
The East Coast 8th Index – May 2026
We continue to track the persistent downward trajectory for the price of an eighth across the East Coast. Every state in the index is significantly cheaper in May 2026 than it was in July 2025.
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We continue to track the persistent downward trajectory for the price of an eighth across the East Coast. Every state in the index is significantly cheaper in May 2026 than it was in July 2025.
Clients want counsel who understand the market: who’s licensed where, which products are moving, where enforcement is tightening, and how a regulatory shift in one state will ripple into the next. Cannabis data and analytics tools have become a quiet but powerful way for attorney offices to deliver that level of insight without expanding headcount.

Access to the Lit Alerts API has been the most requested ask from our customers in 2026. This is very exciting and validating for how we are planning to change our business over the next 12-18 months.

We broke down average revenue per location in New Jersey ranked from the highest earners (Decile 1) to the lowest (Decile 10). Compared to New York, revenue in New Jersey is even more concentrated at the very top. The drop-off from Decile 1 to Decile 2 in NJ is a staggering 60.7%.

We refreshed the New Jersey challenger brands and t’s clear that while independents and craft players still hold significant share, MSO brands continue to compete and are holding strong.

We recently did an analysis on the Average Revenue Per Location for cannabis retailers in New York, categorized by deciles. A decile represents a 10% slice of the total locations in the Lit Alerts dataset (~500), ranked from the highest earners (Decile 1) to the lowest (Decile 10).