States With the Cheapest Legal Recreational Cannabis Prices as of January 2026

For the first time, Oregon has been topped as the state with the cheapest legal cannabis prices.

Of the 23 states with operational recreational cannabis markets, Michigan is now the state with the lowest cost for legal cannabis, topping Oregon for the first time.

The below list was formed using data provided by state cannabis commissions and the research firm Headset.

Michigan

$3.10 per gram 
Legalized in 2018
First cannabis store opened in December 2019

Oregon

$3.33 per gram of dried flower
Legalized in 2014
First cannabis store opened in October 2015

Massachusetts

$4.01 per gram 
Legalized in 2016
First cannabis store opened in November 2018

Colorado

$5.44 per gram
Legalized in 2012
First cannabis store opened in January 2014

Ohio

$6.29per gram
Legalized in 2023
First cannabis store opened in August 2024

Maine

$6.30 per gram
Legalized in 2016
First cannabis store opened in October 2020

Washington

$7 per gram 
Legalized in 2012
First cannabis store opened in July 2014

Montana

$7.10 per gram 
Legalized in 2020
First cannabis store opened in January 2022

Arizona

$7.16 per gram 
Legalized in 2020
First cannabis store opened in 2021

California

$7.30 per gram 
Legalized in 2016
First cannabis store opened in 2018

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