January 2010 THMQ

Market Analysis:

Kush is back as the month’s most submitted strain. Despite Diesel grabbing the top spot in December (for the first time in 14 months), Kush easily reclaimed its crown at the start of the new year, finishing with nearly twice as many submissions as any other strain. The top five submitted strains (with average price) were Kush ($442), Purps ($445), Diesel ($423), Haze ($424) and Blueberry ($430).

Index Watch: While all indices finished above their previous month’s average, the US Price and Kind indices experienced only a marginal increase (+$6). Additionally, despite this bump, the January 2010 averages for US Price and Kind were identical to their 2009 averages. However, the Mids and Schwag indices finished well above their previous month’s average (+$33 and +$41, respectively), as well as their average price for 2009.

CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1–$149 PER OZ): $101 ($60, $101)

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ARIZONA                       

Phoenix - Bubba Kush: $400, C-4: $350, Purps x Sour Diesel: $350

CALIFORNIA                       

Pismo Beach - OG Kush: $370

CONNECTICUT           

Greenwich - Purple Kush: $450, Chem Dog: $450, Cali Skunk: $400           

FLORIDA                       

Lake County - Blueberry: $450

HAWAII                       

Maui - Chem Dog: $400, Diesel: $370           

KANSAS                       

Beloit - Pineapple Express: $480

MARYLAND                      

Bowie - Granddaddy Purps: $600, Super Silver Haze: $500

MASSACHUSETTS           

Boston - Sour Diesel: $350

Wareham - Jack Herer: $480

MINNESOTA                       

St. Cloud - Juicy Fruit: $340

MONTANA                       

Billings - Sweet Tooth: $300           

NEBRASKA                       

Omaha - Blackberry Kush: $380

Lincoln - LA Confidential: $280

NEW JERSEY                       

Newark - Cali Grape Ape: $500

Trenton - Amnesia Haze: $475, AK-47: $400           

NEW YORK                                   

New York - Afwreck: $400, Blueberry Headband: $460, White Widow: $320

Upstate - OG Kush: $425

Statesville - Super Lemon Haze: $400

Wilson - Mr. Nice: $550

OREGON                                   

Eagle Creek - Super Silver Haze: $320           

SOUTH DAKOTA                       

Rapid City - Maui Bud: $560           

TENNESSEE                                    

Chattanooga - Easy Ryder: $400

Nashville - Sour Diesel: $480

TEXAS                                               

Dallas - Master Kush: $400

UTAH                                               

Salt Lake City - White Shark: $320, Trainwreck: $320

VIRGINIA                                   

Fredericksburg - Granddaddy Purps: $520, Sour Diesel: $480

Richmond - Kush: $400

WASHINGTON                       

Vancouver - Green Ice: $200           

WISCONSIN                                   

Appleton - Sour Diesel: $375

WYOMING                                   

Cheyenne - Strawberry Cough: $450, Snowcap: $400

INTERNATIONAL: 

CANADA                                   

Edmonton - White Widow: C$300

Wainwright - Purple Kush: C$250           

Whitby - Jack Herer: C$220                                                                                                                       

“Been getting killer Bubba Kush and Granddaddy Purps in Phoenix. Pretty sure this bud is coming straight from California. The Bubba is very strong—literally as soon as I open the jar, my house reeks of Kush!”

“Golden buds with some hints of dark green. Pungent smell with very strong, almost narcotic high. Slightly hashy flavor with some hints of sweetness. Best used as a nighttime smoke because of the intense couch-lock high that this strain produces.”

“Light green buds ravished in a whirlpool of purple, leaving you with a sweet, candy-like taste.”

“No regrets! Large thumb-sized nugs, frosted nicely. Smells like grape jelly when ground up and tastes the same.”

“Ridiculously expensive but rank-ass stuff. Some of the best bud I’ve ever had. One of a kind for sure.”