Data Snapshot: Aug 04, 2026
$100K+

Jul-2026

Sales

Strong Growth

Trend

6-Month

40

Product Count

SKUs

$7.93

Avg Price

184.5%

YoY Sales Change

22.8%

YoY Price Change

Direct (CA)

Where to Buy

Direct (CA) is stocked at 11 licensed dispensaries across California, with the deepest coverage in San Diego, La Mesa, Chula Vista, Encinitas, and Lemon Grove. Search by ZIP code or city below to find the closest one, or filter by product type if you are after a specific format.

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Direct (CA) Sales

Market Insights Snapshot

Direct (CA) Historical Sales by Category

Direct (CA) shifted decisively into Flower in July 2026, with Flower holding 66.04% share and rising 8.33% month over month while expanding 572.70% year over year; in contrast, Pre-Roll sits at 33.47% share with a 1.29% month-over-month gain and 32.15% year-over-year growth. Capsules remain a rounding error at 0.49% share despite a 35.67% month-over-month lift, and the brand’s average price climbed 22.80% year over year as overall brand sales grew 184.53% year over year. The pattern implies the brand is reallocating demand toward higher-priced Flower while maintaining a smaller but steady Pre-Roll base, with Capsules functioning as a test line rather than a volume driver.

Within California Pre-Roll, Direct (CA) sits at rank 100 even as its internal mix tilts to Flower at 66.04% share and Pre-Roll at 33.47% share, indicating channel focus is diverging from its market-facing ranking. The 8.33% month-over-month increase in Flower against a 1.29% month-over-month rise in Pre-Roll, coupled with the 572.70% year-over-year Flower surge versus 32.15% in Pre-Roll, signals a positioning pivot toward premiumized inhalables that can sustain a 22.80% average price lift; the implication is that future gains will depend more on Flower depth than Pre-Roll breadth, with Capsules’ 35.67% month-over-month uptick too small at 0.49% share to alter perception.

Jul-2026 Rank
Pre-Roll
100
Category
Share of Sales
Avg Item Price
YoY %
MoM %
Flower
66.0%
$16.09
+572.7%
+8.3%
Pre-Roll
33.5%
$3.95
+32.2%
+1.3%
Capsules
0.5%
$23.62
+35.7%
Direct (CA)

Competitive Landscape

Direct (CA) sits at #100 in CA Pre-Roll for July 2026, improving 16 positions YoY from #116 and edging 7 spots since April 2026’s #107; however, the brand remains just off its February 2026 peak of #99, indicating only a 1-rank slip from that high-water mark. While Direct (CA) moved up, competitors consolidated at the top: Jeeter held #1 year over year with a 6.10% YoY sales lift and STIIIZY maintained #2 with 12.92% YoY growth, whereas Kingpen stayed at #3 despite a -3.87% YoY decline, showing top-tier stability even with mixed growth rates. The pattern implies Direct (CA)’s rank trajectory is upward but shallow—gains of 16 ranks YoY and 7 ranks in the last three months suggest incremental recovery that will likely require outpacing flat-to-rising leaders to break sustainably into the top 90.

Direct (CA) market ranking for CA Pre-Roll

Direct (CA)

Notable Products

Lemon Haze Pre-Roll (1g) posted the steepest decline at -12.7% MoM and slid to rank 3, while Biscotti Pre-Roll (1g) fell -26.0% MoM to rank 7, signaling uneven momentum within a lineup where Skywalker OG Pre-Roll (1g) still holds rank 1 despite a -6.9% dip. Countering the softness, Astronaut Sugar Shake (14g) jumped +46.3% MoM to rank 6 and, alongside two other Flower SKUs in the top ten, indicates mix shift pressure on Pre-Roll where two of the top five logged declines over -10%. With five Pre-Rolls occupying ranks 1–5 but two contracting by double digits and only one posting +38.4% MoM at rank 2, July 2026 points to a portfolio leaning on Pre-Roll reach while Flower’s rising contribution broadens the base. The pattern implies Direct (CA) is migrating toward a more balanced volume anchor, using Flower growth to hedge Pre-Roll volatility and defend share even if average ticket concentrates around a single high-volume Pre-Roll SKU at $23,059.

Product
Category
Mar-2026
Apr-2026
May-2026
Jun-2026
Jul-2026
MoM %
Skywalker OG Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
1
1
1
1
1
-6.9%
Jack Herer Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
3
4
2
3
2
+38.4%
Lemon Haze Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
2
3
3
2
3
-12.7%
Guava Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
5
5
4
5
4
+18.7%
Gelato 33 Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
4
2
5
4
5
-10.4%
Astronaut Sugar Shake (14g)
Flower
>10
9
10
7
6
+46.3%
Biscotti Pre-Roll (1g)
Pre-Roll
6
6
6
6
7
-26.0%
Iced Lemonade Sugar Shake (14g)
Flower
>10
>10
>10
>10
8
Crazy Cookies Sugar Shake (14g)
Flower
>10
>10
>10
>10
9
Frosting (3.5g)
Flower
>10
>10
>10
>10
10
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