Addison County VT Dispensaries: Complete Guide (2026)

Addison County is the Champlain Valley heart of Vermont — Lake Champlain to the west, the Green Mountains to the east, Middlebury College at the geographic center, and four adult-use cannabis dispensaries serving residents and the steady flow of visitors who come for the water, the mountains, the ski areas, and the farms. This guide covers all four shops, their hours, and how to choose between them.

The four dispensaries at a glance

Tax is 21% at all four locations — 14% state cannabis excise + 6% Vermont sales tax + 1% local option tax adopted by Middlebury, Vergennes, and Bristol. Possession limit under Act 176 (S.278), effective July 1, 2026: 2 oz flower and 10 g concentrate.

A note on hours: the hours in this guide were verified against each shop's own website in July 2026. Cannabis retail hours shift seasonally and around holidays, so call ahead before a special trip — especially to Emeraldrose Grows in Bristol, which is open Tuesday through Saturday only.

Vergennes: Little City Greens

Little City Greens sits in the stone-walled, exposed-beam basement of 7 Green Street in downtown Vergennes — Vermont's smallest city by population (~2,553 residents), first chartered in 1788. Owners Alyson and Mike Kennedy run the shop as a community-first operation: all local Vergennes-area residents receive a 15% discount, and the walls rotate cannabis-focused art by local female artists.

The shop is open daily, 9 AM to 7 PM (no closures on Sunday or Monday). The full menu covers flower, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates, drinkables, and tinctures.

Vergennes sits roughly 7–8 miles east of the Crown Point Bridge (the VT-17/NY-185 Lake Champlain crossing), which makes Little City Greens the natural first dispensary stop for visitors entering Vermont from the Adirondack side of New York. It's also 2 miles east of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum and a short drive from the ferry crossings at Chimney Point and Burlington.

For a deeper look: Vergennes dispensary near-me guide and all Vergennes dispensaries.

Middlebury: Two shops, one market

Middlebury is Addison County's seat, population roughly 8,500, and has two dispensaries with different identities.

FLŌRA Cannabis — Vermont's first adult-use store

FLŌRA Cannabis at 2 Park Street in downtown Middlebury holds a distinction no other Vermont dispensary can claim: it was one of only three licensed adult-use cannabis retailers in the entire state to open on October 1, 2022 — the first day legal recreational sales were permitted under Act 164. Vermont was the first U.S. state to legalize cannabis through legislative action rather than a ballot initiative, and FLŌRA's co-founder Dave Silberman was directly involved in drafting that legislation. About 1,000 people visited on opening day.

FLŌRA is in the historic downtown core, roughly a 5-minute walk from Middlebury College's main campus. It opens at 8 AM on weekdays — the earliest of any Addison County dispensary — and closes at 7 PM Monday through Friday. Saturday hours are 10 AM–6 PM; Sunday 10 AM–5 PM. The focus is on Vermont-grown and Vermont-manufactured products, with online ordering at shop.floravt.com.

The Herbal Collective — latest hours in Addison County

The Herbal Collective at 1641 US-7 is on the Route 7 commercial corridor south of downtown Middlebury, accessible from either direction for travelers on the main Burlington–Rutland highway. It carries a full menu — flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, concentrates, tinctures, beverages, CBD, topicals, and accessories — with online ordering at theherbalcollectivevt.com.

The Herbal Collective's primary differentiator is closing time: 8 PM on Fridays and Saturdays (two hours later than FLŌRA), and 6 PM on Sundays (one hour later than FLŌRA's 5 PM Sunday close). Monday through Thursday it closes at 7 PM. If you're heading south from Burlington in the late afternoon and don't want to rush, The Herbal Collective on Route 7 can accommodate a later arrival.

For a side-by-side: Middlebury dispensary near-me guide and all Middlebury dispensaries.

Bristol: Emeraldrose Grows — farm-to-shelf, plan your hours

Emeraldrose Grows is at 11 Main Street in Bristol, a small Addison County town at the Route 116/Route 17 crossroads. Route 116 runs north to Burlington (~25 miles) and south to Middlebury (~8 miles); Route 17 runs west to Vergennes (~12 miles) and east into the Mad River Valley toward Sugarbush and Warren.

The shop's defining feature is a farm-to-shelf model: Emeraldrose Farms, the shop's in-house grow operation, cultivates house flower available directly at the counter alongside product from partnering local Vermont farms. The menu covers flower, pre-rolls, edibles, vape carts, elixirs, and tinctures. Unusually for Vermont, the shop also maintains a grow supply section — serving home cultivators alongside cannabis consumers.

Hours require planning. Emeraldrose Grows is open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 AM to 5 PM only. The shop is closed Sunday and Monday. If you're visiting Bristol on a Sunday, a Monday, or arriving after 5 PM any day, the shop will be closed. The nearest alternatives are FLŌRA Cannabis and The Herbal Collective in Middlebury (~8 miles south on Route 116), or Little City Greens in Vergennes (~12 miles west on Route 17).

Bartlett Falls — one of Vermont's most photographed natural swimming holes — is a short drive from downtown Bristol on Lincoln Road. Combining a Bristol visit with a stop at Emeraldrose Grows is a natural summer pairing, provided you arrive Tuesday through Saturday before 5 PM.

For more: Bristol dispensary near-me guide and all Bristol dispensaries.

Getting to Addison County from Burlington and from New York

From Burlington (~37 miles): US-7 south is the main corridor — it runs directly through Vergennes and into Middlebury. From Burlington, Vergennes (Little City Greens) is about 30 miles south and just under 40 minutes; downtown Middlebury (FLŌRA) is 37 miles and 45–50 minutes. Bristol is accessible via Route 116 south from Burlington, roughly 26 miles and 35 minutes. The Herbal Collective on US-7 in Middlebury sits directly on the Burlington-to-Rutland highway.

From New York via the Crown Point Bridge: The NY-185 / VT-17 Crown Point Bridge crossing puts you onto Route 17 east into Vermont. Vergennes is approximately 7–8 miles east on Route 17. From there, Route 22A or US-7 north/south connects to the rest of the county. This is the practical entry for visitors from the Lake Placid / High Peaks region of the Adirondacks.

Tax reminder: Vermont cannabis is for personal use within the state. Transporting cannabis across state lines — including back to New York — is federally illegal regardless of New York's state law status.

Beyond Addison County

Addison County sits between two other well-served Vermont markets. Burlington (~37 miles north on US-7) has the largest concentration of dispensaries in Vermont. Rutland (~33 miles south) has six shops and a lower-activity market worth knowing if you're traveling Route 7 into southern Vermont.

Browse the full Vermont directory at dispensaries directory, or use Vermont Strain Match to find a product by effect before you arrive.