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Market Insights Snapshot
In August 2026, RAD (Really Awesome Dope) shifted heavily into Pre-Roll, which held 40.65% share with 605.10% year-over-year growth but a -16.68% month-over-month decline, while Concentrates reached 32.22% share with 16.80% year-over-year growth and 11.61% month-over-month growth. Vapor Pens compressed to 27.14% share with -46.96% year-over-year and -22.64% month-over-month declines, despite a portfolio-wide average price rising 11.48% year-over-year; this mix suggests RAD (Really Awesome Dope) is trading volume into Pre-Roll and Concentrates even as its historical anchor category contracts.
These shifts reposition RAD (Really Awesome Dope) away from Vapor Pens, where it sits at rank 49 in Ontario, toward higher-momentum Pre-Roll and steadier Concentrates, implying a deliberate hedge against category-specific volatility as Vapor Pens retrench by -22.64% month-over-month and -46.96% year-over-year. With Pre-Roll’s share at 40.65% alongside a -16.68% month-over-month pullback and Concentrates at 32.22% with 11.61% month-over-month growth, the brand’s positioning leans on a dual engine—volume capture in Pre-Roll and consistency in Concentrates—that can offset pen softness while accommodating an 11.48% year-over-year price lift.
Competitive Landscape
RAD (Really Awesome Dope) sits at rank #49 in ON Vapor Pens in August 2026, down 11 positions YoY from #38 and up 4 spots versus three months ago at #53, while its all-time peak of #32 from October 2024 remains well above today’s level; in contrast, Spinach climbed from #4 to #1 with 152.3% YoY sales growth and Jays (Canada) advanced from #17 to #5 alongside 109.6% YoY growth, indicating RAD’s relative share is slipping as leaders consolidate, and the mixed short-term uptick (+4 ranks in three months) against a longer 11-rank YoY decline implies stabilization rather than a return to its October 2024 peak trajectory.
Notable Products
Blood Honey x Sticky Bananas Shatter (1g) delivered the standout movement in August 2026 with a 98.0% month-over-month gain that lifted it to rank 3, while Skullcrushers 70's - Iced Raspberry Infused Pre-Roll 3-Pack (1.35g) fell 22.6% yet held rank 1. Vapor Pens split directions as Blue Razz Distillate Cartridge (1g) dropped 31.2% at rank 2 while Fruity Gobbstomper Distillate Cartridge (1g) rose 6.5% at rank 5, indicating share is rotating toward value or novelty within formats. Four of the top ten are Pre-Roll SKUs, but two of those carry null MoM signals at ranks 8 and 9, suggesting the category’s breadth is maintaining shelf presence even as momentum pivots to Concentrates, which posted gains of 98.0% at rank 3 and 42% at rank 6. The pattern implies RAD (Really Awesome Dope) is edging its commercial mix toward higher-potency Concentrates while protecting visibility in Pre-Rolls, a setup that supports premiumization without surrendering volume anchors.
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.
