The Big Picture · November 2, 2026
What a gram of rosin really costs — and why it's wildly different depending on where you live
We read the menus so you don't have to. Over the last 45 days we watched 1,133,398 rosin listings at 5,112 dispensaries across 35 markets. Here's the honest, plain-English story of what's happening with solventless rosin right now.
1. A gram of rosin costs about the same as… well, it depends where you are
Nationally, a gram of rosin runs around $45. But that average hides a lot. In Oklahoma the typical gram is $19; drive (okay, fly) to New Jersey and it's $73 — a 3.8× difference for the same kind of product. The pattern is clean: the West and Midwest are cheap, and the Northeast's newer, tightly-licensed markets are where rosin gets expensive. That's a supply-and-licensing story, not a quality one.
| Market | Typical $/g | Dispensaries | Brands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | $19/g | 39 | 79 |
| Nevada | $26/g | 28 | 24 |
| Michigan | $30/g | 358 | 154 |
| Washington | $35/g | 143 | 318 |
| the Bay Area | $36/g | 172 | 109 |
| Colorado | $36/g | 282 | 116 |
| Oregon | $36/g | 267 | 188 |
| San Diego | $37/g | 54 | 69 |
| Southern California | $39/g | 258 | 107 |
| Central Florida | $40/g | 248 | 28 |
| South Florida | $40/g | 209 | 30 |
| North Florida | $40/g | 126 | 19 |
| Central Massachusetts | $40/g | 45 | 49 |
| South Dakota | $40/g | 47 | 46 |
| Pennsylvania | $42/g | 167 | 24 |
| Northern California | $43/g | 411 | 143 |
| Maine | $45/g | 130 | 46 |
| Eastern Massachusetts | $45/g | 114 | 98 |
| Western Massachusetts | $45/g | 78 | 68 |
| New Mexico | $45/g | 92 | 41 |
| Montana | $45/g | 117 | 39 |
| Arizona | $48/g | 168 | 56 |
| Illinois | $48/g | 193 | 68 |
| Vermont | $50/g | 59 | 107 |
| Maryland | $55/g | 73 | 30 |
| Connecticut | $56/g | 36 | 4 |
| Missouri | $59/g | 164 | 67 |
| Mississippi | $60/g | 158 | 29 |
| Capital Region, NY | $60/g | 45 | 35 |
| Ohio | $60/g | 40 | 18 |
| Upstate New York | $62/g | 208 | 68 |
| Hudson Valley & Long Island, NY | $63/g | 47 | 47 |
| New York City | $67/g | 187 | 85 |
| Alaska | $70/g | 127 | 29 |
| New Jersey | $73/g | 222 | 83 |
Want the actual store-by-store prices in your state? Our sister site keeps those live at mrrosin.com.
2. Rosin grew up and left the dab rig
Here's the finding that surprised us most. If you picture "rosin" as a jar of sticky badder you dab, you're now only half right. Across the menus we track, just 40% of rosin listings are dab-able jars. The other 57% has moved into formats you can use without a rig:
🔋 All-in-one vapes: 20% · 🛢️ Cartridges: 15% — rosin you can vape.
🍬 Edibles: 22% — live-rosin gummies and chews.
In other words, the industry is racing to make rosin something you can enjoy without any gear. In vape-heavy markets like Southern California and North Florida, non-jar formats are already the majority of what's on the shelf. If you're just getting into rosin, that's great news — you can try it in a cart before you commit to a rig. New to the formats? Our friends explain them in are rosin carts worth it.
3. Your favorite brand probably charges more out East
We tracked the same brands across markets, and national names carry a real "Northeast tax." Same brand, very different sticker depending on the state:
| Brand | Cheapest we saw | Priciest we saw | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROVE | $33 in Maryland | $120 in Arizona | +264% |
| Kaizen Extracts | $22 in South Dakota | $62 in Northern California | +176% |
| Rythm | $28 in Central Massachusetts | $73 in Virginia | +160% |
| Grassroots | $25 in Pennsylvania | $60 in Maine | +140% |
| Rosin Tech Labs | $38 in the Bay Area | $90 in New Jersey | +138% |
| Olio | $36 in Colorado | $79 in Hudson Valley & Long Island, NY | +119% |
| Punch Edibles & Extracts | $26 in Oklahoma | $51 in South Dakota | +96% |
| 710 Labs | $40 in Colorado | $75 in New Jersey | +88% |
None of this is the brand being greedy in one place — it's what each state's supply, taxes, and license count do to the shelf price. If a brand you love is pricey where you are, it may be a bargain a state over.
4. Some markets are a buffet; others are a members-only club
Markets differ wildly in how many brands compete. Connecticut is the most crowded shelf we track — 4 brands, with the top five holding only 100% of listings. Compare that to a concentrated market like Connecticut, where the top five brands own 100% of the shelf. And the Florida markets are their own thing entirely: tons of stores, but only ~20 brands each — a lot of dispensaries selling a short list of names.
More competition usually means better prices and more variety for you; a short brand list often means a younger or more tightly-licensed market.