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Market Insights Snapshot
Polar’s category mix in July 2026 is concentrated in Concentrates at 93.03% share with a month-over-month change of +14.52% and a year-over-year change of -40.61%, while Vapor Pens hold 6.97% share with a month-over-month change of -39.09% and a year-over-year change of -55.92%. Overall brand sales are down 42.01% year over year alongside a 0.43% year-over-year decrease in average price, and the 24-month sales change sits at -1.16%, indicating that July 2026 momentum is being driven by a category rebound rather than pricing. With Concentrates ranked 41 in Ontario and Vapor Pens declining faster month over month, the pattern implies Polar is leaning more defensively into its core Concentrates base rather than diversifying mix in the near term.
The shift toward a 93.03% Concentrates share alongside a +14.52% month-over-month lift, versus a -39.09% month-over-month decline in Vapor Pens, implies Polar’s positioning is skewing toward depth in one category rather than breadth across two. Given a -40.61% year-over-year change in Concentrates versus a steeper -55.92% year-over-year change in Vapor Pens, Polar’s relative exposure reduces the drag from the weaker segment and aligns allocation with the category that is recovering quarter-to-quarter, which supports prioritizing assortment and merchandising where rank 41 in Ontario leaves headroom for share capture.
Competitive Landscape
Polar is ranked #41 in ON Concentrates in July 2026, down 12 positions year over year from #29, and 3 positions lower than April 2026’s #38, while its best historical rank was #23 in September 2025; by contrast, Vortex Cannabis Inc. held #1 with a 10.6% year-over-year sales increase and Pura Vida advanced from #4 to #2 alongside a 43.6% year-over-year gain, whereas Endgame slid from #2 to #4 with a 42.1% year-over-year sales decline, implying Polar’s multi-quarter rank erosion against both rising and falling peers points to a share drift driven more by insufficient relative velocity than by broad category contraction.
Notable Products
Bananium Live Hash Rosin (1g) posted the standout move in July 2026 with a +67.6% month-over-month jump, climbing to rank 2, while Arctic Drop Live Rosin (1g) fell -28.8% to rank 3. At the top, Black Mountain Side Live Hash Rosin (1g) in Concentrates inched up +4.6% yet held rank 1, signaling that the category’s growth is being driven more by mix shifts than by the incumbent leader. With two of the top three SKUs in Concentrates and Vapor Pens sliding—Reserve Sativa Rosin Disposable (1g) down -26.5% at rank 4 and Black Mountain Side Live Rosin Cartridge (1g) down -67.6% at rank 5—the portfolio is tilting toward solventless jars over cartridges and disposables. The pattern implies Polar is consolidating share in premium Concentrates while Vapor Pens recede, pointing to a concentrate-first commercial focus.
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.
