Market Analysis:
Kush’s reign as the market’s top strain continued in May. Kush has now been the month’s most submitted strain for 15 of the last 17 months. Purps edged out Diesel to take second place in May – its highest finish since September 2011 when it also bested Diesel. Cheese made the top five for the second straight month. However, it traded places with Haze and finished $69 below its previous month’s average. The top five strains (with average price) were: Kush ($374), Purps ($383), Diesel ($375), Haze ($396), and Cheese ($295). 
 
Index Watch: While the Mids Index held steady – and finished close to its year-to-date average – the US Price and Kind indices both experienced drops in May (-$12 and -$19 respectively). However, both indices finished the month very close to their year-to-date averages. 
 
CURRENT US PRICE INDEX: $325 (last month: $337, Year-to-Date: $327)
CURRENT KIND INDEX ($350+ PER OZ): $416 ($435, $414)
CURRENT MIDS INDEX ($150-$349 PER OZ): $280 ($279, $278)
CURRENT SCHWAG INDEX ($1-$149 PER OZ): $95 ($104, $101)
 
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ALABAMA                                   
Montgomery - Grape Ape: $250
 
ALASKA                                   
Kenai Peninsula - A-Train: 250,  Sensi Star: 250, Cheese: 280
 
ARIZONA                                   
Phoenix - Kush: 400
 
CALIFORNIA                       
Los Angeles - Sour Diesel: 325
Sacramento - Cheese: 250                                               
San Jose - Blue Dream: 350
 
COLORADO                                   
Pueblo - Purple Kush: 300, Blue Dream: 300
 
IDAHO                                   
Sandpoint - Lemon Skunk: 200
 
ILLINOIS                                   
Chicago - Purps: 400, Blue Diesel: 320, OG Kush: 450           
 
INDIANA                                   
Indianapolis - Apollo 13: 350, NYC Diesel: 375, God Bud: 350
 
MICHIGAN                                   
Detroit - Granddaddy Urkle: 450, Sour Diesel: 450
St. Clair - OG Kush: 400
 
MINNESOTA                                   
Duluth - Lemon Kush: 300
 
MISSOURI                                   
Pike County - Haze: 550           
 
NEVADA                                   
Las Vegas - Purps: 325, Blue Dream: 275           
 
NEW JERSEY                       
Jersey City - OG Kush: 400           
 
NEW YORK                                   
New York - Chem Dog: 480, Strawberry Cough: 480
 
OHIO                                               
Dayton - Sour Diesel: 450, Schwag: 90
Huber Heights - Trainwreck: 40           
 
OREGON                                   
Eugene - Chocolope: 320, Headband: 280, Super Lemon Haze: 280
 
PENNSYLVANIA                        
Pittsburgh - Kush: 375
 
RHODE ISLAND                       
Providence - Kaia Kush: 300
 
SOUTH DAKOTA                       
Sioux Falls - Golden Goat: 350, Purple Haze: 400, Blueberry: 350
 
TENNESSEE                                   
Nashville - Mexican: 115, White Widow: 700           
 
TEXAS                                   
Corpus Christi - Cheese: 350, Diesel: 350
Tyler - Super Lemon Haze: 425
 
WASHINGTON                       
Spokane - Trainwreck: 200           
 
WISCONSIN                                   
Madison - Blue Cheese: 300, Afghan Kush: 340    
 
International:
                                                                                                          
CANADA                                   
Hamilton - Super Lemon Haze: C$250, Purple Kush: 240
 
ENGLAND                                   
Manchester - OG Kush: £275, Purple Kush:  250
 
SLOVENIA                                   
Ljubljana - Chronic: EU150                                          
                                                                                                          
Quotes:
 
£250 – Purple Kush
Manchester, ENGLAND
“Tastes like sweet sticky candy. Definite couch locker!”
 
$250 – Sensi Star
Kenai Peninsula, ALASKA
“Not my favorite phenotype but great all the same - organic bud with piney/hashy overtones. Indica all the way.”
 
$450 – Sour Diesel
Detroit, MICHIGAN
“One joint in your back pocket will stink up an entire club! Good stuff!”
 
$115 – Mexican
Nashville, TENNESSEE
“Harsh smoking and not very potent but it is great for cooking…”