Snapshot of cannabis prices across all 50 US states, August 2026, in US dollars per ounce. Crowdsourced street prices cover every state; legal dispensary retail prices cover the 24 states with an operating adult-use market. Washington taxes cannabis harder than anywhere else — 37% excise — and is still the second-cheapest legal state; New York taxes moderately and is the most expensive.
Legal retail view shows the dispensary flower ounce in the 24 adult-use retail states; hatched states have no operating adult-use market. Street view shows the crowdsourced high-quality ounce in all 50 states. Hover any state for the full price card.
Average legal retail flower ounce by market maturity. Every one of the six mature markets sits among the eight cheapest legal states — and prices fall fastest where markets are newest.
Street prices are crowdsourced high-quality ounces; the alternate column is a second independent street source. Retail columns exist only where an adult-use market operates. Virginia's retail figures are indicative — possession is legal but no adult-use retail market operates.
| State | Legal status | Street $/oz | Alt street $/oz | Retail $/oz | $/eighth | Tax | 30-day | Maturity | Sources |
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Two different kinds of price are shown and are never blended: (1) crowdsourced street / informal-market ounce prices, available for all 50 states in high and medium quality; (2) legal dispensary retail flower prices, available only for the 24 states with an operating adult-use market. Street data is crowdsourced and slower-moving; the two independent street sources agree within a few percent on nearly every state, which is why both columns are shown.
Retail prices, tax rates, 30-day trends and maturity labels come from the Cannabis Price Index 2026 snapshot. Per-gram and per-eighth figures are derived from the ounce price (÷28 and ÷8) and are indicative unit prices, not observed menu prices.
Virginia is a caveat: adult-use possession is legal but no adult-use retail market is operating, so its retail figures are indicative only. It is labelled "Adult-use legal, no retail" and excluded from the 24-state retail count. Tax rate strings are as published and are not directly comparable across states — excise vs sales vs potency/THC-based vs a flat $50/oz in Alaska. Prices are US dollars, snapshot as of August 2026; legal status per Wikipedia as of August 2026. This is market analysis, not purchasing advice.
Price snapshot, 50 US states, August 2026, US dollars per ounce unless noted. 50 rows of state-level prices from crowdsourced street sources (two independent sets) and the Cannabis Price Index 2026 retail snapshot; per-gram and per-eighth are derived from the ounce price. Medium-quality street prices, medical retail ounces and concentrate $/g were cut from the table for space; the map excludes DC and the territories. Retail averages cover the 24 operating adult-use markets only.