Cannabis in Toronto

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

City stance

Opted in to private retail on December 13, 2018 (20–4 council vote)

Yonge Street alone has 17 authorized storefronts in the AGCO register. That tells you most of what matters about buying in Toronto: supply is not the problem, picking a store is. Toronto council opted in to private retail in December 2018, and the city has never had a local cannabis tax or cap of its own; the province sets the rules and the AGCO licenses every store.

Where are Toronto's licensed stores concentrated?

They follow the main retail streets of the pre-amalgamation city. Counting AGCO "Authorized to Open" records with a Toronto mailing address (register data as of September 23, 2026):

The postal areas with the most stores are M5V (King West, CityPlace, Fort York) with 15 and M5A (Corktown, St. Lawrence) with 13. Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke are listed on their own pages because the register files them under those names: see Scarborough, North York and Etobicoke.

Which Toronto stores have full Verdex profiles?

28 Toronto sellers have full profiles so far, with license status checked against the AGCO register. Examples: Friendly Stranger, the Queen Street West head shop that became a licensed store; Wychwood Cannabis on St Clair West; Hashlands Cannabis Company, which leans toward hash and concentrates; and Dutch Love Cannabis on King Street West. Before a first visit, our guide to ID, payment and what to ask staff covers the counter routine.

Delivery: store staff or the OCS, never a gig app

AGCO rules allow authorized stores to deliver only with their own employees, only to residences and private places in Ontario, between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m., and only to someone 19 or older. Uber-style couriers and "ship anywhere" websites are not part of the legal system. The OCS ships province-wide and, in parts of southern Ontario, offers same-day evening delivery. If a site takes e-transfer or crypto only and skips age checks, Health Canada lists those as signs of an illegal seller; check it against our Red List.

Where can you actually smoke in Toronto?

Under Ontario's Smoke-Free Ontario Act, you can generally smoke cannabis where tobacco smoking is allowed: private homes, sidewalks and most of a park. The City adds its own limits. Municipal Code Chapter 709 bans smoking within 9 m of the entrance or exit of a public building, and Chapter 608 bans smoking within 20 m of playgrounds, splash pads and sports fields in city parks. Condo and apartment indoor common areas, patios, and any vehicle or boat are off-limits under provincial law. Visitors flying out of Pearson can carry up to 30 g on a domestic flight; on any international flight, including to the U.S., it is a crime.