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Study: Price of pot in Mass. has dropped over the past decade

The price of marijuana in Massachusetts has decreased over the past decade, according to a new study released by American Addiction Center.

The study’s authors crunched the numbers from a user-submitted database of pricing information for medium-quality and high-quality marijuana.

The average price of high-quality marijuana in Massachusetts dropped by $100, or 23%, from 2010 to this year.

Year Price
2010 $441.64
2011 $407.70
2012 $386.52
2013 $359.52
2014 $348.41
2015 $339.39
2016 $339.22
2017 $339.69
2018 $339.54
2019 $340.50

The average price of medium-quality marijuana in Massachusetts dropped about $50, or 17%, from 2010 to this year.

Year Price
2010 $339.46
2011 $311.59
2012 $302.62
2013 $298.08
2014 $287.66
2015 $282.92
2016 $285.02
2017 $284.80
2018 $283.91
2019 $283.00

Since 2016, when recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts, the average price of both high-quality and medium-quality marijuana has held steady, according to the study.

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