Pot Prices - January 2012 THMQ

Market Analysis:

Diesel’s reign as the King of Strains lasted only a single month. Kush regained the top pot spot after being dethroned in December - one of only two months last year in which it failed to rank as the most submitted strain - and Diesel fell back to its customary runner’s-up position. White Widow failed to make the cut in January after reaching the top five in December for the first time in nine months; Jack Herer took its place, making its first top five appearance since June 2010. The top five strains (with average price) were Kush ($321), Diesel ($350), Purps ($365), Jack Herer ($317) and Haze ($295).

Index Watch: After hitting a year-low average of $328 in December, the US Price Index kicked off the new year by dropping an additional $12. The Mids Index also fell (by $6), while the Kind Index finished slightly above its previous month’s average. However, both indices finished January below their 2011 averages.

CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $316 (last month: $328; year to date: $316)

CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150­–$349 PER OZ): $258 ($264, $258)

CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1–$149 PER OZ): $122 ($103, $122) 

ARIZONA                                   

Phoenix - Hindu Kush: $300, Chem Dog: $350, Green Crack: $325           

ARKANSAS                                   

Paron - OG Kush: $300           

CALIFORNIA                                   

Lemoore - Master Kush: $220

COLORADO                                   

Colorado Springs - White Russian: $240, Super Lemon Haze: $240, Strawberry Cough: $320

FLORIDA                                   

Pensacola - Durban Poison: $375           

GEORGIA                                   

Athens - Blue Dream: $400, Green Crack: $400           

INDIANA                                   

Bloomington - Northern Lights: $325

Terre Haute - Kushberry: $350           

MICHIGAN                                   

Ann Arbor - Purps: $450

Detroit - Sour Diesel: $450, Granddaddy Urkel: $450, OG Kush: $300

MONTANA                                   

Missoula - Big Buddha Cheese: $200, Northern Lights: $150           

NORTH CAROLINA                       

Conover - Jack Herer: $350

Statesville - Super Lemon Haze: $350, Crimea Blue: $350

OHIO                                               

Mansfield - Blue Dream: $430, Bubba Kush: $400

RHODE ISLAND                       

Providence - Chocolate Chunk: $350, Strawberry Diesel: $380

TENNESSEE                                   

Cookeville - Blue Dream: $350, Maui Wowee: $350

TEXAS                                               

Houston - Jack Herer: $280, Snowcap: $300

WEST VIRGINIA                       

Morgantown - Sour Diesel: $370      

“In Rochester, reggies and mids have basically fallen by the wayside with the sudden influx of people who have med cards and think they’ll grow the best strain. Not talking anyone down, but because of the general level of inexperience, I’ve stuck with one caregiver. He’s bringing Bubblegum and Master Kush to the table; both are very potent and help a lot.”

“Great bud is popping up all over NC. Whoever is growing this locally should be elected to Congress!”

“Smells like cough medicine, has a fruity taste, and leaves you in a deep stone.”

“Master Kush has nice, dense buds covered in sticky trichs. Sweet tasting from the first hit to the last. Perfect combo between head and body, and it seems to last forever... ”