Cannabis Price Index – Mar 30: Index Nears Baseline as Catalogue Expands
The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index rose to 98.9, placing prices just 1.1% below baseline as catalogue expansion added 2,658 tracked SKUs.
The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index tracked 33,292 online cannabis products this week, with the market average settling at $54.75 per product and average discounting at 3%. Prices remain 1.1% below the December 2025 baseline. The index rose 2.85 points to 98.9, its highest reading since tracking began, driven in part by catalogue expansion that added 2,658 SKUs across multiple categories.
This Week at a Glance
Only ~2–4% of products are discounted weekly, but discounts average 30–55% depth. This creates a consistent 1–3% market-wide effective discount — a structural feature of online cannabis retail, not a promotional anomaly.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Avg Effective Price | $54.75 |
| Avg Discount | 3% |
| Products Tracked | 33,292 |
| Index Value | 98.9 |
14-Week Index Trend
Week-to-week index volatility reflects catalogue expansion and SKU composition changes rather than underlying price shocks. The upward trend from the March low of 94.90 has been sustained across four consecutive weeks.
| Week | Avg Price | Index |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-08 | $55.36 | 100.0 |
| 2025-12-22 | $53.47 | 96.58 |
| 2025-12-29 | $52.38 | 94.62 |
| 2026-01-05 | $52.41 | 94.68 |
| 2026-01-19 | $53.40 | 96.47 |
| 2026-01-26 | $53.48 | 96.61 |
| 2026-02-02 | $53.48 | 96.62 |
| 2026-02-09 | $53.47 | 96.58 |
| 2026-02-16 | $52.78 | 95.35 |
| 2026-02-23 | $52.57 | 94.97 |
| 2026-03-02 | $52.53 | 94.90 |
| 2026-03-09 | $53.58 | 96.79 |
| 2026-03-16 | $53.20 | 96.10 |
| 2026-03-23 | $53.17 | 96.05 |
| 2026-03-30 | $54.75 | 98.90 |
Quote-Ready Insights
“The CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index rose to 98.9 this week, tracking 33,292 products across 54 merchants — the closest the index has come to its December 2025 baseline since tracking began.”
“This week’s catalogue update event expanded CBD and THC subcategory granularity, breaking out six CBD and six THC subcategories for the first time. Week-on-week comparisons for these subcategories will begin next week once two consecutive weeks under the new mapping are available.”
“Average discounting held steady at 3% across the index. THC Edibles led subcategory discounting at 13.8% effective average discount, followed by CBD For Pets at 12.0%.”
CBD & THC Market Snapshot
| Segment | Avg Price | Avg Discount | SKUs | WoW Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | $54.75 | 3.0% | 33,292 | +$1.58 (+3.0%) |
| CBD | $52.93 | 7.0% | 1,516 | +$3.78 (+7.7%)* |
| THC | $35.38 | 8.0% | 5,984 | +$1.14 (+3.3%)* |
| Headshop | $60.09 | 1.0% | 17,323 | +$1.68 (+2.9%) |
| Grow | $58.39 | 0.0% | 1,611 | +$9.62 (+19.7%)* |
| Vaporizers | $67.53 | 0.0% | 3,820 | +$0.97 (+1.5%) |
| Mushrooms | $59.17 | 6.0% | 216 | +$11.92 (+25.2%)* |
* Segment-level WoW affected by catalogue update event (SKU composition changed). Interpret with caution.
CBD: CBD Oil remains the price anchor at $70.23, while CBD Edibles and CBD For Pets lead discounting. THC: Flower drives price volatility with mixed weight sizes across 753 SKUs. Headshop: Hardware pricing remained stable outside of catalogue rebalancing events.
CBD Subcategories
| Subcategory | Avg Price | Avg Discount | SKUs | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBD Oil | $70.23 | 2.9% | 411 | — |
| CBD Vape | $64.47 | 0.4% | 163 | — |
| CBD Creams | $57.62 | 5.0% | 156 | — |
| CBD Edibles | $42.22 | 11.6% | 584 | — |
| CBD Capsules | $40.86 | 11.2% | 70 (low sample, interpret with caution) | — |
| CBD For Pets | $33.03 | 12.0% | 132 | — |
— Newly broken out subcategory. WoW comparison begins next week.
THC Subcategories
| Subcategory | Avg Price | Avg Discount | SKUs | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THC Flower† | $58.72 | 8.5% | 753 | — |
| THC Oil | $53.19 | 4.6% | 69 (low sample, interpret with caution) | — |
| THC Vape | $36.10 | 5.5% | 2,920 | — |
| THC Edibles | $30.69 | 13.8% | 1,255 | — |
| THC Pre-Rolls | $20.23 | 6.4% | 971 | — |
| THC Capsules | $14.38 | 3.1% | 16 (low sample, interpret with caution) | — |
— Newly broken out subcategory. WoW comparison begins next week.
† THC Flower includes mixed weight sizes (1g, 3.5g, 7g, 14g+). Average price reflects all weights; per-gram normalisation not applied.
Headshop Subcategories
| Subcategory | Avg Price | Avg Discount | SKUs | WoW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bongs & Water Pipes | $87.99 | 1.4% | 6,090 | +$4.45 (+5.3%) |
| Dab Rigs | $84.74 | 0.9% | 2,034 | -$3.12 (-3.6%) |
| Grinders | $36.99 | 0.5% | 1,813 | * |
| Trays & Storage | $34.41 | 0.9% | 4,279 | -$0.12 (-0.3%) |
| Rolling Papers | $33.66 | 0.0% | 236 | * |
| Cleaning & Maintenance | $29.84 | 0.8% | 328 | -$0.19 (-0.6%) |
* Catalogue update event — SKU composition changed significantly (Grinders: 50 → 1,813; Rolling Papers: 1,473 → 236). WoW price movement reflects composition change, not market signal.
Price Distribution
| Tier | This Week | Prior Week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget (<$25) | 43.5% | 44.3% | -0.8pp |
| Mid ($25–$75) | 36.4% | 36.2% | +0.2pp |
| Premium ($75+) | 20.1% | 19.5% | +0.6pp |
Most products cluster below $50, confirming long-tail affordability across the online cannabis market. The slight shift toward Premium (+0.6pp) reflects catalogue expansion in higher-priced Headshop and Grow subcategories.
Average Price by Subcategory
Average Discount by Subcategory
What to Watch
- Catalogue expansion vs price compression: The index at 98.9 is within striking distance of baseline. Whether it crosses 100 next week will clarify if the upward trend is organic or composition-driven.
- Discount participation rate: Only 2–4% of products carry active discounts, but at 30–55% depth. Any shift in participation rate will move the effective discount faster than depth changes.
- THC Flower volatility: Mixed weight sizes (1g–14g+) make this the most composition-sensitive subcategory. Next week establishes the first WoW baseline for all 12 newly broken out CBD/THC subcategories.
How to Cite This Index
CannabisDealsUS Cannabis Price Index — a weekly structured dataset tracking online cannabis retail pricing across 30,000+ products from 200+ verified U.S. merchants and brands. Archived on Zenodo with a persistent DOI for reproducible research and policy citation.
Zenodo DOI (all versions):
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18351089
This concept DOI always resolves to the latest weekly release.
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
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Published by Theo Valmis, Founder, CannabisDealsUS.
Last Updated on April 8, 2026 by Theo Valmis