Cannabis in Calgary

Calgary copied its liquor rules for cannabis, and the store map shows it.

Why is there rarely a second store on the same block?

When council passed the bylaw in 2018, stores had to sit 300 metres apart and 150 metres from schools, the same distances liquor stores face, according to Global News. The City of Calgary adds that a cannabis store must be its own business, so no counter inside a convenience shop, and in most districts it cannot sit beside a liquor store. Verdex lists 191 Calgary stores, every one matched to the AGLC register, 13 with full profiles. Spacing spreads them thin: expect one near you, not five.

Which quadrant has which store?

In the northwest, Bud Bar Crowfoot on Crowfoot Crescent is the chain's busiest-reviewed store, 4.9 from 584 Google reviews, and a Canna Cabana on Crowchild Trail NW faces the University of Calgary. South and west, the register lists RARE Cannabis Co. on Richmond Road SW, Oakridge Cannabis on Oakfield Drive SW and Lake City Cannabis by Mount Royal University. The inner north-east has FivePoint Cannabis in Bridgeland, and All The Smoke covers Thorncliffe on Centre Street N. Bow Cannabis holds Bowness Road NW.

Does delivery reach my postcode?

With this many licences, distance rarely decides the choice, delivery does. RARE, Lake City and Bow Cannabis list Calgary delivery in their profiles; RARE and Lake City also ship across Alberta. Read the delivery line for your postal code before you order, and see the delivery rules by province.

Where can I use it once I have it?

Not at city facilities: Calgary runs a zero-alcohol, zero-cannabis policy there, and the provincial act keeps use out of bar patios, bus shelters, sports fields and playgrounds. For Alberta's age and tax rules, use the Alberta hub.