- Hello, Hi and Float On are both licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries, regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board — one in Winooski, one in downtown Burlington, a short drive or bus ride apart.
- Hello, Hi is at 46 Main Street, Suite 102, Winooski, VT 05404, on the downtown Winooski traffic circle.
- Float On is at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level right on the Church Street Marketplace — open seven days a week, late 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with an order-ahead live menu.
- The two shops sit in different downtowns about a mile and a half apart across the Winooski River — not a walk between them, but an easy hop by car or bus.
- Everything here is 21+. Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont, so whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you're weighing Hello, Hi against Float On, the first useful fact is that they're in two different downtowns. Hello, Hi is in Winooski, just across the river, and Float On is on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington. Both are licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries, both are 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 — the right pick is usually whichever is closer to where you already are.
Where is each shop?
The two sit on opposite sides of the Winooski River, each in its own downtown:
- Hello, Hi — 46 Main Street, Suite 102, Winooski, VT 05404, on the downtown Winooski traffic circle, the compact walkable hub of restaurants and shops just northeast of Burlington.
- Float On — 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level, right on the Church Street Marketplace.
They're roughly a mile and a half apart as the road runs — a few minutes by car or a short bus ride across the bridge, rather than a walk between the two. If you're already in Winooski, Hello, Hi is the one in your downtown; if you're on Church Street, Float On is the one at your feet.
How do you get to either one?
Both downtowns are compact and walkable once you arrive, and Green Mountain Transit connects them, so you can reach either without planning a whole expedition:
- By car: Winooski and downtown Burlington are linked by the Winooski River bridge; it's a short drive between the two cores. Each has metered street parking and nearby garages or lots.
- By bus: Green Mountain Transit (GMT) runs between downtown Burlington and the Winooski circle, with stops near both shops, so a car isn't required to visit either.
- On foot or bike: Each shop is an easy walk or ride once you're in its own downtown — Winooski's circle and Burlington's Marketplace are both pedestrian-friendly.
One practical difference at the door: Float On is at street level right on the Marketplace, while Hello, Hi is on the Winooski circle across the river. For each shop's current daily hours and selection, its own website and listings are always the most up-to-date source.
What is Hello, Hi known for?
Hello, Hi is a licensed Vermont cannabis dispensary on the Winooski circle. It holds both a medical and an adult-use license at the same address, so it serves registered medical patients as well as adult-use shoppers who are 21 or older. Like every licensed store in the state, its products move through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For its current selection and exact daily hours, Hello, Hi's own website and listings are the most reliable source.
What does Float On offer?
Here's what's factually true about Float On, across the river on the Church Street 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:
- It's 21+. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID; you'll show it at the door. No medical card is needed to shop adult-use.
- No public consumption. Vermont doesn't permit using cannabis in public — not on the Winooski circle, on Church Street, at 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 — Hello, Hi, Float On, or any other in the area — 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.