Dispensaries in Maryland

Maryland Dispensaries by City

Every Maryland city and town with at least one licensed dispensary is listed here, largest first. Baltimore leads by a wide margin, and the Washington, D.C. suburbs of Montgomery and Prince George's counties hold the next cluster of stores. The names follow each store's mailing address, which matters in Maryland because so much of the state is unincorporated. Columbia, Towson, Silver Spring, Bethesda and Ellicott City are among the largest communities in the state, but none of them is an incorporated city, and some stores with a Baltimore or Laurel address sit outside those city limits. Click a name to see its stores.

Maryland Dispensaries by Region

Maryland has 23 counties plus Baltimore City, which is its own jurisdiction, and licensed dispensaries now operate in 22 of those 24. Only Garrett County and Talbot County have no store in our directory. Regional counts below are based on each store's county.

Baltimore City and Baltimore County (32 stores)

Baltimore addresses account for 13 stores: 11 inside Baltimore City and the other 2 in the Dundalk area of Baltimore County. City stores reach from Federal Hill, Canton and Fells Point to Mount Vernon, Hampden and the York Road and Belair Road corridors. Baltimore County, which wraps around the city on three sides, has 21 stores, the most of any county in the state. They are spread across suburbs such as Towson, Pikesville, Cockeysville, Nottingham, Timonium, Lutherville, Catonsville, Halethorpe, Parkville, Rosedale, Reisterstown, Windsor Mill, Gwynn Oak and Middle River.

Montgomery and Prince George's Counties (33 stores)

Montgomery County, the state's most populous, has 20 stores. Rockville, the county seat, has 5, and Silver Spring, Bethesda and Germantown add more, with single stores in Gaithersburg, Olney, Burtonsville, Chevy Chase, Kensington and Potomac. Prince George's County has 13, including stores in Upper Marlboro, Bowie, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Capitol Heights, Temple Hills, Oxon Hill, Clinton, Brandywine and Seabrook. Laurel has 4 stores in all, most on the Prince George's side and one across the line in Howard County. Washington, D.C. sits next door, but carrying cannabis across the line into the District, or into Virginia, is illegal under Maryland law. See our Virginia marijuana law guide.

Annapolis, Anne Arundel and Howard Counties (20 stores)

Anne Arundel County has 11 stores. Annapolis, the state capital, has 2, as do Pasadena and Edgewater, and Glen Burnie, Linthicum, Millersville, Crofton and Gambrills have one each. Linthicum is next to BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, where federal rules apply at security. Howard County has 9, led by Columbia (4), with more in Elkridge (2) and Ellicott City (2), along with the Laurel store on Washington Boulevard.

Frederick and Western Maryland (11 stores)

Frederick has 5 stores, and New Market adds one more in Frederick County. Hagerstown has 3, all of Washington County's stores, close to the Pennsylvania and West Virginia lines. Farther west, Cumberland has 2 in Allegany County. Garrett County, at the far western tip of the state, has none, and the nearest stores in our directory are in Cumberland. Taking cannabis into Pennsylvania or West Virginia is illegal, whatever those states allow.

Northern Maryland: Harford, Cecil and Carroll Counties (9 stores)

Harford County has 4 stores, in Aberdeen, Abingdon, Joppa and the small community of Street, on Conowingo Road near the Pennsylvania line. Cecil County has 2, in Perryville and Elkton, the last stops before Delaware on Interstate 95. Carroll County has 3, with two in Westminster and one in Sykesville. Aberdeen sits next to Aberdeen Proving Ground, a federal installation where cannabis is illegal.

Southern Maryland (7 stores)

Charles County has 4 stores: two in White Plains and one each in Waldorf and La Plata. St. Mary's County has 2, in Mechanicsville and the community of California, near Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Calvert County has 1, in Solomons at the mouth of the Patuxent River.

The Eastern Shore (10 stores)

Salisbury, the largest city on the Eastern Shore, has 2 stores, and Delmar, on the Delaware line, has one more in Wicomico County. Ocean City has 2 for summer visitors. Remember that smoking on the beach or the boardwalk counts as smoking in public, and that Assateague Island National Seashore is federal land. Cambridge, Grasonville, Millington, Federalsburg and Princess Anne each have one store. The stores in Millington, Federalsburg and Princess Anne, the only ones in Kent, Caroline and Somerset counties, all hold newer license numbers. Talbot County, which includes Easton and St. Michaels, has none in our directory. See our Delaware marijuana law guide before you cross the state line.

How Maryland Licenses Dispensaries: The Maryland Cannabis Administration

Maryland ran a medical cannabis program for years before adult-use sales began on July 1, 2023. The Cannabis Reform Act of 2023 (HB 556) created the Maryland Cannabis Administration to license and regulate both programs, and existing medical dispensaries were converted to licenses that let them serve adult-use customers too. The rules for sales and licensing sit in the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article of the Maryland Code, and the possession limits are in the Criminal Law Article.

What that means for shoppers:

• Two license types: The MCA licenses standard dispensaries and micro dispensaries. Under MCA rules, micro dispensaries are the only licensees that may deliver to adult-use customers once they are operating, while standard dispensaries may deliver only to registered patients and caregivers.
• One store, both programs: Every store in our directory sells to both adult-use customers and registered medical patients.
• New stores keep opening: 98 stores in our directory hold license numbers in the DA-23 series, and 24 hold newer numbers in the DA-24, DA-25 and DA-26 series, 14 of them in the DA-26 series.

Licensed dispensaries are the only legal place to buy cannabis in Maryland, the MCA says. A store must display its proof of license, and it may not sell through an unlicensed third party, intermediary or broker. To check a store yourself, use the MCA's Dispensary Locator. Smoke shops and gas stations cannot legally sell hemp products with more than 0.5 milligrams of THC per serving or 2.5 milligrams per package, and the state counts delta-8 and delta-10 as THC, so stronger products belong in a licensed dispensary.

Buying Cannabis in Maryland: Age, ID, Limits and Delivery

• Age and ID: You must be 21 or older and show a valid government-issued photo ID. The MCA accepts a driver's license or ID card from any U.S. state, territory or D.C., a U.S. passport or passport card, a foreign passport, a U.S. military ID or a tribal card. College IDs do not count.
• Visitors: The MCA says adults from out of state who are at least 21 and have a government-issued ID can buy adult-use cannabis.
• Daily limit: A dispensary may not knowingly sell you more than the personal use amount in a single day: 1.5 ounces (42.5 grams) of flower, 12 grams of concentrate, or 750 milligrams of THC in edibles, capsules and tinctures. Vapes and infused pre-rolls count toward the 12 grams.
• Combined limits: The three amounts are combined, not stacked. In the MCA's own example, 1.5 ounces of flower plus a 1 gram vape cartridge is over the limit.
• Product strength: Adult-use edibles, capsules and tinctures are capped at 10 mg of THC per serving and 100 mg per package, and adult-use concentrates at 1 gram per product, although vapes and infused pre-rolls are exempt from that 1 gram cap.
• Privacy: A store may not refuse an adult-use sale because you will not let it copy your ID or keep your purchase history, and it needs your consent to create a customer profile.
• Hours: Maryland dispensaries may not be open before 8 a.m. or after 11 p.m., and each store sets its own hours inside that window.
• Pickup: Stores may offer curbside pickup for pre-orders and drive-through or walk-up windows, so ask your store which it offers.
• Delivery: Adult-use delivery is reserved for micro dispensaries. Standard dispensaries may deliver only to registered patients and caregivers, and a 2026 law, HB 622, extended that medical delivery period by one year.

For possession penalties, driving rules and the rest of the law, see our full guide to Maryland marijuana laws.

Growing Cannabis at Home in Maryland

Any adult 21 or older may grow cannabis at home in Maryland without a permit, but the limit is small. Under Criminal Law Section 5-601.2, a person may grow no more than two plants, and no more than two plants may be grown at one residence, however many adults live there. Plants may not be in public view, they must be kept secure from anyone not allowed access, such as in an enclosed, locked space that no one under 21 has a key to, and they may be grown only on property the grower lawfully possesses. People under 21 may not grow at all. Breaking these rules is a misdemeanor with up to 3 years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000 or both.

Registered medical patients 21 and older may grow up to four plants, with no more than four per residence. Landlords and property owners can ban growing on their property. Dispensaries may sell home cultivation products such as seeds and clones: up to two clones or seedlings to an adult 21 or older, and up to four to a patient 21 or older or a registered caregiver.

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Maryland

The medical program still runs inside the same system as adult use, and all 122 stores in our directory serve registered patients, shown with a Medical badge. Patients register with the MCA through its medical cannabis page, which says applications are processed within one to two business days. A certifying provider must issue a written certification first. At the counter, patients and caregivers give their MCA patient or caregiver ID number and show a valid government-issued photo ID. Physical patient cards are no longer required.

Patients get four practical advantages:

• No sales tax: The Comptroller's tax alert says sales and use tax does not apply to medical cannabis sold to patients and caregivers, although any amount beyond what the provider certified is taxable.
• Stronger products: Concentrates over 1 gram and edibles, capsules and tinctures over 10 mg of THC per serving or 100 mg per package may be sold only to patients and caregivers.
• Priority service: Every dispensary must give patients and caregivers either an exclusive hour each day or a dedicated line for all of its open hours.
• Access under 21: The medical program is the only legal route for people under 21. A patient under 18 may get medical cannabis only through a caregiver or designated school personnel, and may have up to four caregivers, compared with two for adult patients. A caregiver may serve up to five patients.

Only registered Maryland patients and caregivers can buy through the medical program, and the MCA says a Maryland state-issued ID is required to buy medical cannabis. A medical card from another state does not work here, but visitors 21 and older can still shop as adult-use customers.

Maryland Cannabis Taxes and Prices

Maryland's cannabis tax is a single state sales and use tax set in Tax-General Section 11-104:

• 12% on adult-use cannabis since July 1, 2025. The rate was 9% when sales began and for the state's first two fiscal years, and the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 raised it starting with fiscal year 2026, according to the Comptroller of Maryland.
• No tax on medical sales to registered patients and caregivers, up to the amount their provider certified.
• Where it goes: About 30% of adult-use tax revenue, after the MCA's costs, goes to the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund, according to the MCA.

Some older guides still quote the 9% rate, but the statute sets 12% for fiscal year 2026 and every year after. Prices vary from store to store, so compare out-the-door prices, daily deals and first-visit discounts rather than shelf tags.

Where You Can and Cannot Use Cannabis in Maryland

• No public smoking: Smoking cannabis in a public place is a civil offense under Criminal Law Section 5-601, with a fine of up to $50 the first time and up to $150 after that. The MCA says smoking cannabis or hemp is banned in any public place.
• Private property and rentals: Adults 21 and older can use cannabis in private homes and on private property, but landlords and management companies can prohibit it.
• Vehicles: A driver may not smoke or consume cannabis in the passenger area of a vehicle on a highway, even when stopped, under Transportation Section 21-903. Keep products in a locked glove compartment or the trunk. Driving impaired is illegal, and being legally allowed to use cannabis is no defense.
• Possession over the limit: Having more than the personal use amount but no more than 2.5 ounces of flower, 20 grams of concentrate or 1,250 mg of THC is a civil offense with a fine of up to $250. Adults under 21 caught with the personal use amount face a civil fine of up to $100.
• Federal land: Cannabis is illegal at Fort Meade, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Joint Base Andrews, Naval Air Station Patuxent River and the Naval Academy, and on federal parkland such as Assateague Island National Seashore and Catoctin Mountain Park. Our federal marijuana law guide explains why.
• Airports and state lines: The TSA follows federal law and refers cannabis found at screening to police, including at BWI. The MCA says it is illegal to take cannabis into or out of Maryland, medical or adult-use, and mailing it is illegal too. Compare the rules in every state's cannabis laws.

Maryland Dispensary FAQ

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How we build this directory: Store names, addresses and license numbers come from the Maryland Cannabis Administration's list of licensed dispensaries. We check each store against map data, leave out stores reported as permanently closed, and refresh the list as the MCA licenses new stores. For the rules in every state, see our state-by-state cannabis law guides.