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What does weed cost in California right now? WeedBuddy tracks live menu prices at 151 licensed California dispensaries. Here's the current median for a standard eighth and ounce of flower.
- Median eighth (3.5g): $32.40 (about $9.26 per gram)
- Median ounce of flower (28g): $75
- Cheapest flower ounce right now: $14.49 at The Nugg Hubb, Lake Elsinore
Quick answers — California weed prices
How much is an ounce of weed in California right now?
The median price of a whole-flower ounce (28g) across 151 licensed California dispensaries is $75, based on menus as of November 7, 2026. The cheapest flower ounce listed right now is $14.49 at The Nugg Hubb in Lake Elsinore. Other grades are priced separately — median ounce of smalls & popcorn $60; shake & trim $24.99.
How much is an eighth of weed in California?
$32.40 is the median price of a 3.5g eighth of flower across 15,210 current listings at 151 California dispensaries — about $9.26 per gram, based on menus as of November 7, 2026. The cheapest cities for an eighth are Van Nuys ($11.47), Guadalupe ($18.20), Stanton ($23.99).
Are California cannabis prices going up or down?
The median eighth in California is essentially unchanged from our August 30, 2026 reading of $32.49 (now $32.40). Versus our October 31, 2026 reading it is up about 7% ($30.25 then). We track the trend on eighths rather than ounces because ounce medians swing with promotions and bulk-deal cycles from week to week.
Is weed cheaper in California or Nevada?
An eighth of flower runs $32.40 in California versus $29 in Nevada, so Nevada is about 10% cheaper. A whole-flower ounce is $75 in California and $95 in Nevada. For comparison, Arizona is $27 per eighth.
What is the cheapest dispensary in California?
Measured by the median eighth price across each store's own flower menu (stores with 20+ flower prices), the cheapest California dispensaries right now are SLO CAL Roots - Grover Beach in Grover Beach ($16.20 median eighth); Legendary Organics - Oxnard in Oxnard ($17.50 median eighth); Root One - Guadalupe in Guadalupe ($18.20 median eighth). Prices change daily — compare live menus near you in the app.
Not every ounce is the same product
An ounce of shake and an ounce of whole bud are different things at very different prices, so we price them separately rather than averaging them into one misleading number. Every grade below is what the dispensary itself calls it.
| Grade | Median ounce | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| Whole flower | $75 | 1,419 |
| Smalls & popcorn | $60 | 302 |
| Shake & trim | $24.99 | 282 |
What you actually get for the money in California
Price alone doesn't tell you what's in the jar. We matched live shelf prices to manufacturers' certificates of analysis — real lab tests, not estimates — for 610 California flower eighths across 127 dispensaries. These figures cover that lab-tested subset, so they differ slightly from the whole-market medians above.
| State | Median eighth (lab-tested only) | Median THC | Median total terpenes | Lab-tested eighths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | $38.96 | 26.1% | 1.75% | 610 |
| Maryland | $37.50 | 28.3% | 1.85% | 8,776 |
| Ohio | $35 | 25.1% | 1.71% | 20,734 |
| Arizona | $30 | 25.1% | 1.75% | 5,206 |
| Nevada | $29.56 | 25.9% | 1.74% | 6,160 |
| Michigan | $20 | 27.3% | 1.88% | 24,273 |
Each state is measured on its own listings and compared like for like (one eighth, 3.5g). Lab coverage reflects the dispensary menus that publish full certificates, so it is a large sample rather than a census — states with fewer than 200 lab-matched eighths are not shown. Free to cite with credit to WeedBuddy.
Cheapest cities for flower in California
| City | Median eighth | Listings | Cheapest by category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Nuys | $11.47 | 17 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Guadalupe | $18.20 | 125 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Stanton | $23.99 | 139 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| National City | $25 | 118 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Santee | $25 | 111 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Banning | $25.76 | 361 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Lemon Grove | $26.59 | 138 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
| Adelanto | $26.99 | 85 | Concentrates · Edibles · Pre-Rolls · Vapes |
📥 Get the data — free & open (CC BY 4.0)
The full dataset behind this index is open: monthly state and city flower-price medians as CSV (state_medians.csv, city_medians.csv, ounce_grades.csv). Current snapshot, straight from this site: Download state_medians.csv → · city_medians.csv · ounce_grades.csv
Monthly history (data/YYYY-MM/ folders) and the full archive are mirrored on GitHub.
Cite as: WeedBuddy Cannabis Price Index (November 2026), weedbuddylink.com/price-index/ — CC BY 4.0. Free to use with attribution — journalists & researchers welcome.
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Ounce medians are whole flower; shake, smalls and infused bud are reported separately above. Implausible rows excluded. Data as of 2026-11-07.