21+ only
This site lists licensed cannabis retailers. You need to be 21 or over, or 18 and over with a valid medical cannabis card where your state allows it.
6 licensed shops open in Palm Desert right now, ranked on a star rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Catalyst Cannabis Dispensary Palm leads at 4.9.
A 4.9 from 300 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the California average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it. Both figures are printed on each entry.
39420 Berkey Dr
Online ordering is what regulars rave about, with pickup orders described as fast and the site easy to use. Deals and loyalty points keep people coming back, and a security guard walks the parking lot. Free on-site parking, debit cards accepted, and listed as LGBTQ+ friendly and a transgender safe space.
Open
78010 Country Club Dr Ste 100-200
First-timers and people shopping for pain relief say staff take real time explaining edibles and how they are made. The store is called clean and organized, and one shopper singles out the Pineapple Bangers infused pre-rolls.
Open
73740 El Paseo
Pickup is the standout: orders come ready fast and get brought out to the car, and walk-in, back-area and drive-up visits all earn good reviews. Discounts come up constantly, with one delivery customer singling out deals on edibles. Credit and debit cards are accepted.
Open
75048 Gerald Ford Dr #101
One budtender's name comes up in nearly every review, credited with deep product knowledge and with remembering regulars. Deals and a good selection round out the praise, early birds appreciate the morning hours, and one shopper got discounts on both a first and second visit.
Open
73345 CA-111 Ste 205
A clean, well-designed boutique stocking brands shoppers say they have not seen elsewhere, plus house-infused joints and a solid gummy selection. Staff get credit for knowing the products and not rushing anyone.
Open
A star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every rating is shrunk toward the California mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure sits next to the raw one on every entry.
Every one Google lists as open and licensed under a cannabis category at the time of the last check. Shops that had closed permanently or temporarily are dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside California.
Because we have not read one. Plenty of shops sell only through a third-party ordering platform that publishes nothing on their own domain, and a brand list is not worth guessing at.
Quarterly. Ratings move and shops close, and a list nobody re-checks becomes a directory of places that used to be good.