Michigan's 10 best dispensaries

We pulled every dispensary Google lists across Michigan, kept the 347 that are open and licensed, and ranked them on a rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Top of the list is 420 Factory at 5.0 stars.

Shops ranked: 347
Cities: 44
Top rating: 5.0
Checked: Sep

The ranking

The ten best, in order

Star averages on their own reward shops nobody has been to. A 4.9 from 340 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the Michigan average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it.

Detroit01

420 Factory - RECREATIONAL CANNABIS WEED/ Marijuana DISPENSARY

7555 Greenfield Rd, Detroit

The highest review count in the state sitting on a perfect five, which almost never survive together. Reviews are overwhelmingly about individual budtenders rather than product, which tells you what kind of room it is. Sells through Dutchie only, so the shelf is hard to read before you arrive. Women-owned, curbside, cash only, so stop at an ATM first.

Open

Daily 9am–10pm

Carries

FlowerPre-rollsVapesEdiblesConcentratesCBD

Brands on the shelf

Mitten ExtractsGoldkine

5.09,027 reviews

Weighted: 4.98
Categories: 6
Phone: (313) 808-7171

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Inkster02

Green Acres Cannabis

26201 Michigan Ave, Inkster

Customers name the same budtenders again and again here, and the praise centers on help that is friendly, fast and professional. Shoppers also mention quick visits and good guidance on disposables. It is LGBTQ+ friendly and a transgender safespace, and it is cash only, so bring cash.

Open

Mon–Sat 9am–9pmSun 9am–6pm

Carries

5.04,783 reviews

Weighted: 4.97
Categories: 0
Phone: (313) 331-6644

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Menominee03

Elevated Exotics Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Menominee

1012 20th Ave, Menominee

Regulars describe a small-town feel with budtenders who know their product and help you pick good flavors. First-time visitors get the same patient treatment, and reviewers keep pointing to a solid selection, good deals and knowledgeable service that makes this, for some, their only stop in the area.

Open

Daily 9am–9pm

Carries

5.03,735 reviews

Weighted: 4.96
Categories: 0
Phone: (906) 424-5420

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Three Rivers04

Timber Cannabis Co Three Rivers Dispensary

691 S US Hwy 131, Three Rivers

Budtenders here take their time, walking shoppers through strains and showing whatever they ask to see without rushing. Reviewers mention good deals, a strong brand mix and a concentrate shelf with hash, live resin and rosin vapes alongside the flower.

Open

Daily 10am–8pm

Carries

5.03,092 reviews

Weighted: 4.95
Categories: 0
Phone: (269) 528-3193

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Lansing05

The Exhibit Cannabis Co

5508 S Cedar St, Lansing

Nearly three thousand reviews without a single point dropped, and customers use the word knowledgeable more here than at any other shop on the list. Ten categories on the live menu including drinks and capsules, with Eternal Fields, Midwest Extracts and Mitten Extracts leading the shelf. Takes debit, which in Michigan is rarer than it should be.

Open

Daily 10am–10pm

Carries

FlowerPre-rollsVapesEdiblesExtractsDrinksTincturesCapsulesTopicalsAccessories

Brands on the shelf

Eternal FieldsMidwest ExtractsCandy House ExoticsPillar CannaWeed SnobsFresh CannaFranklin FieldsBreeze Canna

5.02,949 reviews

Weighted: 4.95
Categories: 10
Phone: (517) 220-2089

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The Oui-d Shop

Menominee · 2,374 reviews · 5.0 stars

4.94

The Exhibit Cannabis Co

Burton · 2,138 reviews · 5.0 stars

4.94

Happy Daze Cannabis

Monroe · 2,040 reviews · 5.0 stars

4.93

Elevated Exotics - Cannabis Dispensary New Buffalo

New Buffalo · 1,900 reviews · 5.0 stars

4.93

Fortuo Premium Cannabis

Lansing · 1,414 reviews · 5.0 stars

4.92

By city

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Every Michigan city we found licensed shops in, with how many are on the list.

Grand Rapids 20 New Buffalo 19 Detroit 18 Monroe 16 Muskegon 16 Lansing 15 Battle Creek 15 Flint 15 Ann Arbor 13 Kalamazoo 13 Coldwater 13 Jackson 12 Adrian 11 Bay City 11 Ypsilanti 10 Mt Pleasant 10 Hazel Park 10 Portage 9 Traverse City 9 Saginaw 8 Inkster 8 Menominee 8 Sturgis 7 Burton 7 Big Rapids 7 River Rouge 6 Center Line 6 Lapeer 5 Three Rivers 5 Buchanan 4 Oxford 4 Mt Morris 3Muskegon Heights 2Grand Haven 2Vassar 1Millington 1Westland 1Ferndale 1Grant 1Camden 1Montgomery 1Hamtramck 1Luna Pier 1Whitehall 1

Questions

How this list is built

Why is the order not just star rating?

Because a star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every shop's rating is shrunk toward the Michigan mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs both a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure is printed on every entry next to the raw one.

Where does the data come from?

Google Maps, pulled fresh and filtered to shops that are open, licensed and listed under a cannabis category. Anything permanently or temporarily closed is dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside Michigan.

Why are there no prices or brand lists?

Because we have not read them yet. Menu data lives behind each shop's ordering platform and licence numbers live on the state register, and neither is published here until it has been pulled from the source rather than guessed.

How often does it change?

Quarterly. Ratings move, shops close, and a list that is not re-checked becomes a directory of places that used to be good.

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