Dispensaries in Vermont

Vermont Dispensaries by City and Town

Vermont's market is small and spread out. Burlington has 12 stores, more than Rutland and Montpelier put together, and no other place has more than 6. 33 of the 57 places on the list have a single store. We list each store under the place name in its mailing address, which is often a village rather than the town it sits in, so a few towns appear twice. Only the 5 places with 4 or more stores have their own city pages.

Vermont Dispensaries by County

Vermont has 14 counties, and licensed stores operate in 13 of them. Chittenden County, home to Burlington, has the most, with 21 of the 111 stores in our directory, about 19%. Essex County, in the far northeast corner of the state, has none.

Chittenden County (21 stores)

Burlington, the state's largest city, has 12 stores, three of them on Church Street downtown. Winooski, just across the Winooski River, has 3. Essex Junction has 3 and the town of Essex has one more. Milton, to the north, has 2.

Windsor County (15 stores)

Woodstock, White River Junction and Springfield have 3 stores each. White River Junction is a village in the town of Hartford, where Interstates 89 and 91 meet. Windsor has 2. Plymouth, Chester, Bethel and Sharon have one each. New Hampshire is across the Connecticut River; see our New Hampshire marijuana law guide.

Rutland County (14 stores)

Rutland has 6 stores, the second most of any place in Vermont. Brandon, Fair Haven and Pittsford have 2 each. Poultney has one, and so does Killington, on the access road to the ski resort. Fair Haven and Poultney sit on the New York line; see our New York marijuana law guide.

Washington County (13 stores)

Montpelier, the state capital, has 5 stores, and Barre, next door, has 3. Waitsfield, in the Mad River Valley, has 2. 3 more stores are in Waterbury Center, a village in the town of Waterbury on the road to Stowe.

Windham County (10 stores)

Brattleboro has 4 stores, near the corner of the state where Vermont meets Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Wilmington has 2. Rockingham, Londonderry and Newfane have one each, and one more store is listed as Rawsonville / Jamaica; Rawsonville is a village in the town of Jamaica. Massachusetts also allows adult-use sales; see our Massachusetts marijuana law guide.

Lamoille County (9 stores)

Morrisville, a village in the town of Morristown, has 5 stores, tied with Montpelier for the third most in the state. The town of Cambridge has two: one listed under Cambridge and one in the village of Jeffersonville. Johnson and Wolcott have one each along Route 15.

Caledonia County (6 stores)

No place in this county has more than one store. The town of St. Johnsbury has two, one listed under Saint Johnsbury and one under Saint Johnsbury Center. Danville, Hardwick and Groton have one each, and East Burke, a village in the town of Burke, has one.

Orleans County (6 stores)

Derby has 3 stores, all on U.S. Route 5 near the Canadian border. Barton has 2 and Craftsbury has one.

Bennington County (5 stores)

Bennington has 2 stores. Manchester Center, a village in the town of Manchester, also has 2. Pownal, in the state's southwest corner, has one.

Addison County (4 stores)

Middlebury has 2 stores. Bristol and Vergennes have one each.

Franklin County (3 stores)

Vermont has both a city and a town named St. Albans, and our list has one store under St. Albans and one under St. Albans City. Montgomery has one.

Orange County (3 stores)

Randolph, Bradford and Fairlee have one store each. Bradford and Fairlee are in the Connecticut River valley.

Grand Isle County (2 stores)

South Hero and Alburgh have one store each, in the islands and peninsula of Lake Champlain.

How Vermont Licenses Cannabis Stores

Vermont legalized through its legislature, not a ballot question. Act 86 let adults possess and grow small amounts starting July 1, 2018, but gave them no legal place to buy. Act 164, passed as S.54 in 2020, created the Cannabis Control Board and a licensed market. The first stores opened on October 1, 2022.

The CCB issues six kinds of cannabis establishment license under 7 V.S.A. § 901: cultivator, propagator, wholesaler, product manufacturer, retailer and testing laboratory. Only a retailer may sell to the public. Every store in our directory holds a retail license, which is why each license number in our listings starts with RTLR. Under 7 V.S.A. § 907, a retailer buys from other licensed businesses and sells for use off the premises.

No company runs more than one store in our directory. Each of the 111 stores has its own license holder, so menus, prices and hours differ from shop to shop.

Town opt-in: A Vermont town must vote before a store can open there. Under 7 V.S.A. § 863, a municipality has to permit cannabis retailers by a majority vote by Australian ballot at an annual or special town meeting warned for that purpose. The approval stays in effect until voters rescind it at a later meeting, and a rescission does not shut a retailer that is already operating. That is why many towns, including some fairly large ones, have no store at all. The opt-in vote covers retailers only. A town may not use zoning or an ordinance to ban other cannabis businesses outright. A town that hosts a cannabis business may also form a local cannabis control commission, which can issue local control licenses and attach conditions on zoning, signs and nuisances.

No delivery for adult-use customers: Section 907 bars retailers from delivering to customers. The exception is for registered medical patients, covered below. To buy, you go to the store.

Buying Cannabis in Vermont: ID, Limits and Products

• Age and ID: You must be 21 or older. Stores check a valid government-issued photo ID when you come in and again before you pay. Out-of-state visitors can use their own ID.
• Per-transaction limit: Since July 1, 2026, a retailer may sell one customer up to 2 ounces of cannabis, or the equivalent in cannabis products, or a mix of both, in a single transaction. Act 176 raised the limit from 1 ounce. The CCB measures product equivalents by THC content.
• Possession: Adults 21 and older may have up to 2 ounces of cannabis or 10 grams of hashish under 18 V.S.A. § 4230a. Homegrown cannabis stored indoors where it was grown does not count.
• Potency caps: Under 7 V.S.A. § 868, flower above 30% THC may not be sold, and concentrates above 60% THC are barred except prepackaged oils for vape devices. Flavored vape oils are banned.
• No consumption lounges: Vermont has no licensed places to use cannabis on site. A pilot under Act 176 allows a small number of sale-only retail events through 2028.

For penalties, driving rules and the rest of the law, read our guide to Vermont marijuana laws.

Medical Cannabis in Vermont

This directory lists adult-use retailers only. Vermont's medical cannabis dispensaries are licensed separately and are not in this list. The medical registry, now run by the CCB, is open to Vermont residents with a verified qualifying condition. Cards cost $50 and are valid for three years, according to the CCB medical program FAQ.

A retailer can also apply for a medical-use endorsement. Under section 907, an endorsed retailer may sell to registered patients and their caregivers tax-free, sell them products and amounts not allowed for adult-use customers, deliver to them and let them buy without leaving their vehicles. We do not track endorsements in these listings, so registered patients should ask the store. This page is not medical advice.

Cannabis Taxes in Vermont

• 14% excise tax: Charged on the sales price of adult-use cannabis under 32 V.S.A. § 7902.
• 6% sales tax: Vermont's sales tax is added to the excise tax. The CCB puts the total at 20% to 21% of the price.
• Medical exemption: Registered patients pay no tax on medical purchases.

Shelf prices may not include tax. Prices and deals differ from shop to shop, so compare menus before you drive.

Where You Can Use What You Buy

• Not in public: Using cannabis in a public place is a civil violation, with fines of up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second and $500 after that. Under 7 V.S.A. § 831, public places include streets, sidewalks, parks, public buildings, restaurants, bars, stores, hotel lobbies and anywhere tobacco smoking is banned.
• Private property: Use is legal on private property with the owner's permission. Since July 1, 2026, a lease may not stop a tenant from having cannabis or using it inside the home, but a landlord may still ban smoking or vaping it.
• In the car: An open container of cannabis in the passenger area, including an unlocked glove box, brings a civil fine of up to $200 under 23 V.S.A. § 1134. Keep it sealed in the trunk. Driving while impaired by a drug "to the slightest degree" is DUI under 23 V.S.A. § 1201.
• Federal land and borders: Federal law applies in the Green Mountain National Forest, at airports and in federal buildings. Taking cannabis out of Vermont is illegal under federal law, even into a state that allows it. Our federal marijuana law guide explains more, and our state-by-state cannabis law guides compare the rules next door.

Tips for Shopping at a Vermont Dispensary

• Check the town, not just the map: Neighboring towns can vote differently, so the closest store may be a town or two away.
• Bring photo ID: Stores check it at the door and at the counter.
• Call ahead in rural areas: Many stores are small, owner-run shops with their own hours. Confirm before a long drive.
• Budget for about 20% in taxes: The 14% excise tax and the 6% sales tax are added at checkout.
• Pack it in the trunk: Keep purchases sealed and out of the passenger area on the way home.

Vermont Dispensary FAQ

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How we build this directory: Store names, addresses and license numbers come from the Vermont Cannabis Control Board's list of licensed retailers. We check each store against map data and refresh the list as licenses change, so our count can differ slightly from the state's. The state's list does not give counties, so we assign each store to a county by its town. For the rules in every state, see our state-by-state cannabis law guides.