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Overview
Market Insights Snapshot
The cannabis brand 1988 has shown varying performance across different states and categories in recent months. In Illinois, within the Pre-Roll category, the brand has not managed to secure a spot in the top 30 rankings from December 2025 through March 2026. This indicates a challenging market presence for 1988 in Illinois, as their rank hovered around the 50s, with a slight improvement in March 2026 where they moved up to 51st from 55th in February. This movement, albeit minor, suggests a potential for improvement or a response to market dynamics, but the brand still remains outside the competitive top 30 bracket.
Conversely, in Washington, 1988 has maintained a more stable and competitive position within the Pre-Roll category. The brand consistently ranked within the top 30, with rankings fluctuating between 18th and 24th from December 2025 to March 2026. Despite a dip in sales in February 2026, where they ranked 24th, 1988 managed to recover slightly to 21st by March. This suggests a resilient performance in Washington, indicating that the brand has a stronger foothold in this state compared to Illinois. Such insights point to regional strengths and weaknesses for 1988, hinting at strategic opportunities for market focus and growth.
Competitive Landscape
In the competitive landscape of the Pre-Roll category in Washington, 1988 has experienced notable fluctuations in its market position from December 2025 to March 2026. Starting at rank 18 in December, 1988 saw a decline to rank 24 by February, before recovering slightly to rank 21 in March. This volatility in rank is mirrored by a decrease in sales over the same period, indicating potential challenges in maintaining market share. In contrast, PICC Platform showed a strong performance, jumping from rank 24 in December to 15 in January, although it settled at rank 20 by March. Meanwhile, Seattle's Private Reserve maintained a steady presence within the top 20, consistently holding rank 19 from January to March, despite a downward trend in sales. The competitive dynamics suggest that while 1988 faces pressure from brands like PICC Platform, its ability to rebound in March indicates potential for strategic adjustments to regain a stronger foothold in the market.
Notable Products
In March 2026, the top-performing product for 1988 was the African Mango Infused Blunt (1g) in the Pre-Roll category, consistently holding the number one rank and achieving sales of 4818. The Honey Infused Blunt (1g) rose to the second position, a notable jump from its fourth-place ranking in February 2026. Blueberry Infused Blunt (1g) maintained its third-place position from the previous month. Ice Cream Cookies Infused Blunt (1g) slipped from second to fourth place, while Watermelon Zkittlez Infused Blunt (1g) re-entered the rankings at fifth place after being unranked in the preceding months. These shifts highlight a dynamic and competitive market landscape for 1988's Pre-Roll products.
Top Selling Cannabis Brands
Data for this report comes from real-time sales reporting by participating cannabis retailers via their point-of-sale systems, which are linked up with Headset’s business intelligence software. Headset’s data is very reliable, as it comes digitally direct from our partner retailers. However, the potential does exist for misreporting in the instance of duplicates, incorrectly classified products, inaccurate entry of products into point-of-sale systems, or even simple human error at the point of purchase. Thus, there is a slight margin of error to consider. Brands listed on this page are ranked in the top twenty within the market and product category by total retail sales volume.
