Market Analysis:
Once again, Kush landed in the top pot spot, narrowly edging out Diesel as the month’s most submitted strain. Kush has been the market’s most submitted strain for 13 of the last 15 months. Diesel, Purps, Haze and Blue Dream all made repeat appearances in the top five this month. However, Haze dropped two spots down to fourth, while Diesel and Purps moved up to second and third, respectively. The top five strains (with average price) were Kush ($386), Diesel ($409), Purps ($385), Haze ($400) and Blue Dream ($345).

 
Index Watch: After a sluggish start to 2012, the US Price and Kind indices each experienced notable increases in March, with their average price up $26 and $12, respectively. While the Mids Index finished the month close to its February average at $282 an ounce, it was still $24 over its showing in January. The Schwag Index experienced the only significant drop in price, closing March $26 below its previous month’s average.
 
CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $341 (last month: $315; year to date: $324)
CURRENT KIND INDEX ($350+ PER OZ): $414 ($402, $406)
CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150–$349 PER OZ): $282 ($289, $276)
CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1–$149 PER OZ): $79 ($105, $102)
 
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ARIZONA                                   
Phoenix - Acapulco Gold: $330, Bubblegum: $330           
 
CALIFORNIA                                   
Sacramento - Sour Diesel: $275
San Diego - Purple Bubba Kush: $350
San Jose - Cherry Bomb: $225, Querkle: $250
San Francisco - Headband: $360
 
COLORADO                                   
Denver - AK-47: $350, Kush: $325
Pueblo - Cherry Widow: $325
 
CONNECTICUT                       
New London - Sour Diesel: $400           
 
FLORIDA                                   
Melbourne - Purple Kush: $400
 
HAWAII                                   
Honolulu - Super Silver Haze: $425
Oahu - Lemon Kush: $320, Trainwreck: $320           
 
KENTUCKY                                   
Louisville - Strawberry Cough: $275         
  
MAINE                                               
Portland - White Berry: $400
 
MASSACHUSETTS                       
Boston - Jack Herer: $425           
 
MICHIGAN                                   
Detroit - Super Lemon Haze: $375
Holland - White Rhino: $400
 
MINNESOTA                                   
Minneapolis - Kandy Kush: $400, Super Lemon Haze: $400
 
MONTANA                                   
Missoula - Trainwreck: $250
 
NEVADA                                   
Las Vegas - Chemdog: $400
 
NEW JERSEY                                   
Long Branch - Kush: $420
 
NEW YORK                                   
Buffalo - Blueberry: $320                                                           
New York - Chemdog: $560, Sour Diesel: $500, Strawberry Cough: $470
 
NORTH CAROLINA                       
Raleigh - Bubblegum: $500
 
OHIO                                               
Dayton - Kush: $480
Huber Heights - Sour Diesel: $360, Lemon Drop: $350
 
OREGON                                   
Eagle Creek - C-99: $240
 
PENNSYLVANIA                       
Pittsburgh - Purps: $375
 
TEXAS                                               
Houston - White Widow: $285, Sweet Tooth: $275, Northern Lights: $325, Diesel: $420           
 
VIRGINIA                                   
Martinsville - Blue Dream: $380, Blueberry: $420           
 
WASHINGTON                       
Bellingham - Blue Dream: $280
Seattle - Jack Herer: $300
 
WEST VIRGINIA                       
Morgantown - Cheese: $380,  Grape Ape: $370           
 
WISCONSIN                                   
Madison - Headband: $350, White Widow: $300                       
 
 
INTERNATIONAL:
                                                                                                                
CANADA                                   
Brantford - Blueberry: C$160   
Hamilton - Kush: C$240, Super Lemon Haze: C$275, Regs: C$140                                   
                                                                                                           
QUOTES:
 
Chemdog – $560
New York, NEW YORK
“So stinky - beautiful buds, great high. Pricey, but worth it if you can swing it.”
 
Jack Herer ­– $425
Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
“Grown locally. Some of the best stuff I’ve smoked. I think Jack would be proud.”
 
AK-47 – $350
Denver, COLORADO
“There’s great pot around every corner. The AK is a personal favorite of mine. Love this town!”
 
C-99 – $240
Eagle Creek, OREGON
“Hard to believe how much some people pay for pot. In Oregon, supply definitely exceeds demand - which isn’t easy …. ”