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The amount dispensaries charge for an ounce of cannabis in Colorado varies radically from place to place.
As evidence, check out the latest Colorado numbers from PriceofWeed.com, which uses a crowdsourcing approach to gathering its data.
The priciest figures for high-quality marijuana are more than twice as hefty as the lowest ones — and the farther a buyer is from the Denver metro-area (or, in one instance, Colorado Springs), the likelier he or she is to pay a premium price.
Of course, the term "high-quality" is imprecise, and costs vary from place to place in any community with multiple dispensaries. But the digits still indicate that importance of location, location, location.
Count down the prices in ten communities, arranged from high to low and accompanied by the date of the submission and photos from our People of the Cannabis Cup 2015 slide show. This info is followed by PriceofWeed.com estimates for the average price of marijuana in Colorado as a whole.
Number 10: $250 an ounce
High quality
Cedaredge, Colorado
April 30, 2016
Number 9: $230 an ounce
High quality
Aspen, Colorado
May 1, 2016
Number 7 (tie): $200 an ounce
High quality
Denver, Colorado
May 4, 2016
Number 7 (tie): $200 an ounce
High quality
Aspen, Colorado
May 5, 2016
Number 5 (tie): $180 an ounce
High quality
Avon, Colorado
May 1, 2016
Continue to count down the price of high-quality cannabis at ten Colorado dispensaries.
Number 5 (tie): $180 an ounce
High quality
Dillon, Colorado
May 6, 2016
Number 4: $121 an ounce
High quality
Denver, Colorado
May 1, 2016
Number 3: $105 an ounce
High quality
Colorado Springs, Colorado
April 29, 2016
Number 1 (tie): $100 an ounce
High quality
Aurora, Colorado
May 2, 2016
Number 1 (tie): $100 an ounce
High quality
Denver, Colorado
May 8, 2016
Average Weed Prices in Denver Per Ounce
High quality: $245.23
Sample size: 1,290
Medium quality: $209.02
Sample size: 1,148
Low quality: I feel sorry for these guys....
Sample size: 65
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