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Cannabis
Global
Price
Index
We collect data on weed prices from 140 cities worldwide and rank them from least costly to most expensive for both illegal and legal weed.
METHODOLOGY
CITIES SELECTION
We examined the top and bottom cannabis-consuming nations to choose the study cities. Then, we looked at countries where marijuana is partially or fully legal, as well as those where it is not, and chose the final list of 140 cities to give the best comparison of the global price of cannabis.
PRICE PER GRAM (US$)
Crowdsourced city-level polls adjusted to the PriceOfWeed dashboard and UNODC World Drug Report 2022
CONSUMPTION IN TONS
Cannabis consumption figures were collected from WHO for countries around the world.
US PRICE TRAJECTORY
We draw the figure of the US price trajectory into the future by using SARIMA; the historical price was collected from UNODC.
KEY FINDINGS
$33.8
per
gram
gram
Tokyo has the most expensive cannabis at $33.8 per gram, while Montreal has the cheapest at $5.9.
$7
per
gram
gram
At $7 per gram, Portland has the cheapest cannabis in the United States.
62.3
metric
tons
tons
New York is the world's largest cannabis- consuming city, with 62.3 metric tons per year.
$6
per
gram
gram
At $6 per gram, Bangalore, India has the cheapest illegal cannabis.
11.13%
Legalizing cannabis is more likely to cause a price decline in the market, with prices falling by 11.13% on average.
30%
Countries with strong cannabis consumption rates are 30% more likely to have low gram prices.
$5.61
The price of cannabis per gram in the United States might fall to $5.61 in 2030.
The Most & Least Expensive Cities for Cannabis
TOP 10 MOST / LEAST EXPENSIVE CITIES FOR CANNABIS
PRICE PER GRAM (US$)
TOP 10 MOST EXPENSIVE
CITIES FOR CANNABIS
 |
COUNTRY | CITY | LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Japan | Illegal | $33.8 |
| 2 | Dublin | Ireland | Illegal | $22.5 |
| 3 | Tallinn | Estonia | Legal | $22.1 |
| 4 | Rishon Letsiyon | Israel | Legal | $21.0 |
| 5 | Stavanger | Norway | Illegal | $20.8 |
| 6 | Oslo | Norway | Illegal | $20.1 |
| 7 | Moscow | Russian | Illegal | $20.0 |
| 8 | Helsinki | Finland | Illegal | $19.7 |
| 9 | District of Columbia |
United States | Legal | $19.1 |
| 10 | Washington | United States | Legal | $18.2 |
TOP 10 LEAST EXPENSIVE
CITIES FOR CANNABIS
|
COUNTRY | CITY | LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal | Canada | Legal | $5.9 |
| 2 | Bangalore | India | Illegal | $6.0 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | Canada | Legal | $6.2 |
| 4 | Kabul | Afghanistan | Illegal | $6.3 |
| 5 | Vancouver | Canada | Legal | $6.3 |
| 6 | Charlottetown | Canada | Legal | $6.4 |
| 7 | Sao Paulo | Brazil | Illegal | $6.6 |
| 8 | Madrid | Spain | Illegal | $6.8 |
| 9 | Portland | United States | Legal | $7.0 |
| 10 | Annapolis | Canada | Legal | $7.1 |
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The Most and Least Expensive Cities for Cannabis in the United States
THE MOST / LEAST
EXPENSIVE CITIES
FOR CANNABIS IN THE US
- Legal
- Partial
- Illegal
#1
City WASHINGTON
Price per gram ($) $19.1
 |
CITY | LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | Legal | $19.1 |
| 2 | Seattle | Legal | $18.2 |
| 3 | Killdeer | Partial | $12.5 |
| 4 | New York | Legal | $12.5 |
| 5 | Kyle | Partial | $12.1 |
| 6 | Waterloo | Partial | $11.8 |
| 7 | Fredericksburg | Legal | $11.5 |
| 8 | Chicago | Legal | $11.4 |
| 9 | Baltimore | Partial | $11.3 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | Partial | $11.3 |
| 11 | Newark | Legal | $11.3 |
| 12 | Middlebury | Legal | $11.3 |
| 13 | Cheyenne | Illegal | $11.2 |
| 14 | Beaver Dam | Partial | $11.1 |
| 15 | Kansas | Illegal | $11.1 |
| 16 | Manchester | Partial | $11.0 |
| 17 | Boston | Legal | $10.9 |
| 18 | Huntington | Partial | $10.9 |
| 19 | Lake Charles | Partial | $10.8 |
| 20 | New Britain | Legal | $10.8 |
| 21 | Durham | Illegal | $10.8 |
| 22 | Wright | Partial | $10.7 |
| 23 | Wyandotte | Partial | $10.7 |
| 24 | Johnson City | Partial | $10.7 |
| 25 | Akutan | Legal | $10.6 |
| 26 | Wilmington | Partial | $10.6 |
| 27 | Honolulu | Partial | $10.3 |
| 28 | Houston | Partial | $10.1 |
| 29 | Cecil | Partial | $10.1 |
| 30 | Sherwood | Partial | $10.0 |
| 31 | Bloomington | Partial | $10.0 |
| 32 | Guthrie | Partial | $10.0 |
| 33 | North Augusta | Illegal | $10.0 |
| 34 | Cleveland | Partial | $9.9 |
| 35 | Lincoln | Partial | $9.9 |
| 36 | Omaha | Illegal | $9.9 |
| 37 | Atlanta | Partial | $9.8 |
| 38 | Phoenix | Legal | $9.3 |
| 39 | Miami | Partial | $9.3 |
| 40 | Detroit | Legal | $9.3 |
| 41 | Salt Lake City | Partial | $9.3 |
| 42 | San Juan | Legal | $9.2 |
| 43 | Jackson | Partial | $9.2 |
| 44 | Boise | Illegal | $9.1 |
| 45 | Auburn | Legal | $9.1 |
| 46 | Albuquerque | Legal | $9.0 |
| 47 | Columbia Falls | Legal | $9.0 |
| 48 | Las Vegas | Legal | $8.9 |
| 49 | Los Angeles | Legal | $8.3 |
| 50 | Denver | Legal | $7.8 |
| 51 | Portland | Legal | $7.0 |
|
CITY | LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Honolulu | Partial | $10.3 |
| 28 | Houston | Partial | $10.1 |
| 29 | Cecil | Partial | $10.1 |
| 30 | Sherwood | Partial | $10.0 |
| 31 | Bloomington | Partial | $10.0 |
| 32 | Guthrie | Partial | $10.0 |
| 33 | North Augusta | Illegal | $10.0 |
| 34 | Cleveland | Partial | $9.9 |
| 35 | Lincoln | Partial | $9.9 |
| 36 | Omaha | Illegal | $9.9 |
| 37 | Atlanta | Partial | $9.8 |
| 38 | Phoenix | Legal | $9.3 |
| 39 | Miami | Partial | $9.3 |
| 40 | Detroit | Legal | $9.3 |
| 41 | Salt Lake City | Partial | $9.3 |
| 42 | San Juan | Legal | $9.2 |
| 43 | Jackson | Partial | $9.2 |
| 44 | Boise | Illegal | $9.1 |
| 45 | Auburn | Legal | $9.1 |
| 46 | Albuquerque | Legal | $9.0 |
| 47 | Columbia Falls | Legal | $9.0 |
| 48 | Las Vegas | Legal | $8.9 |
| 49 | Los Angeles | Legal | $8.3 |
| 50 | Denver | Legal | $7.8 |
| 51 | Portland | Legal | $7.0 |
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The Most & Least Expensive Cities for Cannabis
TOP 10 CITIES IN TERMS OF ANNUAL CANNABIS CONSUMPTION
- Legal
- Partial
- Illegal
| LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM (US$) | TOTAL CONSUMPTION IN METRIC TONS |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEW YORK | UNITED STATES | LEGAL | $12.5 | 62.3 |
| 2 | SYDNEY | AUSTRALIA | ILLEGAL | $10.7 | 45.8 |
| 3 | LOS ANGELES | UNITED STATES | LEGAL | $8.3 | 35.0 |
| 4 | CHICAGO | UNITED STATES | LEGAL | $11.4 | 24.9 |
| 5 | ROME | ITALY | ILLEGAL | $12.2 | 21.9 |
| 6 | HOUSTON | UNITED STATES | PARTIAL | $10.1 | 18.5 |
| 7 | TORONTO | CANADA | LEGAL | $7.3 | 16.7 |
| 8 | TOKYO | JAPAN | ILLEGAL | $33.8 | 16.7 |
| 9 | PRAGUE | CZECH REPUBLIC | ILLEGAL | $10.9 | 15.5 |
| 10 | VIENNA | AUSTRIA | ILLEGAL | $10.8 | 15.0 |
| 11 | HAMBURG | GERMANY | ILLEGAL | $9.4 | 12.9 |
| 12 | PHOENIX | UNITED STATES | LEGAL | $9.3 | 11.4 |
| 13 | MONTREAL | CANADA | LEGAL | $5.9 | 11.0 |
| 14 | MELBOURNE | AUSTRALIA | ILLEGAL | $11.0 | 11.0 |
| 15 | PHILADELPHIA | UNITED STATES | PARTIAL | $11.3 | 10.6 |
| 16 | VANCOUVER | CANADA | LEGAL | $6.3 | 7.9 |
| 17 | USKUDAR | TURKEY | ILLEGAL | $16.3 | 7.9 |
| 18 | DUBLIN | IRELAND | ILLEGAL | $22.5 | 7.1 |
| 19 | DENVER | UNITED STATES | LEGAL | $7.8 | 6.8 |
| 20 | ANNAPOLIS | CANADA | LEGAL | $7.1 | 6.8 |
US Cannabis Price Trajectory
US CANNABIS PRICE TRAJECTORY
SARIMA stands for Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average. It is a time-series forecasting model that takes into account both the trend and seasonality of the data. It combines the autoregressive, integrated, and moving average models with seasonal components to capture the trend, seasonality, and random fluctuations in a time series.
THE FULL DATA
FOR THE 2023
CANNABIS PRICE INDEX
|
COUNTRY | CITY | LEGALITY | PRICE PER GRAM | TOTAL CONSUMPTION IN METRIC TONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Tokyo | Illegal | $33.8 | 16.7 |
| 2 | Ireland | Dublin | Illegal | $22.5 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Estonia | Tallinn | Legal | $22.1 | 5.4 |
| 4 | Israel | Rishon Letsiyon | Legal | $21.0 | |
| 5 | Norway | Stavanger | Illegal | $20.8 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Norway | Oslo | Illegal | $20.1 | |
| 7 | Russian Federation | Moscow | Illegal | $20.0 | |
| 8 | Finland | Helsinki | Illegal | $19.7 | 6.2 |
| 9 | United States | Washington | Legal | $19.1 | 2.0 |
| 10 | United States | Seattle | Legal | $18.2 | 4.6 |
| 11 | Turkey | Üsküdar | Illegal | $16.3 | 7.9 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | Swindon | Illegal | $16.2 | |
| 13 | Latvia | Riga | Illegal | $15.6 | |
| 14 | Chile | Santiago | Illegal | $14.8 | |
| 15 | Philippines | Manila | Illegal | $14.8 | |
| 16 | Romania | Bucharest | Illegal | $14.0 | 4.3 |
| 17 | Ireland | Galway | Illegal | $14.0 | |
| 18 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Illegal | $13.0 | |
| 19 | Greece | Athénes | Illegal | $12.5 | |
| 20 | United States | Killdeer | Partial | $12.5 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Germany | München | Illegal | $12.5 | |
| 22 | United States | New York | Legal | $12.5 | 62.3 |
| 23 | Italy | Rome | Illegal | $12.2 | 21.9 |
| 24 | United States | Kyle | Partial | $12.1 | 0.9 |
| 25 | Sweden | Uddevalla | Illegal | $11.9 | |
| 26 | New Zealand | Christchurch | Illegal | $11.9 | |
| 27 | United States | Waterloo | Partial | $11.8 | 1.0 |
| 28 | Australia | Perth | Illegal | $11.7 | |
| 29 | United States | Fredericksburg | Legal | $11.5 | 0.8 |
| 30 | United States | Chicago | Legal | $11.4 | 24.9 |
| 31 | Germany | Frankfurt Am Main | Illegal | $11.3 | |
| 32 | United States | Baltimore | Partial | $11.3 | 1.7 |
| 33 | United States | Philadelphia | Partial | $11.3 | 10.6 |
| 34 | United States | Newark | Legal | $11.3 | 0.9 |
| 35 | United States | Middlebury | Legal | $11.3 | 6.1 |
| 36 | United States | Cheyenne | Illegal | $11.2 | 1.2 |
| 37 | United States | Beaver Dam | Partial | $11.1 | 1.4 |
| 38 | United States | Kansas | Illegal | $11.1 | 1.4 |
| 39 | Australia | Melbourne | Illegal | $11.0 | 11.0 |
| 40 | United States | Manchester | Partial | $11.0 | 3.6 |
| 41 | United Kingdom | Aberdeen | Illegal | $11.0 | |
| 42 | South Africa | Centurion | Illegal | $11.0 | 6.1 |
| 43 | United States | Boston | Legal | $10.9 | 3.6 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | Prague | Illegal | $10.9 | 15.5 |
| 45 | United States | Huntington | Partial | $10.9 | 1.6 |
| 46 | United States | Lake Charles | Partial | $10.8 | 1.0 |
| 47 | United States | New Britain | Legal | $10.8 | 2.9 |
| 48 | Austria | Vienna | Illegal | $10.8 | 15.0 |
| 49 | United States | Durham | Illegal | $10.8 | 1.1 |
| 50 | Australia | Sydney | Illegal | $10.7 | 45.8 |
| 51 | Australia | Buderim | Illegal | $10.7 | 2.8 |
| 52 | United States | Wright | Partial | $10.7 | 2.0 |
| 53 | United States | Wyandotte | Partial | $10.7 | 1.2 |
| 54 | United States | Johnson City | Partial | $10.7 | 1.2 |
| 55 | United States | Akutan | Legal | $10.6 | 4.8 |
| 56 | United States | Wilmington | Partial | $10.6 | 2.5 |
| 57 | United Kingdom | Oxford | Illegal | $10.5 | |
| 58 | United States | Honolulu | Partial | $10.3 | 1.6 |
| 59 | United Kingdom | Glenrothes | Illegal | $10.3 | |
| 60 | Germany | Berlin | Illegal | $10.2 | 5.9 |
| 61 | Germany | Hanover | Illegal | $10.2 | 3.5 |
| 62 | United States | Houston | Partial | $10.1 | 18.5 |
| 63 | Slovakia | Bratislava | Illegal | $10.1 | 1.7 |
| 64 | United States | Cecil | Partial | $10.1 | 1.1 |
| 65 | United States | Sherwood | Partial | $10.0 | 1.3 |
| 66 | United States | Bloomington | Partial | $10.0 | 2.0 |
| 67 | Hungary | Budapest | Illegal | $10.0 | 1.9 |
| 68 | United States | Guthrie | Partial | $10.0 | 1.1 |
| 69 | United States | North Augusta | Illegal | $10.0 | 1.4 |
| 70 | United States | Cleveland | Partial | $9.9 | 1.3 |
| 71 | United States | Lincoln | Partial | $9.9 | 3.7 |
| 72 | United States | Omaha | Illegal | $9.9 | 1.0 |
| 73 | United Kingdom | Cambridge | Illegal | $9.8 | |
| 74 | United Kingdom | Preston | Illegal | $9.8 | |
| 75 | United States | Atlanta | Partial | $9.8 | 1.3 |
| 76 | Portugal | Lisboa | Illegal | $9.7 | |
| 77 | United Kingdom | Hastings | Illegal | $9.6 | |
| 78 | United Kingdom | Poole | Illegal | $9.5 | |
| 79 | Germany | Hamburg | Illegal | $9.4 | 12.9 |
| 80 | Germany | Chemnitz | Illegal | $9.4 | |
| 81 | Portugal | Porto | Illegal | $9.4 | |
| 82 | United Kingdom | Hayes | Illegal | $9.4 | |
| 83 | United States | Phoenix | Legal | $9.3 | 11.4 |
| 84 | United Kingdom | Norwich | Illegal | $9.3 | 11.4 |
| 85 | United Kingdom | Slough | Illegal | $9.3 | |
| 86 | United States | Miami | Partial | $9.3 | 1.6 |
| 87 | United States | Detroit | Legal | $9.3 | 3.0 |
| 88 | United States | Salt Lake City | Partial | $9.3 | 0.5 |
| 89 | United Kingdom | Exeter | Illegal | $9.3 | |
| 90 | United States | San Juan | Legal | $9.2 | 1.7 |
| 91 | Slovenia | Maribor | Legal | $9.2 | |
| 92 | United States | Jackson | Partial | $9.2 | 0.7 |
| 93 | United Kingdom | Spalding | Illegal | $9.2 | |
| 94 | United States | Boise | Illegal | $9.1 | 1.4 |
| 95 | United States | Auburn | Legal | $9.1 | 5.1 |
| 96 | United Kingdom | Northampton | Illegal | $9.1 | |
| 97 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | Legal | $9.1 | |
| 98 | United States | Albuquerque | Legal | $9.0 | 3.0 |
| 99 | United States | Columbia Falls | Legal | $9.0 | 3.3 |
| 100 | United Kingdom | Runcorn | Illegal | $9.0 | |
| 101 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | Illegal | $9.0 | |
| 102 | United Kingdom | Penzance | Illegal | $9.0 | |
| 103 | United States | Las Vegas | Legal | $8.9 | 4.1 |
| 104 | United Kingdom | Guildford | Illegal | $8.9 | |
| 105 | Serbia | Novi Sad | Illegal | $8.9 | |
| 106 | United Kingdom | Cheltenham | Illegal | $8.8 | |
| 107 | United Kingdom | Folkestone | Illegal | $8.8 | |
| 108 | United Kingdom | Horsham | Illegal | $8.7 | |
| 109 | Australia | Sandy Bay | Illegal | $8.7 | |
| 110 | United Kingdom | Ipswich | Illegal | $8.7 | |
| 111 | United Kingdom | Winchester | Illegal | $8.7 | |
| 112 | Australia | Adelaide | Illegal | $8.6 | 6.8 |
| 113 | United Kingdom | Chelmsford | Illegal | $8.6 | |
| 114 | United Kingdom | High Wycombe | Illegal | $8.5 | |
| 115 | United Kingdom | Rugeley | Illegal | $8.5 | |
| 116 | United Kingdom | Loughborough | Illegal | $8.3 | |
| 117 | United States | Los Angeles | Legal | $8.3 | 35.0 |
| 118 | Canada | Stephenville | Legal | $8.3 | 6.0 |
| 119 | United Kingdom | Bristol | Illegal | $8.2 | |
| 120 | United Kingdom | Bedford | Illegal | $8.0 | |
| 121 | United Kingdom | Keighley | Illegal | $8.0 | |
| 122 | United States | Denver | Legal | $7.8 | 6.8 |
| 123 | Canada | Saskatoon | Legal | $7.7 | 1.3 |
| 124 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Maglaj | Illegal | $7.7 | |
| 125 | United Kingdom | Yeovilton | Illegal | $7.6 | |
| 126 | United Kingdom | Erdington | Illegal | $7.5 | |
| 127 | Canada | Brandon | Legal | $7.5 | 5.9 |
| 128 | United Kingdom | Chesterfield | Illegal | $7.4 | |
| 129 | Canada | Calgary | Legal | $7.4 | 2.8 |
| 130 | Canada | Toronto | Legal | $7.3 | 16.7 |
| 131 | Canada | Annapolis | Legal | $7.1 | 6.8 |
| 132 | United States | Portland | Legal | $7.0 | 5.0 |
| 133 | Spain | Madrid | Illegal | $6.8 | |
| 134 | Brazil | São Paulo | Illegal | $6.6 | 1.3 |
| 135 | Canada | Charlottetown | Legal | $6.4 | 6.1 |
| 136 | Canada | Vancouver | Legal | $6.3 | 7.9 |
| 137 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Illegal | $6.3 | |
| 138 | Canada | Notre Dame | Legal | $6.2 | 2.6 |
| 139 | India | Bangalore | Illegal | $6.0 | |
| 140 | Canada | Montreal | Legal | $5.9 | 11.0 |
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