Updated Sep 24, 2026 27 licenses checkedAdult-use legal

Portland, Maine dispensaries: 27 stores, Congress St to Forest Ave

Verdex lists 27 licensed dispensaries in Portland, Maine, eight on Congress Street. The city dropped its 20-store cap in 2020.

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Dispensaries rated: 27
License verified: 27

On October 19, 2020, Portland's City Council scrapped its 20-store cap on adult-use retail licences, and voters removed the cap for good that November, according to Newscenter Maine. A federal judge had found the council's scoring system, which rewarded Maine ownership, unconstitutional. Verdex now lists 27 dispensaries in Portland, seven more than the original limit.

Buyers 21 and over show photo ID at a store holding a state licence from the Office of Cannabis Policy, numbered AMS. Near the Old Port you will find Jar Cannabis Co. on Exchange Street and Cannabis Cured on Fore Street; farther out, Black Bear Bud stands on Warren Avenue.

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Four roads carry most of the stores

Road	Entries	Addresses
Congress Street	8	482, 605, 684, 685, 953, 1217, 1236, 1364
Forest Avenue	5	301, 373, 684, 745, 945
Warren Avenue	3	230, 429, 460
Fore Street	2	363, 442

The rest are in and around the Old Port and the waterfront: Exchange Street, Commercial Street, India Street, Marginal Way and Saint John Street.

Repeat brands: Mystique appears at 685 Congress and 745 Forest, and GRM Shop at 377 Saint John and 945 Forest. Each address has its own AMS number, so check the one on the door.
Licence rules: Portland runs its own marijuana regulatory licence under its code of ordinances, on top of the state licence.
Next door: across the Fore River, South Portland has its own set of 12 stores and its own approval process.

Prices and menus vary between chains and independents, and Maine's 14% adult-use sales tax applies everywhere, as explained on the Maine hub.

Questions about this list

Does Portland, Maine cap the number of cannabis stores?

Not now. The council capped retail licences at 20 in 2020, then removed the cap for the first licensing round on October 19, 2020, and voters eliminated it that November, according to Newscenter Maine.

Which Portland streets have the most dispensaries?

Congress Street has eight of the 27 entries Verdex lists, followed by Forest Avenue with five and Warren Avenue with three. Two more are on Fore Street in the Old Port.

Buying in Maine

Minimum age
21 for adult-use purchases, possession and home grow (photo ID checked, including on delivery and curbside)
Possession
Up to 2.5 oz of cannabis, including no more than 10 g of concentrate
Purchase limit
2.5 oz per transaction (max 10 g concentrate), plus up to 12 immature plants or seedlings
Home grow
6 mature, 12 immature plants and unlimited seedlings; towns may set lower caps but not below 3 mature plants

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law.

How this list is ranked

License & compliance25%
Customer reviews25%
Lab & product transparency20%
Pricing & value10%
Service & access10%
Complaint handling10%

Scores come from license records, published lab results, prices and public reviews. Sellers can’t pay to change their position.

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Portland, Maine dispensaries: 27 stores, Congress St to Forest Ave

Four roads carry most of the stores

Questions about this list

Minimum age

Possession

Purchase limit

Home grow