- Upstate Elevator Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary at 699 Pine Street, Suite C, Burlington, VT 05401, in the South End's Pine Street arts-and-maker corridor.
- Float On is a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer at 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, right on the pedestrian Church Street Marketplace downtown.
- They're in two different parts of town — the South End and the downtown core — roughly a mile apart, about a 20-minute flat walk or a few minutes by car or bus.
- Both are licensed by the Vermont Cannabis Control Board. This is a neighborhood guide, not a ranking — the choice is mostly which part of Burlington you're in.
- Everything here is 21+. Public consumption isn't permitted anywhere in Vermont, so whatever you buy is for private use only.
If you're deciding where to shop in Burlington, two names that come up are Upstate Elevator Dispensary and Float On. They sit in two distinct parts of the city — one in the South End, one downtown — and both are licensed Vermont adult-use retailers. This is the short, factual version: where each one is, how to reach the door, what each shop offers, and the Vermont rules that apply the same way at either counter. It's a neighborhood guide, not a ranking.
Where is each shop?
The two are in different neighborhoods, which is the main practical difference:
- Upstate Elevator Dispensary — 699 Pine Street, Suite C, Burlington, VT 05401, in Burlington's South End, along the Pine Street corridor known for its makers, studios, and food spots.
- Float On — 136½ Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401, directly on the Church Street Marketplace, the brick-paved pedestrian stretch through the middle of downtown.
Pine Street runs north–south through the South End, roughly a mile south of the downtown Marketplace. So unlike two shops on the same block, these are a short trip apart rather than a few steps — easy to pair in one outing if you're driving, a bit more of a walk if you're on foot.
How do you get to each one?
Burlington is compact, and both neighborhoods are easy to reach:
- On foot: Downtown and the Church Street Marketplace are flat and fully pedestrian. The South End's Pine Street is about a 20-minute walk south from the downtown core — doable, but more of a walk than a stroll.
- Parking: Downtown has metered street parking plus the Marketplace and College Street garages near Float On; the Pine Street corridor around Upstate Elevator has its own street and lot parking.
- Transit: Green Mountain Transit (GMT) buses serve both downtown Burlington and the South End, so you can reach either shop without a car.
If you want to see both in one trip, a car or a quick bus ride between the South End and downtown is the simplest way — it's roughly a mile between the two addresses.
What does Upstate Elevator Dispensary offer?
Upstate Elevator Dispensary is a licensed Vermont adult-use dispensary on Pine Street in the South End, the Burlington storefront for the longtime Vermont brand Upstate Elevator Supply Co. It carries the standard licensed categories you'd expect — flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, and edibles — and you can shop in-store or browse their own website. Like every adult-use shop in the state, its products move through Vermont's regulated, lab-tested supply chain. For current selection and exact daily hours, their own website and listings are the best source.
What does Float On offer?
Float On is a licensed Vermont adult-use retailer at street level on the Church Street Marketplace. Here's what's factually true about it:
- Order-ahead or walk in: 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.
- Open seven days a week, and open late — 'til midnight on Fridays and Saturdays — which helps if you're already out downtown in the evening.
- 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.
- Right on the Marketplace: Street-level on the pedestrian block, so you walk in straight from the Marketplace.
How do the two compare at a glance?
The honest summary: two licensed Burlington shops in two different neighborhoods. Upstate Elevator Dispensary is in the South End on Pine Street; Float On is downtown on the Church Street Marketplace at 136½ Church Street, open seven days and late on weekends, with an order-ahead menu. Both run everything through Vermont's testing and tracking system, so what's on the label is what's in the package at either store. The main day-to-day difference is simply which part of town is easier for you to get to.
What should you know before you shop, at either store?
A few Vermont rules apply the same way at every licensed adult-use shop in the city:
- 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, Pine 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 — Upstate Elevator Dispensary, Float On, or any other in town — 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 out.