State of Cannabis · 2026
State of Cannabis
We score every licensed dispensary on how easily customers find it on Google Maps, Google search and ChatGPT. State by state, city by city, with every number dated and every denominator shown.
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California
244stores scored59.5average score C67%menus not in Google15% of 1,604 storefront licences scored. Live: Los Angeles.
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Methodology
How the Heady Findability Score works
Every licensed storefront is scored the same way, out of 100. We only count licensed rivals, so spam listings, unlicensed shops and delivery services don't distort the map results.
Scorer v2.0, locked Oct 9, 2026. Read the full methodology.
| Section | Points | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Local | 43 | Wins Google Maps at its own front door (23) and across a 5x5 grid around the store against licensed rivals only (20). |
| Profile | 5 | Review count, rating, and whether the Google profile links to the store's own website. |
| Search | 27 | Ranks for its own name (12), has 10+ menu product pages Google can index (10), has a store page with address, hours and schema (5). |
| AIO | 15 | How many of 15 ChatGPT answers about the store's neighborhood name this specific location (5 unbranded prompts, 3 runs each). |
| Web | 10 | Menu link in the main navigation, order path of two clicks or fewer, working XML sitemap, correct canonical tags. |
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FAQ
Questions about the report
What is the Heady Findability Score?
It's a 100-point score for how easily customers can find a licensed dispensary on Google Maps, Google search and ChatGPT. Local visibility is worth 43 points, search 27, AI answers 15, website basics 10 and the Google profile 5. Grades run from A (85 and up) to F (under 40).
Which dispensaries are included?
Every retail storefront and microbusiness licence on the California DCC list, scored city by city. Each city report states its exact scope and data dates. Cities appear on the map as their scans finish.
Does a high score mean it's a better dispensary?
No. The score measures how findable a store is online. It says nothing about products, prices, service or compliance.
Why don't you publish every store's score?
We name the stores that earned an A. Every other store's full report goes only to its owner, so the findings help that store fix them instead of handing them to competitors.
How do I get my store's full report?
Search for your store above. We send the full report to the email on your state licence, which proves ownership in one click. If that inbox isn't yours anymore, use your own email and our team will verify you.
I'm a brand, operator or investor. What can I get?
The California report: statewide findings, every live city's tables and the methodology, plus an update each time a new city goes live.
What if your data about my store is wrong?
Every report has a request-a-correction button. We re-check the store and update the report if we got it wrong.
How often is this updated?
We plan to re-scan quarterly and publish the biggest climbers. Every number shows the date its data was collected.
Want to be on the A list?
We'll walk you through your store's report and the fixes that move your score most. Multi-store operators get every location in one view.