Cannabis in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is medical-only: adult use was left out of the budget Pennsylvania signed on 12 July 2026. Six dispensaries are listed, all for card holders.
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- 6
- Minimum age
- 18+
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See the Red ListKey rules in Pennsylvania
Plain-language summary. The regulator is Pennsylvania Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana.
Legal status
Medical only; adult-use bills have not passed both chambers
Minimum age
Adult patients 18+; caregivers must be 21+; minors participate through a caregiver
Medical card
Register online, get an approved practitioner's certification (valid up to 1 year) and pay $50 for the ID card; fee waived for Medicaid, PACE/PACENET, CHIP, SNAP and WIC; PA driver's license or state ID required
Purchase limits
Up to a 90-day supply as certified
Forms
Flower (for vaporization), vape products, concentrates, tinctures, capsules, topicals; smoking prohibited
Home grow
Not allowed
Taxes
No sales tax on patient purchases; 5% gross receipts tax paid by grower/processors
Buying
In person at a DOH-permitted dispensary by the patient or one of up to two registered caregivers; some stores offer curbside pickup
Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.
Look up a licenseHow cannabis is sold in Pittsburgh
You cannot buy cannabis in Pittsburgh without a Pennsylvania medical card, and the budget signed on 12 July 2026 again left adult-use legalisation out, according to press coverage of the deal.
- Bring the card first. Every listing here is a medical dispensary under the 2016 Medical Marijuana Act. The card guide explains eligibility and limits.
- Read the neighbourhood. Beyond Hello is at 2009 East Carson Street, Delta 9 PA at 211 52nd Street and Maitri Medicinals at 5845 Centre Avenue. Maitri's own site lists 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. every day.
- Compare McKnight Road. Zenleaf is at 4778 and Organic Remedies at 7402, both on the same road north of the city.
- Verify the odd one. Ethos Cannabis is listed at 470 Home Drive, so confirm the municipality on its permit.
Why adult use has not arrived
Governor Shapiro included adult-use legalisation in his 2025-26 budget proposal, with sales to start on 1 January 2026. The split legislature did not pass it, and the state budget signed on 12 July 2026 left it out again. Until a law passes, the medical market is the only legal one in Pittsburgh.
For a place to start on the state's medical rules, see the Pennsylvania hub.
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Cannabis in Pittsburgh: questions
Can visitors from other states buy cannabis in Pittsburgh?
Only with a Pennsylvania medical card. There is no adult-use sale to out-of-state visitors, and the register lists no other kind of licence.
When could Pittsburgh get adult-use shops?
Not before a bill passes both chambers. Legalisation was proposed for January 2026 and left out of the budget signed in July 2026.
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