Cannabis Price Index, September 2026: National Median Eighth $29

The Ganja.com Cannabis Price Index for September 2026 is out. Across 26 major U.S. markets, the median price of an eighth of cannabis is about $29. That is down $3 from August, a change of 9%.

The cheapest markets this month are Detroit, MI ($20), Albuquerque, NM ($17), Oklahoma City, OK ($13). The most expensive are Anchorage, AK ($40), Chicago, IL ($45), Minneapolis, MN ($50). The full breakdown by city and product, including gram, ounce, vape, concentrate, and edible prices, is published free at ganja.com/cannabis-prices.

Every figure is the median of a sample of public dispensary menu prices, pre-tax, refreshed monthly with sample sizes shown. The full dataset is openly licensed and free to cite: JSON and CSV under CC-BY-4.0.

“Nobody was publishing an honest, current answer to what cannabis actually costs, so we did,” said a Ganja.com spokesperson. “It is free, it shows its math, and anyone can cite it.”