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Sep-2026
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Where to Buy
CQ (Cannabis Quencher) is stocked at 706 licensed dispensaries across Michigan, Illinois, and 7 other states, 268 of them in Michigan, with the deepest coverage in New Buffalo, Detroit, Monroe, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo. 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
CQ (Cannabis Quencher) concentrated 99.74% of September 2026 sales in Beverage, with Beverage growing 26.99% year over year while declining 9.44% month over month; Edible held 0.26% share with a 45.74% year-over-year contraction and a 59.88% month-over-month drop. Average price rose 15.22% year over year to $9.25 as Beverage averaged $9.24, indicating mix stability even as month-over-month volume softened; overall brand sales were up 26.55% year over year despite the Beverage pullback versus August. The pattern implies the brand is functionally a single-category Beverage player whose seasonal or promotional cadence drove a short-term dip but preserved year-over-year momentum through pricing and core category depth.
With Beverage at a 99.74% mix and a rank of 3 in Beverage in Michigan, the month-over-month decline of 9.44% alongside a 26.99% year-over-year gain signals reliance on repeatable demand in a narrow lane rather than cross-category hedging. The 15.22% year-over-year average price increase against a 59.88% month-over-month drop in Edible suggests price-led value perception in Beverage while peripheral categories are not yet traction drivers. This implies the brand’s positioning is Beverage-first with limited diversification tolerance, where maintaining top-three visibility in Michigan hinges more on sustaining Beverage velocity than expanding Edible presence.
Competitive Landscape
CQ (Cannabis Quencher) sits at rank #3 in MI Beverage in September 2026, improving 3 positions from #6 year over year, while holding flat versus June 2026 at #3; this upward move coincides with Mary Jones holding at #1 with a -8.48% year-over-year sales change and Keef Cola steady at #2 with a +9.32% increase, indicating CQ (Cannabis Quencher) gained relative standing despite mixed momentum at the top. Compared with the chasing pack, Highly Casual advanced from #8 to #4 on +64.25% year-over-year sales and Chill Medicated moved from #9 to #5 on +108.45%, yet CQ (Cannabis Quencher) retained its peak rank of #3 in September 2026, implying the brand’s rank trajectory is upward but now entering a defense phase where holding #3 against faster risers becomes the near-term priority.
Notable Products
Mango Lemonade Live Resin Shot (100mg) posted the steepest movement in September 2026 with a -34.1% month-over-month drop and slid to rank 9, while Ginger Ale Soda (100mg THC, 355ml, 12oz) also contracted by -11.6% yet held rank 1. In contrast, Caffeinated Classic Cola Soda (100mg THC, 12oz) rose +14.0% month over month at rank 4, and Blackberry Lemon Lime Live Resin Shot (100mg THC, 2oz) climbed +12.8% at rank 7, indicating flavor-driven variability within formats. Eight of the top ten are Beverage SKUs, and the live resin shot subset shows bifurcation with -8.2% to -34.1% declines alongside a +12.8% gain, which implies CQ (Cannabis Quencher) is leaning on sodas to stabilize volume while reassessing which shot flavors merit inventory and promotional support.
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.
