If you're searching for Garcia's Cannabis Collective in Burlington, this is 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 Garcia's Cannabis Collective in Burlington?

Garcia's Cannabis Collective is at 97 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, on the Church Street Marketplace — the four-block, brick-paved pedestrian stretch through the middle of downtown. It sits toward the lower (College Street) end of the Marketplace. The dispensary is part of Garcia's, a Church Street storefront that operated for years as a tobacco and cigar shop before adding its licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary in 2024. The phone number is (802) 658-5737.

How do you get to the door?

Church Street runs through the center of downtown Burlington, a short walk from 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 Marketplace itself is flat and fully pedestrian.
• Parking: There's metered street parking on the cross streets, plus the Marketplace and College Street parking garages a short stroll away. Bike parking is available around the Marketplace.
• Transit: Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses serve downtown Burlington with stops near the Marketplace, so you can arrive without a car.

The 97 Church address is at street level on the pedestrian block, near the College Street end of the Marketplace — a useful landmark to aim for if you're walking up from downtown.

What is Garcia's Cannabis Collective?

Garcia's Cannabis Collective is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary that grew out of a long-running Church Street business — Garcia's began as a downtown tobacco and cigar shop and added its cannabis dispensary in 2024. 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, since hours can change seasonally.

What other licensed shops are nearby?

Downtown Burlington's Church Street Marketplace 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 — the same pedestrian marketplace, about 0.1 miles away (a couple of blocks up the street). Both are licensed by the state; the difference is just which door you walk through.

Float On, up the same street

If you're already on the Marketplace 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 on the Marketplace:

• 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 — Garcia's Cannabis Collective, Float On, or any other on the Marketplace — 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.