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How to check a Vermont cannabis store license

Look the store up in the Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) list of licensed cannabis establishments before you buy. Its license type should say Retailer (or Integrated), and the license should not be expired. If you can’t find it on the list, don’t buy there.

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1. Search the CCB’s license list

Only a licensed retail store, or the retail part of an integrated licensee, may sell cannabis to the public. No other license type may.1 The CCB posts a searchable list of licensed cannabis establishments and updates it daily.2

  1. Go to the CCB’s list of licensed cannabis establishments .
  2. Search for the store’s business name or town. The CCB also offers an Excel version of the list. It shows the license number, business name, license type, city and expiration date.3
  3. Check the license type. Retail license numbers start with RTLR and integrated licenses with INTG.3 Growers, makers and wholesalers may not sell to the public.1
  4. Check that the expiration date has not passed, and that the name and town match the store’s sign or website.

A retail store can open only in a town that has voted to allow one.4 Medical patients can find dispensaries and stores with a medical-use endorsement on the CCB’s medical dispensary list .5

2. What to look for at the store

  • Two ID checks. Staff must check the ID of anyone who looks 35 or younger at the door, and check every buyer’s ID again before the sale.6 People under 21 may not go in.7
  • Staff ID cards. Everyone who works at a licensed cannabis business must carry an ID card from the CCB.6 The CCB’s license page also has an employee ID search; the numbers start with “UNIV”.2
  • A purchase limit. A store may sell up to 1 ounce of cannabis, or the same amount in cannabis products, in one sale.8
  • An information flyer. Stores must display a CCB flyer about cannabis and health and offer you a copy with each purchase.8

Delivery: Vermont law does not allow cannabis delivery to customers. Stores with a medical-use endorsement may deliver only to registered patients and their caregivers.8

3. Check the label and keep the package

Packages should show the strain, the THC and CBD in milligrams (total and per serving), a “produced on” date and the state warning.8 They should also carry the intoxicating cannabinoid symbol, a red octagon warning for kids and a way to see the lab results, such as a QR code.6

Every cannabis product must be registered with the CCB before a store can sell it.9 We did not find a public recall list on the CCB’s website. The CCB says it can stop sales and recall harmful products.10 Keep the package so you can report a problem.

Hemp and CBD shops are different

A hemp or CBD shop is not a licensed cannabis store. Intoxicating hemp products, such as delta-8 THC or hemp products with more than 1.5 mg of THC per serving, are illegal in Vermont unless they are sold as registered cannabis products in a licensed store.11 A licensed store that sells hemp products not tested under Vermont rules must post a notice saying so.6

If something doesn’t look right

You can use the CCB’s adverse event and complaint form to report a bad reaction to a cannabis product, a problem with a product or package, an unlicensed seller or intoxicating hemp sales.12 If someone is sick now, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 first.12

Report a problem to the CCB · How to report a problem

Official source

Vermont’s cannabis regulator: Cannabis Control Board (CCB)

These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.

Sources

  1. Frequently asked questions (general) Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  2. Licensed Cannabis Establishments and Employees: Data Portal Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  3. Active Licenses Report (Excel version of the license list) Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  4. 7 V.S.A. 863: Regulation by local government Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) · Retrieved
  5. Medical dispensary information Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  6. CCB Rule 2: Regulation of Cannabis Establishments (adopted text, effective 7/15/2025) Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  7. 7 V.S.A. 866: Youth Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) · Retrieved
  8. 7 V.S.A. 907: Retailer license Vermont General Assembly (Vermont Statutes Online) · Retrieved
  9. Product registration Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  10. Public safety and education questions Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  11. Understanding hemp in Vermont Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved
  12. CCB Adverse Event or Complaint Submission Form Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) · Retrieved

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