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Market Insights Snapshot
In May 2026, Sweet Science tilted further into Concentrates at 41.62% share with month-over-month growth of 48.71% despite a year-over-year decline of 5.13%, while Vapor Pens held 34.94% share with a 13.45% MoM lift against a 17.81% YoY drop. Capsules contracted sharply to 18.75% share with a 40.64% MoM fall and a 36.25% YoY decline, and Flower slid 15.83% MoM and 31.48% YoY to just 2.76% share as Pre-Roll spiked 107.67% MoM from a low base yet remained only 1.94% share with a 60.11% YoY drop. With brand sales down 19.79% YoY and average price down 13.16% YoY to $12.72, the mix shift toward lower-priced Concentrates and away from Capsules indicates a reallocation toward volume-driving formats, positioning Concentrates and Vapor Pens as the near-term revenue anchors.
The category tilt aligns with Arizona Concentrates rank 14, implying mid-pack visibility where the 48.71% MoM surge can gain shelf leverage while the 5.13% YoY dip still trails category momentum. The simultaneous 13.45% MoM lift in Vapor Pens and 40.64% MoM contraction in Capsules suggests consumer trade-down or mission-shift toward inhalables, while the 107.67% MoM rebound in Pre-Roll at 1.94% share remains insufficient to offset the 31.48% YoY decline in Flower and the 36.25% YoY drag in Capsules. Taken together, the pattern implies Sweet Science’s positioning is consolidating around inhalable value plays, where sustaining Concentrates growth and stabilizing Vapor Pens can counteract Capsule attrition more effectively than chasing recovery in Flower or Pre-Roll.
Competitive Landscape
Sweet Science sits at rank #14 in May 2026 in AZ Concentrates, improving 2 positions from #16 year over year and edging 1 spot ahead of its three-month mark at #15; this sits just off its peak rank of #13 from March 2025, indicating incremental but not breakout movement. At the top end, Mohave Cannabis Co. held #1 year over year with a -6.2% sales change, while Grow Sciences climbed from #6 to #3 on 68.1% YoY sales growth, a directional contrast that suggests Sweet Science’s 2-rank YoY gain trails brands leveraging outsized momentum. The pattern implies Sweet Science is consolidating mid-tier placement rather than mounting a surge toward the top five, and without a shift comparable to Grow Sciences’ +3 rank jump or Drip Oils + Extracts’ +2.6% YoY sales change, the trajectory points to stability over displacement.
Notable Products
THC Capsules (70mg) posted the steepest decline, dropping 13.4% month over month while holding rank 1, which suggests a volume-led repositioning away from Capsules despite top billing. Hardcore OG Crumble (1g) climbed 39.6% MoM to rank 3 and Cookies and Cream Batter (1g) advanced 33.0% MoM to rank 4, and with six of the top ten in Concentrates the assortment is tilting toward extract formats. Super Lemon Haze Distillate Cartridge (2g) rose 26.7% MoM to rank 5 as Skywalker OG Distillate Cartridge (2g) in rank 6 inched up 3.6%, indicating Vapor Pens are contributing incremental gains without displacing Concentrates, with May 2026 revenue concentrated above $9,000 for Super Lemon Haze Distillate Cartridge (2g). The pattern implies Sweet Science is migrating demand from Capsules to inhalable extracts and carts, prioritizing SKUs with faster velocity over legacy dosage formats.
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.
