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Where to Buy
88 Lift is stocked at 27 licensed dispensaries across Ohio, with the deepest coverage in Cincinnati, Columbus, Akron, Athens, and Bedford. Search by ZIP code or city below to find the closest one.
Market Insights Snapshot
In August 2026, 88 Lift’s category mix was concentrated entirely in Vapor Pens at 100.0% share, with category sales up 122.10% year over year and 39.49% month over month, while the average price rose 9.78% versus last year to $34.32. Within Ohio Vapor Pens, the brand sat at rank 32, indicating distribution or velocity gains lag price-led growth; the combination of triple-digit YoY expansion alongside a sub-top-25 rank implies penetration is widening faster than competitive displacement.
The all-in Vapor Pens focus alongside a 39.49% month-over-month rise and a 122.10% year-over-year surge suggests 88 Lift is prioritizing depth over breadth, trading higher price points (+9.78% YoY) for share stability at 100.0% of mix. Being ranked 32 in Ohio with this growth curve implies the brand’s positioning is skewed toward premium-leaning buyers within Vapor Pens rather than cross-category expansion, a setup that can compound if price elasticity holds but carries risk if distribution plateaus relative to rank movement.
Competitive Landscape
88 Lift ranks #32 in OH Vapor Pens in August 2026, improving 20 positions from #52 year over year, and edging up 1 spot from #33 in May 2026, setting a new peak at #32 in August 2026; meanwhile, Rove climbed from #10 to #3 with an 84.6% YoY sales gain and Certified (Certified Cultivators) held #1 year over year with a 68.2% YoY sales increase, indicating that 88 Lift’s ascent is occurring amid top-tier momentum and that sustaining share will require converting this rank recovery into multi-month gains rather than a single-month peak.
Notable Products
PM Distillate Disposable (0.84g) delivered the clearest move in August 2026 with a +297% month-over-month surge that vaulted it to rank 1, while Green Crush Distillate Disposable (1g) fell -45% and slid behind newer entries, signaling an accelerating shift toward a few breakout SKUs. Blue Cheese Distillate Disposable (0.84g) also spiked +137% to rank 4, and 9lb Hammer 2.0 Distillate Disposable (1g) climbed +85% into rank 9, indicating that reformulated or newer versions are gaining rank positions faster than legacy counterparts. With all top-10 items in Vapor Pens and two 2.0 variants entering the top 10, the concentration points to portfolio momentum consolidating in higher-velocity pen formats rather than breadth across categories. The pattern implies 88 Lift is leaning into successful pen refreshes and scaling winners, prioritizing depth behind surging SKUs over range expansion.
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.
