Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Berkeley

Berkeley's three listed stores include Berkeley Patients Group, open since 1999; the city code has long capped dispensaries at six.

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Sellers listed: 2
License verified: 2
Minimum age: 21+

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The rules

Key rules in California

Plain-language summary. The regulator is California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).

Minimum age
21 for adult use; 18+ with a physician's recommendation for medicinal purchases
Possession
Up to 28.5 g non-concentrated cannabis and 8 g concentrate (adults 21+)
Daily purchase limit
Adult use: 28.5 g flower, 8 g concentrate, 6 immature plants per day; medicinal: 8 oz per day or as recommended
Home grow
Up to 6 plants for adults 21+; no volatile-solvent extraction; local permits or indoor rules may apply
Public use
Not allowed in public places, where tobacco smoking is banned, or within 1,000 ft of schools/day cares/youth centers while children are present; locally licensed lounges only
Taxes
15% state excise tax + sales tax on the total + local cannabis taxes; MMIC holders exempt from sales tax only
Driving
No open containers in vehicles; keep cannabis sealed or in the trunk

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Berkeley

Step off the train at Ashby BART and Farmacy Berkeley on Sacramento Street is a few blocks away, which makes South Berkeley the easy first stop.

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Farmacy Berkeley is at 3243 Sacramento Street, Berkeley Patients Group at 2366 San Pablo Avenue in West Berkeley and The Apothecarium at 2312 Telegraph Avenue.
Carry ID and payment.
Adults 21 and over need identification; medical customers 18 and over need a recommendation. BPG accepts cash and debit and has an ATM.
Look at delivery.
BPG runs a delivery service alongside the shop.

Why is 1999 the date to remember?

BPG says it has served the area since 1999, Wikipedia calls it the oldest continuously operating dispensary in the United States, and Berkeleyside marked its 25th anniversary in October 2024. Berkeley voters passed Measure JJ, the Patients Access to Medical Cannabis Act, in 2008. Section 12.26.130 of the municipal code allows six medical dispensaries in the city, and a store may not sit within 600 feet of a school or of another dispensary.

BPG holds licence C10-0000033-LIC, which anyone can check on the Department of Cannabis Control site. Verdex scores it 9.2 and Farmacy 9.4, both well ahead of ordinary listings. The first-visit guide covers what to bring, and California holds the state limits.