- Bern Gallery Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary at 135 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at the lower edge of downtown where Main Street meets the Church Street Marketplace. Phone: (802) 865-0994.
- The closest other licensed option is Float On, a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — about 0.1 miles away, roughly a block up onto the pedestrian Marketplace.
- The Marketplace is car-free, so you park or get dropped nearby and walk; Green Mountain Transit buses stop downtown.
- Both shops are licensed by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. You can confirm any Vermont shop's license yourself on the CCB's public license lookup before you go.
- Everything here is 21+, and public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont — whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you searched for Bern Gallery Dispensary but really want to see all your licensed choices in that corner of downtown Burlington, this is the plain version — no ranking, no sales pitch. Where Bern Gallery sits, how to walk the block, the nearest other licensed shop, and how to check a license yourself so you never end up at an unlicensed one. Every store named here is a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer; think of this as a neighbor pointing down the street, not a review.
Where is Bern Gallery Dispensary?
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 — across from the Marketplace and a short walk from the Flynn theater. It grew out of the Bern Gallery, a downtown storefront known for years as a glass gallery and smoke shop, which added its licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary in 2023. Its phone number is (802) 865-0994, and it carries the standard licensed categories: flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles, and topicals.
What licensed shops are near Bern Gallery?
Downtown Burlington has more than one licensed adult-use shop within a short walk, which is part of what makes the area easy to browse on foot. The closest to Bern Gallery is Float On, a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer at 136½ Church Street — on the pedestrian Marketplace, about 0.1 miles away. That's roughly a block up from the Main Street corner: a short, flat walk, not a drive across town. Both are licensed by the state; the only real difference is which door you walk through.
The honest distance, walk, and transit
- On foot: From Bern Gallery at 135 Main Street to Float On at 136½ Church Street is about 0.1 miles — a block or so up onto the Marketplace. The pedestrian mall is flat and fully car-free, so it's an easy stroll either direction.
- Getting downtown: There's metered street parking on Main Street and the cross streets, plus the Marketplace and College Street parking garages a short walk away, and bike parking around downtown. Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses serve downtown with stops near the Marketplace, so you can arrive without a car.
- Both at street level: Bern Gallery and Float On are each reachable from the sidewalk, so there's no stairway hunt — just the short walk between Main Street and the Marketplace.
What's factually true about Float On?
If you're comparing options nearby, here's what's plainly true about Float On — just the facts, no claims about anyone else's selection or service:
- Address: 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — right on the Church Street Marketplace, at street level.
- Licensed: A licensed Vermont adult-use retailer, regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board.
- Open seven days a week, and open late — 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays — handy if you're out downtown in the evening.
- Order-ahead or walk in: Build an order on the live menu and pick it up under your name, or just come 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.
How do you check that a shop is actually licensed?
This is the one thing worth doing before you buy anywhere, because an unlicensed seller skips the testing and tracking a licensed shop can't. The good news: it takes about a minute, and it works for any store in the state.
- Look for the Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) license. Every legal adult-use retailer in Vermont is licensed by the CCB. Licensed shops display their license and are listed in the state's records.
- Use the CCB's public license lookup. The Board maintains a public list of licensed cannabis establishments at ccb.vermont.gov — you can search a store by name and confirm it's a licensed retailer.
- Cross-check the basics. A real licensed shop has a fixed address, checks your ID at the door, and lists Vermont-tested products. A "shop" with no address, no ID check, or that ships cannabis to you is a red flag.
Both Bern Gallery and Float On are licensed Vermont adult-use retailers, so either way you're shopping a regulated store. If you want the longer version of why that matters, our guide to licensed vs. gray-market cannabis in Vermont walks through what the license actually buys you.
What rules apply at any licensed shop here?
A few Vermont rules apply the same way at every licensed adult-use shop downtown — Bern Gallery, Float On, or any other:
- 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.
If you're newer to all of it, our plain-English guides cover the Vermont basics, and you can browse Float On's live menu before you head down to the Church Street Marketplace.