Cannabis in Scarborough

Most Scarborough stores sit in strip plazas on arterial roads, not on walkable main streets. Plan to drive or take a bus along one corridor rather than wander between shops.

Legal age

19+ (ID checked if you look under 25)

Purchase / public possession

30 g dried or equivalent

Tax at the register

13% HST on top of federal excise duty already in the shelf price

Store hours allowed

7 a.m.–11 p.m.

Delivery

Yes — by the store's own staff, 9 a.m.–11 p.m.; or OCS by mail

Lounges

None licensed in Ontario

Municipality

City of Toronto (Scarborough merged in 1998); Toronto opted in to retail on Dec 13, 2018

Which roads have the most stores?

Eglinton Avenue East leads, followed by Markham Road and Kingston Road. Counts are AGCO "Authorized to Open" records with a Scarborough address (data as of September 23, 2026):

By postal area, the stores are spread out: no FSA has more than 7 (M1P, around Scarborough Town Centre and Wexford). Malvern (M1B), Clairlea (M1L), Scarborough Village (M1J), Tam O'Shanter (M1T) and Woburn (M1H) have 6 each.

Scarborough stores with Verdex profiles

Six Scarborough sellers have full profiles so far, including Fika Local Cannabis, North 80, Stok'd Cannabis and the Spiritleaf on Milner Avenue. The other 65 appear in the register listing with license status but no ratings yet. Provincial rules, OCS details and the full Ontario list are on the Ontario hub.

Is the shop on your corner licensed?

Check before you pay: every legal Ontario store must display the AGCO seal and its authorization certificate, and every product has a federal excise stamp. All stock comes from one wholesaler, the Ontario Cannabis Store, so a store selling unstamped jars, candy-style edibles over 10 mg THC, or taking cash-only orders by text is outside the system. Health Canada also flags "ships anywhere in Canada" and e-transfer-only payment as signs of an illegal seller. Sellers we have documented go on the Verdex Red List.

Delivery and where you can use it

Six of the Scarborough stores Verdex lists also offer delivery. AGCO rules require the store's own employees to deliver, to a private residence in Ontario, between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. Under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act you can smoke at home and in most outdoor spaces, but not within 20 m of school grounds or playgrounds, in indoor common areas of apartment buildings, or in any vehicle. Toronto's bylaws add a 20 m buffer around park playgrounds and sports fields and a 9 m buffer around public building entrances. Heading into the Rouge Valley or another large park? The same buffers still apply.

First purchase? Our first dispensary visit guide covers ID and payment.