August 2008 THMQ

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Market Analysis:

After experiencing a price drop over consecutive months, Kush’s average price rebounded significantly in August (up $70 from July) and the strain remains the top pot after beating out Purps and Haze in total submissions for the month. Both the US Price and Kind indices came in well above their July and year-to-date averages, while Mids fell in both categories and Schwag essentially held. The top 5 submitted strains (with average price) were: Kush ($466), Purps ($497), Haze ($454), Diesel ($394) and Blueberry ($289). 

CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $393 (last month: $359, YTD: $373)

CURRENT KIND INDEX ($350+ PER OZ): $467 ($418, $447)

CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150-$349 PER OZ): $256 ($279, $271)

CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1-$149 PER OZ): $94 ($100, $89)    

ALABAMA                                    

Tuscaloosa - Cotton Candy: $560           

ARKANSAS                                    

Rogers - Kind: $450

CALIFORNIA                       

Orange County - Purple Kush: $300           

San Diego - Sensi Star: $270

San Francisco - Diesel: $200

COLORADO                                   

Glenwood Springs - Northern Lights: $400   

CONNECTICUT                        

Windsor Locks - Strawberry Haze: $400           

FLORIDA                                   

Tallahassee - Purple Haze: $750

INDIANA                                    

Fort Wayne - Diesel x Kush: $450         

ILLINOIS                                   

Benton - God Bud: $700

Chicago - Sour Diesel: $375

MASSACHUSETTS             

Amherst - White Widow: $390

Boston - Island Sweet Skunk: $600

Nantucket - Mr. Clean: $520

MICHIGAN                                   

Ann Arbor - Purps: $350

MINNESOTA                                   

Hopkins - Sweet Tooth: $350          

MISSOURI                                    

Kansas City - OG Kush: $550, Purple Haze: $450

MONTANA                                   

Billings - Strawberry Haze: $300

NEVADA                                   

Las Vegas - Cotton Candy OG: $400   

NEW YORK                                   

Albany - Purple Urkle: $450

Queens Village - Sensi Star: $420

New York - White Widow: $500

NORTH CAROLINA                    

Forest City - White Rhino: $400

OHIO                                               

Dayton - White Russian: $400

OKLAHOMA                                   

Oklahoma City - White Rhino: $300

PENNSYLVANIA                        

Kutztown - Blueberry Diesel: $300

Pottstown - Jack Herer: $480

SOUTH DAKOTA                       

Mitchell - Mexican Schwag: $100      

TENNESSEE                                    

Middle - Dixie Kush: $400

TEXAS                                   

Dallas - Da Purps: $550

WASHINGTON                       

Richland - Organic Skunk #1: $155           

Seattle - Arjan’s Haze #1: $375     

Edmonton - OG Kush: $240            

Milton - Great White Shark: $210           

SPAIN                                               

Barcelona - MK-Ultra: 222Eu    

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