- Heybud Dispensary and Float On are both licensed Vermont adult-use dispensaries in downtown Burlington, a few blocks apart — an easy walk, not a drive across town.
- Heybud Dispensary is at 291 St Paul Street, Burlington, VT 05401, on the downtown block just west of the Church Street Marketplace.
- Float On is at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level right on the Marketplace — open seven days a week, late 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, with an order-ahead live menu.
- Both shops are licensed and regulated by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board, and everything on either shelf moves through the state's lab-tested supply chain.
- 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 Heybud Dispensary against 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 a block off the Church Street Marketplace and one right on it — a few 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:
- Heybud Dispensary — 291 St Paul Street, Burlington, VT 05401. St Paul Street runs one block west of the Church Street Marketplace, downhill toward the waterfront, so it's a storefront on the street grid rather than on the car-free brick mall.
- Float On — 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, at street level, right on the Marketplace.
The two are roughly a quarter of a mile apart — a walk of several minutes through the middle of downtown. If you're already in the area and want to look at both, it's an easy stroll between them.
How do you get to either one?
Both shops are in the compact downtown core, a short walk from the waterfront and the University of Vermont hill. The same general directions get you close to each:
- 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. Downtown is walkable and flat once you're on the level blocks.
- Parking: There's metered street parking on the downtown blocks, plus the Marketplace and College Street parking garages a short walk 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: Float On is at street level right on the Marketplace itself, while Heybud is a block west on St Paul Street. For each shop's current daily hours and selection, their own website and listings are always the most up-to-date source.
What is Heybud Dispensary known for?
Heybud Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use shop on St Paul Street with a small, local feel, carrying cannabis from makers around the state — flower, concentrates, and more. Like every adult-use store in Vermont, its products move through the state's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For its current selection and exact daily hours, Heybud's own website and listings are the most reliable source.
What does Float On offer?
Here's what's factually true about Float On, a few blocks over on 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, St Paul 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 — Heybud Dispensary, 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.