The right KC dispensary depends on what you need.
Looking for flower, a better deal or a pickup after work? Start with what matters to you. We’ve picked five Kansas City dispensaries for each kind of trip, with the reasons we’d choose them and the details to get you there.
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Have a store or neighborhood in mind? Find our take on each location, check its hours and social profiles, and open the map to plan your visit.
Find your five
Best of KC, for almost anything.
Pick a category and see the five stores we’d put on your shortlist.
Best KC Metro Overall
Top five across the full four-county metro
See the ranking TOP 5Best KC Proper Overall
Only stores inside Kansas City, Missouri
See the ranking SHORTLISTSelection & variety
More formats, brands and choices
See the shortlist TOP 5Best prices
Deals and rewards worth comparing
See the ranking TOP 5Best service
Help making sense of the options
See the ranking TOP 5Best for visitors
Easy stops for an out-of-town trip
See the ranking TOP 5Best independent
Locally rooted shops worth a look
See the ranking TOP 5Best medical
Patient information, discounts and pickup
See the ranking TOP 5Best recreational
Good places to start for shoppers 21+
See the ranking TOP 5Best carts
Distillate, resin and rosin options
See the ranking TOP 5Best disposables
Portable formats with real choice
See the ranking TOP 5Best chain
More than one place to shop around KC
See the ranking TOP 5Open late
Useful hours when the day runs long
See the ranking TOP 5Best for beginners
A little guidance for your first visit
See the ranking TOP 5Best drive-thru
Order ahead and collect from the car
See the ranking TOP 5Best flower
Genetics, freshness and strain choice
See the ranking SHORTLISTEdibles shortlist
Gummies, chocolates, drinks and more
See the shortlist SHORTLISTConcentrates shortlist
Resin, rosin and extract variety
See the shortlist SHORTLISTPre-rolls shortlist
Singles, packs and infused options
See the shortlist TOP 5Topicals & tinctures
Non-inhaled formats with real choice
See the ranking TOP 5Best loyalty program
Rewards that are clear and useful
See the ranking TOP 5Best first-time deals
New-shopper value and guidance
See the ranking TOP 5Best online ordering
Choose online, then plan your pickup
See the ranking TOP 5Opens earliest
Early starts, with Sunday hours noted
See the ranking TOP 5Best South KC
Brookside to Grandview and Lee’s Summit
See the ranking TOP 5Near downtown
Central stops for locals and visitors
See the rankingBuilt for locals and visitors
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Find a better fit close to home, or work a dispensary stop into your KC visit. Our guides help you choose a Missouri storefront, understand the state-line basics and get there.
Want to know why a store made the list? We explain our picks and link to the information behind them. The review dates and any details we still need to check are there too.
Read our ranking method