The Big Picture · September 9, 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 1,072,267 rosin listings at 3,811 dispensaries across 22 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 $42. But that average hides a lot. In Michigan the typical gram is $30; drive (okay, fly) to Upstate New York and it's $60 — a 2.0× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | $30/g | 198 | 158 |
| Oregon | $35/g | 145 | 148 |
| San Diego | $36/g | 59 | 84 |
| Colorado | $37/g | 295 | 104 |
| Arizona | $39/g | 127 | 68 |
| Southern California | $40/g | 275 | 98 |
| Washington | $40/g | 147 | 331 |
| Northern California | $41/g | 449 | 135 |
| Central Florida | $42/g | 213 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $42/g | 172 | 43 |
| South Florida | $42/g | 173 | 23 |
| North Florida | $42/g | 102 | 17 |
| Eastern Massachusetts | $43/g | 108 | 70 |
| the Bay Area | $43/g | 170 | 102 |
| New Mexico | $44/g | 95 | 42 |
| Maine | $45/g | 139 | 51 |
| Vermont | $50/g | 59 | 121 |
| Illinois | $51/g | 210 | 87 |
| Missouri | $60/g | 177 | 63 |
| New York City | $60/g | 170 | 74 |
| New Jersey | $60/g | 139 | 80 |
| Upstate New York | $60/g | 189 | 80 |
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 52% of rosin listings are dab-able jars. The other 46% has moved into formats you can use without a rig:
🔋 All-in-one vapes: 19% · 🛢️ Cartridges: 14% — rosin you can vape.
🍬 Edibles: 13% — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYTHM | $34 in Eastern Massachusetts | $75 in New York City | +122% |
| Punch Edibles & Extracts | $30 in San Diego | $65 in New Jersey | +117% |
| Sluggers Hit | $35 in San Diego | $65 in New Jersey | +86% |
| 710 Labs | $45 in Colorado | $75 in New Jersey | +67% |
| STIIIZY | $21 in Southern California | $35 in Washington | +67% |
| Raw Garden | $32 in Colorado | $52 in New Jersey | +62% |
| Rosin Tech Labs | $40 in San Diego | $60 in New Jersey | +50% |
| Ahti Farms | $38 in Northern California | $55 in Oregon | +43% |
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. Michigan is the most crowded shelf we track — 158 brands, with the top five holding only 71% of listings. Compare that to a concentrated market like Michigan, where the top five brands own 71% 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.