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May-2026
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Market Insights Snapshot
Astro Lab’s category mix in May 2026 concentrates around Beverage at 40.08% share with a -14.68% year-over-year decline and a 2.00% month-over-month uptick, while Concentrates holds 34.60% share with a -68.45% year-over-year slide and a -10.98% month-over-month drop. Pre-Roll sits at 23.18% share with a -80.86% year-over-year contraction but a 5.99% month-over-month lift, and Edible represents 2.15% share at -70.28% year-over-year and -8.99% month-over-month. The overall brand context pairs a -64.96% year-over-year sales change with a -35.23% year-over-year average price move, implying mix is shifting toward lower-priced Beverage while deep declines in Concentrates and Pre-Roll continue to weigh on annual comps.
The pattern suggests Astro Lab is leaning into value-access Beverage to stabilize traffic while ceding higher-ticket volume in Concentrates, as seen in Beverage’s 2.00% month-over-month rise alongside a -10.98% month-over-month drop in Concentrates. With Pre-Roll growing 5.99% month-over-month yet holding only 23.18% share against a -80.86% year-over-year base, the near-term recovery vector is narrow, and the -35.23% year-over-year price reduction indicates a price-led strategy rather than premium trade-up. In Alberta Beverage, Astro Lab sits at rank 11 in May 2026, which, combined with a 40.08% internal share and a -14.68% year-over-year category decline, implies mid-pack visibility driven by value Beverage rather than premium differentiation.
Competitive Landscape
Astro Lab sits at #13 in ON Beverage in May 2026, a 2-position improvement from #15 year over year, but it slipped 1 rank from #12 in February 2026 to #13 currently, indicating mixed momentum across intervals. While Astro Lab edged upward YoY by 13.3% of the ranking ladder (2 spots out of 15 to 13), Ray's Lemonade moved from #7 to #4 and TeaPot advanced from #10 to #5, with the latter’s sales up 175.2% YoY versus stagnant rank change for category leader XMG at #1 alongside a 29.6% YoY sales decline, implying Astro Lab’s modest rank gain is being outpaced by faster climbers and that sustaining share likely requires acceleration beyond its recent peak at #12 in February 2026.
Notable Products
Interstellar Rocket Lime Live Rosin Soda (10mg THC, 355ml) delivered the standout move in May 2026 with a 363.98% month-over-month surge and a jump to rank 2, while Interstellar Live Rosin Cream Soda (10mg THC, 355ml) also advanced to rank 1 on an 82.29% lift; in contrast, Guavacot Kush Live Rosin Infused Pre-Roll 3-Pack (1.5g) fell 56.58% and slid to rank 8. Three Pre-Roll SKUs occupied ranks 5, 6, and 7 with a split trajectory as Summer Cherry Punch rose 87.49% and Pineapple Orange Peel increased 59.87%, while Astro Sampler declined 23.26%, indicating a pivot toward distinct flavor-led formats over mixed samplers.
Concentrates were mixed as Gummy Old School Hash grew 18.78% to rank 3 but Lightspeed Cold-Cured Live Rosin decreased 10.65% at rank 9, and the CBG Dab Day Blend entered the top 10 at rank 10 with no prior comparison. With two Beverages at ranks 1 and 2 and combined sales of $107,056, plus four of the top ten drawn from Pre-Roll formats, the product mix implies Astro Lab is consolidating around live rosin beverages and select flavored Pre-Rolls while trimming breadth in legacy rosin concentrates.
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.
