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Where to Buy
Bison is stocked at 24 licensed dispensaries across Missouri, Oklahoma, and New York, 16 of them in Missouri, with the deepest coverage in Kansas City, Lees Summit, St. Louis, Berkeley, and Farmington. Search by ZIP code or city below to find the closest one, or filter by product type if you are after a specific format.
Market Insights Snapshot
In August 2026, Bison’s mix was dominated by Vapor Pens at 93.12% share with a 22.68% year-over-year increase and a 3.89% month-over-month gain, while Capsules held 4.74% share with a -19.46% year-over-year change but a 37,672.07% month-over-month surge off a tiny base. Pre-Roll contracted to 2.09% share with -89.20% year-over-year and -5.17% month-over-month declines, and Beverage shrank to 0.04% share with -96.61% year-over-year and -92.69% month-over-month drops. Coupled with a 59.30% year-over-year rise in average price to $62.52 and a -2.38% brand-level year-over-year sales change, the pattern implies Bison is concentrating volume into higher-priced Vapor Pens while exiting or deprioritizing Pre-Roll and Beverage, with Capsules reactivating tactically rather than structurally.
With Vapor Pens anchoring the portfolio and a category rank of 32 in Missouri, the 22.68% year-over-year and 3.89% month-over-month gains in that category signal reliance on a single growth engine, while Pre-Roll’s -89.20% year-over-year decline and Beverage’s -96.61% year-over-year collapse indicate reduced breadth. The 37,672.07% month-over-month spike in Capsules alongside a -19.46% year-over-year drop suggests opportunistic line activity that may not persist, and the -2.38% brand sales year-over-year against a 1.67% 24-month increase indicates short-term softness masked by a longer-horizon plateau. This mix and pricing trajectory implies a positioning shift toward premiumized inhalables with limited diversification, which concentrates competitive risk in Vapor Pens and leaves little buffer if that category underperforms.
Competitive Landscape
Bison ranks #32 in Missouri Vapor Pens in August 2026, unchanged year over year from #32, while improving 3 positions from #35 in May 2026 and still trailing its peak of #28 in October 2025; in contrast, Illicit / Illicit Gardens advanced from #2 to #1 with a 19.6% year-over-year sales increase, and Good Day Farm climbed from #7 to #3 on 59.1% growth, indicating Bison’s flat year-over-year rank amid upward competitors signals share is being maintained rather than expanded and that closing the gap likely requires outpacing double-digit category growth rather than incremental moves.
Notable Products
Loganberry Seltzer (10mg THC, 12oz, 355ml) posted the steepest move in August 2026 with a -90.6% MoM collapse to rank 9 from within the top 10, while Balanced Pre-Roll (1g) fell -42.0% at rank 7; taken together, these declines indicate Bison’s non-vape bets are failing to convert in the current mix. Pineapple Express Distillate Disposable (2g) rose 17.5% to hold rank 1 and Forbidden Fruit Distillate Disposable (2g) inched up 2.4% at rank 2, and with four of the top ten being Pre-Roll SKUs despite one 194.0% surge for Sluggers - Papaya Upside Down Cake Infused Pre-Roll 5-Pack (3.5g) at rank 10, the category remains fragmented and volatile versus steadier Vapor Pens. Gelato Distillate Disposable (2g) slipped -12.1% to rank 3 while Jack Herer Distillate Disposable (2g) gained 7.6% at rank 4, reinforcing that strength is concentrated in just two leading vape SKUs even as the broader portfolio sees sharp variance. Overall, the pattern points to a commercial direction anchored in high-ranking vape disposables, with beverages and lower-ranked pre-rolls requiring either repositioning or reduced emphasis despite isolated pops, and average ticket still supported by Pineapple Express Distillate Disposable (2g) at $107,120.
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.
