If you searched for Green Haven Herbals, you're looking in the right part of downtown Burlington — but it's worth knowing there's more than one licensed option within a few minutes' walk. This is a plain, helpful-neighbor rundown: where Green Haven Herbals sits, what else is close by, how to get between them on foot, and the one check that matters most before you buy anywhere — that the shop is actually licensed. No ranking, no opinions on anyone's prices or products.

Where is Green Haven Herbals, and is it licensed?

Green Haven Herbals is at 18 Pearl Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at the northern edge of the downtown core, near where Pearl Street meets the top of the Church Street Marketplace. It's a licensed Vermont adult-use (recreational) dispensary, which means no medical card is required — just proof that you're 21 or older. Because it's licensed, everything on its shelves comes through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. Hours and details can change, so it's always worth checking a shop's own website before you head over.

What else is within a short walk?

A few minutes down the pedestrian mall is Float On, another licensed Vermont dispensary, at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — directly on the Church Street Marketplace, the car-free stretch in the center of downtown. The two shops are close enough that it's easy to see both in a single trip downtown. Float On leans hard into Vermont's small craft growers, and the shelf is organized by product type: flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, concentrates, and a growing set of cannabis beverages.

How do you get from Green Haven Herbals to Float On?

It's a short, flat walk. From 18 Pearl Street, head to the top of the Church Street Marketplace and walk down the pedestrian mall — Float On is partway along at 136½ Church Street. All told it's roughly 0.2 mile, about a 4-minute walk through the busiest, most walkable part of downtown.

• On foot: the most sensible option — everything here is a block or two apart, and the Marketplace itself is closed to cars, so you're walking the last stretch no matter what.
• By bus: downtown Burlington is the hub of the Green Mountain Transit network, with the downtown transit center a few blocks away on Cherry Street.
• Driving in: public parking garages serve the Church Street Marketplace area (the Marketplace Garage off Cherry Street is the closest); park once and walk, rather than moving the car a single block.

How do you know a shop is actually licensed?

This is the one check worth doing anywhere you shop. Vermont's regulated cannabis is 21+, lab-tested, and tracked from grower to shelf — the gray market is none of those things. A licensed store will post its Vermont Cannabis Control Board license, card you at the door, and fold all tax into the posted price.

If you want to confirm a specific shop for yourself, the CCB publishes the full list of licensed cannabis establishments — business names, cities, and license types — on its public portal at ccb.vermont.gov/licenses. That's the authoritative source, and it's the simplest way to be sure the place you're walking into is the real, regulated thing.

• It checks your 21+ photo ID at the door, every visit.
• It shows its Vermont CCB license and sells lab-tested, dated products.
• The price already includes tax — nothing is added or kept off the books at checkout.

How does shopping at Float On work?

Two easy options, whichever you prefer:

• Walk in and browse. Show your ID and a budtender will walk you through the shelf, answer questions, and help you pick — no rush.
• Order ahead. Build your order on the live menu and pick it up under your name. Show your ID at the counter and you're back out on Church Street in a couple of minutes.

Float On is open seven days a week, and stays open late — 'til midnight — on Friday and Saturday, which is the practical thing to know if you're out downtown in the evening. You'll find it right on the Church Street Marketplace, and either way, the price on the menu is the final, all-in price.

What Vermont rules apply wherever you shop?

These hold at Green Haven Herbals, at Float On, or at any licensed Vermont store:

• You must be 21 or older with a valid government-issued photo ID. No medical card is needed for an adult-use shop.
• Tax is built into the shelf price. Vermont applies a 14% cannabis excise tax plus the 6% state sales tax, and licensed menus fold that into the listed price — so there's no surprise math at the register.
• Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont — not on Church Street, the waterfront, in a parked car, or any public space. Cannabis is for private use only.
• It can't legally cross state lines, even into a neighboring state where cannabis is also legal. And always keep it away from kids and pets.

That's the whole picture for this corner of downtown: a couple of licensed shops a short walk apart, one simple license check, and the same Vermont rules at each. Want to get your bearings first? Browse more Burlington cannabis guides, or see what's in stock on the Float On live menu before you visit.