Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Modesto

Modesto caps dispensary permits at ten, awarded by competitive proposal. Verdex lists 11 sellers, one row with no usable name, mostly on McHenry Avenue.

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Sellers listed: 10
License verified: 10
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 Modesto

Permit ceiling: 10 retail dispensaries within city limits
How permits were won: Competitive Request for Proposals
Busiest corridor: McHenry Avenue
Flagship opening: Cookies, January 25, 2020

McHenry Avenue and the rest

McHenry Avenue is the spine: Herbology at 2308 and Authentic 209 at 426, with the unnamed row at 1313. Verify that row in the state search before you drive there. Cookies is on West Orangeburg Avenue, where the company opened its Modesto flagship on January 25, 2020, according to its press release. Cali Kosher is on Yosemite Boulevard, Club W on Paradise Road, Levels on Phoenix Avenue and Jayden's co-op on Pentecost Drive.

Why the cap matters when you check a seller

In a market with ten permits, a store that neither appears in the DCC licence search nor holds a city permit is suspect. Unlicensed sellers advertise widely in California, and the licence check guide walks through the lookup. Delivery and state limits sit on the California hub.