How It Works
A deliberately simple way for California growers to compare offers — and an honest account of where every number comes from.
Describe the lot in two answers
Grow type (Indoor, Outdoor, Light deprivation, Light assist) and grade (Top shelf (A), Mid (B), Smalls, Trim / shake). Together they define a comparison group. Pounds, strain and county are optional for comparing; pounds and strain are needed to save the lot.
Add the offers you've had
Enter each price exactly as the buyer quoted it — per pound, ounce, gram or kilo — with the date. We convert everything to dollars per pound, rank the offers, and show what each is worth on your whole lot.
See how it compares statewide — when the data is real
Once at least 5 different participating grower accounts have shared offers for your group in the last 180 days, we show the middle half and the median, counting each account once (the median of its own shared offers) and rounding to the nearest $25. Until then we say so plainly instead of guessing.
Join the pilot and save the lot
Each farmer gets their own login. A saved lot records the strain, pounds and offers — and, once it sells, who bought it and the date sold. It stays private to your account; including the offers in the statewide comparison is a separate choice you can change any time. Sales are kept for your records only.
The data, honestly
Where the numbers come from
Your offer comparison uses only the prices you enter. Nothing is estimated.
The statewide range comes only from offers California pilot growers record and choose to share. They are self-reported offers — not verified sales. The range uses offers only, never mixed with asking prices or completed sales. Names, farms, buyers and contact details are never shown. A range appears only when at least 5 different participating grower accounts have shared offers for a group in the last 180 days. Each account counts once, as the median of its own shared offers, and figures are rounded to the nearest $25. Farm names are self-reported, and we don't verify that each account is a separate farm or business. Early in the pilot you'll often see “not enough real prices yet”. That's deliberate.
Demonstration mode is a separate button that shows how a full range will look, using generated sample numbers. It is always labeled as sample data and never mixed with real prices.
What we don't have: a live market feed, or current local prices by growing method and grade. The state's Market Outlook gives a statewide average wholesale price (about $721 a pound in 2024, all growing methods together) and trends by method — useful history, but not current, local or grade-level prices for your lot. We won't present one until it's real.
Official California data, for context
- DCC Sales & Price per Unit Report ↗
Retail sales and price per unit from the state track-and-trace system. - DCC Harvest Report ↗
Statewide harvest data — useful for spotting supply swings. - Search licensed businesses ↗
Check that a buyer holds an active California license before you sell.
Questions
Why only grow type and grade?
They're two questions any grower can answer in seconds, and keeping it to two keeps each comparison group big enough to trust — every extra variable splits the data into smaller groups. Strain and county are saved for your records but don't change the comparison.
Is this an offer to buy my product?
No. CannaTrender doesn't buy, sell or broker cannabis and doesn't handle payments. It shows how a price compares so you can negotiate with your own buyers.
Why don't you just show the state's prices?
We looked. The state's yearly California Cannabis Market Outlook gives a statewide average wholesale price — about $721 a pound in 2024, across all growing methods — plus price trends by method, and the DCC data dashboard reports retail sales and price per unit. That's statewide history. It can't tell you whether this week's offer for your growing method and grade is fair — that takes current offers from farms like yours. We link to both for context.
Is it only for California?
Yes, for now. Prices, rules and markets differ by state, so mixing them would make every comparison worse.
What does it cost?
Joining the pilot doesn't cost anything and there's no payment step. Pricing for the full service hasn't been set.
Still wondering? Send us a question. Looking for licensing, tax or water rules? See official California resources.