How many dispensaries there are, and where to find them
As of March 1, 2026, Pennsylvania had 192 operational medical marijuana dispensaries, according to data the Department of Health presented to the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board. The same data counted 30 operational grower/processors, the businesses that grow the plants and make the products dispensaries sell.
To find a location, use the Department's list of dispensaries with product (PDF). Its header reads "Product available as of 9/15/2026," and each entry gives the name, address, city, ZIP code, phone number and website. Search it by your city or ZIP code. Our city guides add local context for 12 Pennsylvania cities.
The map may still change. The Department ran an application window in fall 2025 for additional dispensary and grower/processor permits under Act 63 of 2023; that window is now closed.
Who can walk in and buy
A Pennsylvania dispensary may dispense only to someone holding a valid ID card issued by the Department of Health. In practice that means registered patients and registered caregivers. Pennsylvania's law requires patients to be residents and has no provision currently in effect for other states' cards, so a visitor's card from home will not work here.
Minor patients do not enter dispensaries. Their caregiver shops for them. If someone else regularly picks up your medicine, that person needs a caregiver registration; the caregiver guide explains how.
What is on the shelves
The Medical Marijuana Act limits dispensaries to specific forms: pills, oils, topical gels, creams and ointments, forms for vaporization or nebulization, tinctures, liquids and dry leaf or plant (flower) for vaporization. Dispensaries do not sell edibles. You may mix medical marijuana into food yourself, and our guide to edibles for Pennsylvania patients explains how.
Flower comes with a condition: it is sold for vaporizing. Smoking medical marijuana is illegal in Pennsylvania, and a dispensary purchase does not change that.
Need a physician certification?
Online evaluations are available for Pennsylvania residents. Code DRWDY85872 takes 5% off. The physician, not the booking service, decides whether you are certified.
Book my PA evaluation →Your first visit
A first trip goes more smoothly with a little preparation:
- Wait until your ID card has arrived. The Department suggests allowing about 7 days for printing after payment and about 14 days for mail.
- Check the official list, then call the location to confirm hours and that it has the form you want in stock.
- Bring your Department of Health ID card. You must carry it any time you have medical marijuana with you.
- Know your limit: up to a 90-day supply of individual doses at a time.
- Keep what you buy in its original package once you get home. The law requires unused product to stay there.
Write down which products and doses you try. If you switch dispensaries or physicians later, a simple record makes the next conversation easier.
What you will pay at the register
Medical marijuana is exempt from Pennsylvania sales tax. Growers and processors pay a 5% tax on what they receive from dispensaries, and the law forbids adding it to your purchase as a separate line. Patients enrolled in PACE or PACENET can receive a $50 monthly benefit through the Medical Marijuana Assistance Program; our cost guide explains that benefit and the annual card fee.
Your next step: if you do not have a card yet, start with our application guide. If you do, read the patient rules once before your first purchase.
Questions people ask
Can I pick up medicine for a friend who has a card?
Only if you are registered as that person's caregiver. Dispensaries may dispense only to holders of a valid Department of Health ID card, and caregivers need their own registration and background check.
How current is the official dispensary list?
The Department of Health's PDF of dispensaries with product carries the header 'Product available as of 9/15/2026'. Call ahead to confirm hours and stock.
How much can I buy in one visit?
Up to a 90-day supply of individual doses. During the last seven days of any 30-day period, a patient may obtain the next 90-day supply.
Worth reading next
Sources
- Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Pennsylvania with Product (PDF, product as of 9/15/2026)
- MMAB Program Update Data, March 25, 2026 (metrics as of March 1, 2026)
- Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16 of 2016), PA General Assembly
- Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, PA Department of Health
- Act 63 of 2023, PA Department of Health
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This page explains Pennsylvania law and Department of Health guidance in general terms; it is not medical or legal advice, and only a registered physician can certify a patient.