Market Analysis:
Diesel failed to make the top five most submitted strains for the first time since February 2008. This remarkable 41-month streak is equaled (and surpassed) only by Kush, which once again took the top pot spot for the month. Blueberry was the third-most-submitted strain, and Cheese reached the top five again after a four-month hiatus. The top five submitted strains (with average price) were Kush ($350), Purps ($396), Blueberry ($324), Haze ($325) and Cheese ($267).
 
Index Watch: Though the US Price Index dropped $17 from last month (and finished $18 off its year-to-date average), Kind held its ground and Mids closed August within $2 of its previous month’s average. Only the Schwag Index finished strong – but at $92 per ounce, it is currently $11 below its YTD average.
 
CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $330 (last month: $347; year to date: $348)
CURRENT KIND INDEX ($350+ PER OZ): $403 ($403, $415)
CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150­–$349 PER OZ): $275 ($277, $271)
CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1–$149 PER OZ): $92 ($83, $103)
 
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ALABAMA                                   
Tuscaloosa - Blue Dream: $550           
 
ARKANSAS                                   
Paron - Grinspoon: $450    
       
CALIFORNIA                                   
Los Angeles - OG Kush: $450
Sacramento - Grape Ape: $275, Cheese: $250
San Diego - Headband: $250
San Francisco - Bubba Kush: $250
San Jose - Super Lemon Haze: $275           
 
COLORADO                                   
Denver - Cheese: $300,  Blueberry: $275, Kush: $325           
 
CONNECTICUT                       
Hartford - Blue Dream: $420
 
FLORIDA                                   
Tampa Bay - AK-47: $475
 
GEORGIA                                   
Atlanta - Sour Diesel: $325, Purps: $350
 
HAWAII                                    
Big Island - Trainwreck: $400, Alaskan Thunderfuck: $250
Maui - OG Kush: $300, Organic G-13: $375
Kauai - Chemdog: $400           
 
IDAHO                                   
Boise - Blue Widow: $275           
 
ILLINOIS                                   
Chicago - G-13: $400           
 
MARYLAND                                   
Baltimore - Silver Haze: $350
 
MASSACHUSETTS                       
Boston - Granddaddy Purps: $380
 
MICHIGAN                                   
Traverse City - Sour Bubble: $375
 
MISSOURI                                   
St. Louis - LA Confidential: $300           
 
MONTANA                                   
Billings - Blueberry: $250           
 
NEVADA                                   
Las Vegas - Chemdog: $400           
 
NEW JERSEY                                   
Deptford - Granddaddy Purps: $375, White Widow: $400
 
NEW YORK                                   
New York - Strawberry Cough: $480
Tarrytown - Pineapple Express: $400, Sour Diesel: $380
 
NORTH CAROLINA                       
Morehead City - Juicy Fruit: $400           
 
OHIO                                               
Cincinnati - Death Star: $375           
 
OREGON                                   
Salem - UK Cheese: $250
 
PENNSYLVANIA                        
Philadelphia - Blueberry: $350, Granddaddy Purps: $425, Flo: $375           
 
TENNESSEE                                    
Memphis - OG Kush: $400, Granddaddy Purps: $450, Purple Kush: $375
 
TEXAS                                               
Dallas - Mids: $300           
 
VIRGINIA                                   
Rockingham County - Strawberry Cough: $380           
 
WASHINGTON                       
Vancouver - Super Skunk: $240, AK-48: $260 
 
INTERNATIONAL:

                                                                                                                                   
AUSTRALIA                                   
Melbourne - Hydro: AU$260
 
CANADA                                   
Montreal - Purple Kush: C$210
Ottawa - Wappa: C$180
Toronto - Regs: C$120
 
QUOTES:
 
Sour Bubble – $375
Traverse City, MICHIGAN
“Great strain with both parents coming through in taste and smell! It’s a terrific hybrid that doesn’t knock you down but gives you a powerful ‘up’ high with a nice, comfortable body stone at the same time.”
 
Death Star – $375
Cincinnati, OHIO
“High Cincinnati prices due to high demand!”
 
Hydro – AU$260
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
“Various strains of dank indoor weed with varying potency.”