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
Aug 24103.82$57.47
Aug 31103.73$57.42

Since the Dec 8 baseline of 100.00, the index has traded in a range of 56.59 to 110.72 across 35 post-baseline readings. The current reading of 103.73 sits 6.99 points below the series high of 110.72. Market-wide effective prices remain 3.73% below the baseline average of $55.36.

Quote-Ready Insights

“The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index eased 0.08 points week-on-week to 103.73 for the week of Aug 31, with the market average at $57.42 across 44,622 tracked products.”

“THC Flower rose 4.2% week-on-week to $90.52, across 440 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 $75.67–$83.63 per product. CBD For Pets and CBD Capsules carry the heaviest promotions (16% avg discount rate). Limited WoW variance since baseline.

THC Pricing

27.6% of THC Capsules carry active discounts. THC Capsules lowest at $16.33 avg. THC Vape tracks 2,941 SKUs at $34.34 avg.

Discount Patterns

Discount rate: 7.2% of SKUs carry active promotions. Depth averages ~35% on discounted SKUs. THC Capsules heaviest discounted. THC Flower lightest.

Market Signals

Composite index holds 56.59–110.72 range over 35 weeks. Equilibrium ~4% above Dec 2025. Promotional activity contracting.

CBD & THC Market Snapshot

SegmentAvg PriceWoWAvg DiscountSKUs Tracked
Overall$57.42-0.1%2.5%44,622
CBD$54.44-0.8%5.8%4,055
THC$35.51-0.6%10.2%6,128
Other$60.940%0.8%37,943

CBD Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
CBD Oil$79.65-0.2%9.1%615
CBD Vape$67.08+0.4%2.5%287
CBD Creams$47.12-0.6%11.5%263
CBD Edibles$45.59-0.4%4.1%2,365
CBD Capsules$42.38-1.6%14.7%131
CBD For Pets$28.90-2.3%16.2%139

THC Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
THC Oil$91.91-0.2%19.6%102
THC Flower$90.52+4.2%1.4%440
THC Edibles$34.95-0.7%17.7%1,619
THC Vape$34.34-0.5%7.7%2,941
THC Pre-Rolls$19.17-2.0%8.3%1,011
THC Capsules$16.33-0.3%27.6%51

Headshop & Other Subcategories

CategoryAvg PriceWoW Price ChangeAvg DiscountSKUs
Grow$82.49+0.1%0%1,482
Bongs & Water Pipes$69.98-0.0%0.7%14,507
Lighters$65.63-0.0%0%17 (low sample, interpret with caution)
Dab Rigs$64.18-0.1%0.6%6,024
Vaporizers$63.76+0.1%1.4%4,117
Trays & Storage$37.85-0.1%0.5%4,262
Grinders$37.530%0.4%2,372
Rolling Papers$33.62-0.7%1.2%952
Incense$32.430%0%309
Cleaning & Maintenance$30.43+0.5%0.1%317
Bongs & Water Pipes$30.26+1.4%1.5%229
Scales$18.16+0.0%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 31, 2026: 36.0% budget, 34.0% mid, 30.1% premium. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Price distribution across 48,126 tracked cannabis products, week of Aug 31, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Price TierRangeShare of MarketSKUs
BudgetUnder $2536.0%17,308
Mid-Range$25–$7534.0%16,356
PremiumOver $7518.2%8,763

Average Price by Subcategory

Horizontal bar chart showing average cannabis product price by subcategory for Aug 31, 2026. THC Oil highest at $91.91, THC Capsules lowest at $16.33. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Average product price by subcategory, week of Aug 31, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.

Average Discount by Subcategory

Horizontal bar chart showing average discount by cannabis subcategory for Aug 31, 2026. THC Capsules deepest at 27.6%. CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.
Average discount by subcategory, week of Aug 31, 2026. Source: CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index.

What to Watch

  • THC Flower rose 4.2% to $90.52 across 440 tracked products.
  • CBD For Pets declined 2.3% to $28.90 across 139 tracked products.
  • THC Pre-Rolls declined 2.0% to $19.17 across 1,011 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 31, 2026 by Theo Valmis

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