Washington's 10 best dispensaries

We pulled every dispensary Google lists across Washington, kept the 203 that are open and licensed, and ranked them on a rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Top of the list is Kemp's Cannabis at 4.9 stars.

Shops ranked: 203
Cities: 32
Top rating: 4.9
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 Washington average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it.

Seattle01

Kemp's Cannabis

3035 1st Ave, Seattle

A huge floor and an expansive menu make this Belltown shop feel like a candy store, and staff stay patient with first-timers even when it is busy. The room leans into its Shawn Kemp theme, right down to an NBA Jam arcade cabinet. Flower, vapes, edibles, concentrates, tinctures and topicals are all stocked, and it is 21+.

Open

Daily 8am–11:45pm

Carries

FlowerPre-rollsVapesEdiblesConcentratesTincturesTopicalsCBD

4.93,444 reviews

Weighted: 4.87
Categories: 8
Phone: (206) 345-0009

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Shelton02

Bayshore Cannabis Co.

Bayshore cannabis, Shelton

Customers name the same budtenders again and again here, and some staff remember regulars by name. They take extra time to listen, make careful recommendations and flag discounts coming up. Veteran and locally owned, and a handy stop on the drive home through Shelton.

Open

Daily 8am–9pm

Carries

4.92,010 reviews

Weighted: 4.86
Categories: 0
Phone: (360) 426-0675

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Tacoma03

Commencement Bay Cannabis - Green

3509 72nd St E, Tacoma

Vendor days and steady deals keep regulars coming back to this 72nd Street shop, and staff make a point of walking people through new products. Customers with mobility needs say the team serves them at the nearest register so they can skip the line. Drinks are on the menu, and debit, credit and a free lot make it easy.

Open

Daily 8am–11:30pm

Carries

FlowerPre-rollsVapesEdiblesDrinksConcentratesTincturesTopicals

4.91,166 reviews

Weighted: 4.84
Categories: 8
Phone: (253) 503-6824

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Shelton04

Shelton Cannabis Company

1428 Olympic Hwy S, Shelton

Bring all your questions: staff take time to explain how products compare, and regulars say they never feel hurried. Edibles are sorted by content, THC, CBD or CBN, so the right one is easy to find. Veteran-owned and cash only, with a free parking lot.

Open

Daily 8am–9pm

Carries

4.91,051 reviews

Weighted: 4.83
Categories: 0
Phone: (360) 358-8973

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Bellingham05

Trippy Hippie Cannabis Co.

794 Kentucky St, Bellingham

Visiting Trippy Hippie feels like stopping by a friend's home, and staff happily share the strains they enjoy themselves. Edibles, RSO and cannabis drinks are strong suits, with early-morning deals on beverages and shots. Women-owned and cash only, and ordering online ahead saves both time and money.

Open

Daily 8am–10pm

Carries

4.9982 reviews

Weighted: 4.83
Categories: 0
Phone: (360) 788-4220

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Main Street Marijuana Orchards

Vancouver · 867 reviews · 4.9 stars

4.82

Kemp's Cannabis SODO

Seattle · 487 reviews · 4.9 stars

4.80

Mary Mart

Tacoma · 3,362 reviews · 4.8 stars

4.79

Cinder Cannabis Downtown Spokane

Spokane · 3,086 reviews · 4.8 stars

4.79

Bud Barn

Olympia · 2,475 reviews · 4.8 stars

4.78

By city

Pick a city

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

Seattle 20 Spokane 19 Tacoma 18 Bellingham 16 Everett 12 Olympia 12 Lynnwood 8 Mount Vernon 8 Longview 8 Port Angeles 8 Bremerton 7 Shelton 6 Vancouver 6 Port Orchard 5 Wenatchee 5 Bellevue 5 Pullman 5 Renton 5 Puyallup 4 Lacey 4 Yakima 4 Snohomish 4 East Wenatchee 3Mukilteo 2Tumwater 2Edmonds 1Arlington 1Bothell 1Sequim 1Spokane Valley 1Ferndale 1Yelm 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 Washington 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 Washington.

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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