THC City Guides is an editorial cannabis directory. We do not sell, deliver, or take payment for any product. We exist so an adult 21+ shopper can find a licensed retailer and understand the local rules without fake reviews, disguised advertising, or invented legal claims. This page is the receipt.
Pulled from the state regulator's own site: the Department of Cannabis Control in California, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency in Michigan, and their equivalents elsewhere. The regulator is cited on the state page. We do not paraphrase secondary press coverage of the law.
Sourced from the state tax authority, the CDTFA in California and its equivalent in each other state. State excise, local cannabis tax, and sales tax are reported as their published ranges rather than a single blended number.
Observational. Taken from publicly listed dispensary menus across each market, sampled monthly, and expressed as budget, mid, and premium bands. Individual shop prices change daily, so a point estimate would be wrong by the time you read it. We report the band.
Written by the editorial team from the market's published dispensary count, delivery footprint, and any locally distinctive rules: military bases, federal land, college towns, airport jurisdictions.
The universal traps for a traveling consumer. Airports are federal property, crossing a state line with cannabis is a federal crime. Sourced from the Controlled Substances Act and published TSA policy.
We publish a city hub once its neighborhoods are worth using, not the moment the URL exists. Where a market is still thin, the page says so rather than padding itself out.
Each state page links the state's primary cannabis regulator and its license-search tool. Verify any retailer there before you buy.
Each state page cites the department of revenue or taxation behind its current rates.
For storefront and delivery existence checks we cross-reference the state license list with the business's own site. Unverified third-party listings are never the source of truth.
For airport, federal-land, and interstate transport warnings: published TSA guidance, NPS regulations, FAA policy, and the Controlled Substances Act.
Every state and city page carries a review date. That date is the last time an editor checked the legal framework, the tax rates, and the pricing bands against current sources. A state that just launched retail gets rechecked quickly; a mature market whose rules have been stable for years moves down the queue.
Spotted something outdated? Tell us. We reply within 1–2 business days and publish a verified correction within 7 days.
This is an informational directory. Every transaction happens between you and a state-licensed retailer.
No bought five-star placements, no anonymous review accounts, no invented testimonials.
Every legal-status statement on the site traces to a regulator citation published on the same page.
Not in the state regulator's license database means not on this site.
Licensed retailers and brands can pay for premium visibility: the Featured Partner slot on a state or city page, the Featured Brand row, or an entry in the placement directory. Those placements are always labeled as promotional. What they never touch is the fact stack. Legal framework, taxes, pricing bands, and alerts are sourced and written independently of any commercial relationship, and no payment moves a business up or removes a competitor.
If you operate a licensed cannabis business and want to be considered, the claim form takes about a minute and plans start at $10 a month.
THC products are restricted to adults 21 and over where they are legal. Where a state's medical program sets a different age, the exception is noted on that state page.
Nothing on this site is medical, legal, or financial advice. Consult a clinician for health questions, an attorney for legal questions, and a tax professional for tax questions.
Cannabis law is set state by state and changes frequently. We reflect current rules as best we can and link the regulator so you can verify before you act.
Source: state regulator · verify before you shop.
THC City Guides is founded and edited by Marc Henderson, who also runs Ketchup Consulting from Temecula, California. We are independent: not owned by any cannabis brand, retailer, or distribution network, and editorial decisions are made without input from advertisers or commercial partners.
Spotted an error, or have a rule change we have not caught yet? Email info@thccityguides.com or use the contact form. We reply within 1–2 business days and publish a verified correction within 7 days.
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