California buying guide · Delivery

Weed delivery in California, the legal way

Straight answer

Yes, from licensed stores, statewide. The driver has to be the store's own employee, 21 or older, who checks your ID and has you sign. Apps can take the order but can't deliver it, so gig couriers are out. Deliveries run 6 AM to 10 PM and nothing later.

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How delivery works

Licensed stores take orders online or in an app and send their own drivers. This page of our California dispensary guide covers what happens between the order and the door.

Order. Every product listed on an ordering app has to show the store's legal name and license number.
An unmarked car. Nothing on the outside shows it carries cannabis.
In person, to you. The driver checks your ID, you sign, and you get a copy of the receipt. Keep the order on hand, police can ask for it.
Fees. Those get the excise and sales tax too, at the sales tax rate for your address. Ways to pay are in paying at California dispensaries.

Can it come here?

Tap a way to get the order. Only licensed stores can deliver, and their own employees do the driving.

Tap an optionFrom the front door to the curb.

Yes
Depends
No

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How to spot an unlicensed delivery

Look online in LA and you'll find Instagram pages, Telegram menus and sites built to look official. You can ask any licensed driver to show the store's license, its QR code certificate and their employee badge, and a real one has all three.

Unlicensed sellers face citations up to $30,000 per violation plus criminal charges. You can report one anonymously to the Department of Cannabis Control, and Los Angeles publishes its own list of licensed delivery businesses. Every store on Alexis 420 comes from the state's license list.

Towns without stores, and curbside

Most of the state has no storefront at all, since 302 of California's 540 cities and counties allow no cannabis retail. Drivers fill that gap. Since January 1, 2024, no city or county can ban medical delivery, and cities can't stop licensed drivers from using public roads.

Curbside pickup works at storefronts, with the ID check at your car. Shops without a storefront can't do curbside, and drive-throughs are banned. The state-by-state list is in our which states allow weed delivery guide.

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Quick answers

Your questions, answered

Is weed delivery legal everywhere in California?

State rules let licensed drivers reach any city or county, and since 2024 no city can ban medical orders. A few towns still contest adult-use drop-offs.

Can a food app driver bring my weed?

No. Apps can take orders for licensed stores, but only the store's own employees, 21 or older, can deliver.

How late can weed be delivered in California?

Until 10 PM. Deliveries can only be received from 6 AM to 10 PM, and drivers have to be back by 10.

Does the driver check ID at the door?

Yes. The driver checks your ID and age before handing it over, and you sign for the order.

Is curbside pickup allowed at California dispensaries?

Yes, at storefronts. Staff bring the paid order out to the car and check ID there.

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