Cannabis store opening hours: short answer
Most licensed cannabis dispensaries open between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and close between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. State regulators and city or county governments set the legal window. Stores pick hours inside that window. CBD shops that sell hemp products follow standard retail hours, not cannabis license rules.
Two sets of rules
A cannabis retail license comes from a state agency. That agency names the hours sales may happen. A city or county can shorten the window with a local ordinance or a permit condition. A store on a main street may close at 10 p.m. because the town requires it, even when the state allows midnight.
- State license: sets the outer limit, such as 8 a.m. to midnight.
- Local permit: can cut the window shorter.
- Store policy: sets the final schedule inside both limits.
State examples
Washington: licensed retailers may sell from 8 a.m. to midnight. Colorado: retail marijuana stores may open at 8 a.m. and must close by midnight local time, while medical centers have a 7 p.m. cutoff. California: the state license and the local permit both apply, so hours in one city differ from hours in the next. Other states use their own caps. Confirm with the state cannabis regulator, because rules change.
CBD store hours
Hemp-derived CBD sits outside cannabis licensing in most states. The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp with 0.3% delta-9 THC or less from the Controlled Substances Act. A CBD shop can open in a mall, a strip center, or a pharmacy aisle.
Common CBD retail hours:
- Mall kiosk: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
- Strip center shop: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday; closed Sunday.
- Smoke shop counter: follows the parent store, often 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Holidays and peak days
April 20 and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving bring long lines at dispensaries. Stores in several states open at 7 a.m. on those days. Many dispensaries stay open on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Day with shorter hours. Some close on Christmas. CBD shops in malls follow mall holiday hours, which extend to 9 p.m. or 10 p.m. in December.
Delivery and pickup windows
Delivery hours can differ from storefront hours. A dispensary open until 11 p.m. may stop delivery at 8 p.m. because drivers need time to finish routes. Pickup orders hold until closing time. Check the order confirmation for the cutoff.
How to confirm hours
- Find the store on the state license lookup.
- Read the store's posted schedule for the current week.
- Call the store before a holiday visit.
- Ask about last sale time, which is often 15 to 30 minutes before closing.
Last sale time matters. Many dispensaries lock the door 15 minutes before the posted close so staff can finish the register count. CBD shops with a checkout counter follow the same pattern.