- Green Leaf Central and Float On are both licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries in downtown Burlington, on and just off the Church Street Marketplace — a couple of minutes' walk apart.
- Green Leaf Central is at 30 Thorsen Way, Burlington, VT 05401, tucked down the pedestrian alley off Church Street near City Hall.
- Float On is at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level on the Marketplace — open seven days a week, and late 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with an order-ahead live menu.
- The two addresses are about 0.2 miles apart — a short walk up the same pedestrian street, not a drive. Both are licensed and regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board.
- Everything here is 21+. Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont, so whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you're comparing Green Leaf Central and Float On, the useful thing to know up front is that this isn't a cross-town decision. Both are licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries in the heart of downtown Burlington — one just off the Church Street Marketplace and one right on it — a couple of minutes' walk apart. Both are licensed and regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, and everything on either shelf moves through the state's lab-tested supply chain. This is a neighborhood guide, not a ranking.
Where is each shop?
The two are close enough to visit on the same downtown trip:
- Green Leaf Central — 30 Thorsen Way, Burlington, VT 05401. It sits down Thorsen Way, the pedestrian alley off the Church Street Marketplace near City Hall, so rather than a storefront on the main brick-paved stretch you'll look for the alley turn. The business was originally established in 2016 as an early Vermont cannabis and CBD shop, and it's locally owned.
- Float On — 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level, right on the Marketplace.
The two addresses are roughly 0.2 miles apart — a walk of a few minutes up the same pedestrian street. If you're already downtown and want to look at both, it's an easy stroll between them.
How do you get to either one?
Church Street runs through the center of downtown, a short walk from the waterfront and the University of Vermont hill. The same directions get you to both shops:
- 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.
One practical difference at the door: Green Leaf Central is tucked down the Thorsen Way alley, so the useful landmark is City Hall and that turn rather than a Church Street window; Float On is at street level on the Marketplace itself. For each shop's current daily hours and selection, their own website and listings are always the most up-to-date source.
What is Green Leaf Central known for?
Green Leaf Central leans into Vermont's local-farm culture, with a stated emphasis on cannabis grown by Vermont farmers and products from in-state makers — flower, edibles, concentrates, tinctures, and accessories among them. As one of the area's earlier shops, it's a long-standing downtown fixture. Like every adult-use store in the state, its products move through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For current selection and exact daily hours, check Green Leaf Central's own website and listings.
What does Float On offer?
Here's what's factually true about Float On, a short walk up the Marketplace:
- Address: 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 — right on the Church Street Marketplace, at street level.
- Hours: Open seven days a week — Monday through Wednesday 8:30 AM–9 PM, Thursday 8:30 AM–10 PM, Friday 8:30 AM–midnight, Saturday 9:00 AM–midnight, and Sunday 9:00 AM–9 PM. The late Friday and Saturday close is handy if you're already 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 with a budtender.
- 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's the same at both licensed shops?
Whichever door you choose, the same Vermont rules apply 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 — Green Leaf Central, Float On, or any other downtown — 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, what to expect your first time covers a visit start to finish, or you can browse Float On's live menu before you head downtown.