- Bern Gallery Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary at 135 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, a few steps off the Church Street Marketplace in downtown Burlington. Phone: (802) 865-0994.
- It grew out of the Bern Gallery, a long-running downtown glass gallery and smoke shop, which added its adult-use cannabis dispensary in 2023.
- Downtown Burlington has more than one licensed shop within a short walk. Float On is a licensed adult-use retailer at 136½ Church Street, about 0.1 miles away — roughly a block onto the pedestrian marketplace.
- Everything here is 21+. Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont, so whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you're searching for Bern Gallery Dispensary in Burlington, here's the short, factual version: where it is, how to reach the door, what the shop is, and — kept plainly separate — the other licensed options nearby if you're comparing shops. Both stores named here are licensed Vermont adult-use retailers; this is a neighborhood guide, not a ranking.
Where is Bern Gallery Dispensary in Burlington?
Bern Gallery Dispensary is at 135 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at the lower edge of downtown where Main Street meets the Church Street Marketplace. It's across from the Marketplace and a short walk from the Flynn theater. The dispensary is part of the Bern Gallery, a downtown storefront known for years as a glass gallery and smoke shop — it added its licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary in 2023. The phone number is (802) 865-0994.
How do you get to the door?
Main Street runs through the center of downtown Burlington, a short walk from both the waterfront and the University of Vermont hill. A few ways in:
- On foot: From the Burlington waterfront it's a gentle uphill walk of a few blocks east; from the UVM campus it's a walk downhill toward the lake. The nearby Church Street Marketplace is flat and fully pedestrian.
- Parking: There's metered street parking on Main Street and the surrounding blocks, plus the Marketplace and College Street parking garages a short stroll away. Bike parking is available around downtown.
- Transit: Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses serve downtown Burlington with stops near the Marketplace, so you can arrive without a car.
Because part of the block borders the pedestrian Marketplace, you won't drive up to every door downtown — plan to park nearby and walk the last stretch. Hours can change seasonally, so their own website and listings are the best source for exact daily hours before you head over.
What is Bern Gallery Dispensary?
Bern Gallery Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary that grew out of a long-running downtown business — the Bern Gallery operated for years as a glass gallery and smoke shop, known locally for its glassblowing, before adding its licensed cannabis dispensary in 2023. Like every adult-use shop in the state, it carries the standard licensed categories — flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles, and topicals — with products moving through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For anything specific, such as current selection or exact daily hours, their own website and listings are the best source.
What other licensed shops are nearby?
Downtown Burlington has more than one licensed adult-use shop within a short walk, which makes it easy to compare on foot. A nearby option is Float On, a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer at 136½ Church Street — on the pedestrian Church Street Marketplace, about 0.1 miles away (roughly a block up from the Main Street corner). Both are licensed by the state; the difference is just which door you walk through.
Float On, a block up the Marketplace
If you're already downtown and want a second option to look at, here's what's factually true about Float On:
- Address: 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — right on the Church Street Marketplace, at street level.
- Open seven days a week, and open late — 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays — which is useful if you're out downtown in the evening.
- Order-ahead: You can build an order on the live menu and pick it up under your name, or just walk in and browse.
- Vermont craft focus: The shelf leans on the state's small growers and makers, with everything moving through the same regulated, lab-tested supply chain.
What should you know before you shop, at any licensed store?
A few Vermont rules apply the same way at every licensed adult-use shop downtown:
- It's 21+. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID; you'll show it at the door. No medical card is needed for adult-use.
- No public consumption. Vermont doesn't permit using cannabis in public — not on Church Street, the waterfront, in a parked car, or anywhere public. It's for private use only.
- It stays in Vermont. Cannabis bought here can't legally cross state lines, even into a neighboring state where it's also legal.
- Tax is built into shelf pricing. Vermont applies a 14% cannabis excise tax plus the 6% sales tax; at a licensed shop that's already reflected in what you pay.
Shopping a licensed store — Bern Gallery Dispensary, Float On, or any other around downtown Burlington — means what's on the label went through Vermont's testing and tracking. If you're new to any of it, our plain-English guides walk through the basics, or you can browse Float On's live menu before you head downtown.