April 20th is notorious for being THE day to celebrate and indulge in the highs of Mary Jane. Historically, the phrase “4/20”, refers to a group of California high school students’ preferred smoke time, and their pot-fueled quest for a rumored, yet elusive, crop of marijuana plants.
Thankfully, the stigma of marijuana use has since shifted, and you can find plenty of dispensaries for both medical and recreational adult use all across Portland and the rest of the state. Whether you enjoy toking, tasting, or tincture – Portland, Maine has plenty of options to find high quality flower, CBD, and more!
Check out our list of dispensaries, head-shops, and weed-inspired events, as we get closer to the marijuana enthusiast’s favorite day of the year.
With the dispensary business in full bloom, our list shows only a handful of the many great options around the city. DM us on Instagram @portlandoldport, or email us at info@portlandoldport.com to share your event or tell us your favorite dispensary or headshop today!
Events:
Citrus – 420 AFTERPARTY w/ Fire on Fore
Get ready to light up the night with your buds, Fire on Fore and Citrus at their thrilling 4/20 afterparty on Friday, April 21st, 2023! This highly anticipated event promises to be an absolute blast, featuring a fantastic lineup of music by the incredibly talented WessUp and Dionamic.
Citrus opens for Happy Hour at 5PM with specialty cocktails including the “Smoke Show,” a riff on a Mezcal Paloma, made for the Fore Twenty Afterparty by Fire on Fore! Party starts at 9PM, DJs take the stage at 10PM to keep the energy soaring until the early hours of the morning.
The Thirsty Pig – 2nd Annual Build A Bong Contest
Are you a creative stoner? Then get on over to The Thirsty Pig for their 2nd Annual Build a Bong Contest with Fire on Fore! They’ll have all kinds of supplies like apples, coconuts, and whatever else you can imagine to build your own smoking devices. The fun starts at 5PM, and their panel of guest judges will be handing out prizes at 7:30PM.
This event is free to enter, but keep in mind it is 21+, and is only for fun! There will be nothing weed-related for sale, and there is no on-site consumption allowed.
Do you take your Mary Jane with a side of lust? Get to Empire Live for a burlesque and drag show celebrating everyone’s favorite plant on 4/20. The show kicks off at 8PM and tickets are $25 to get in. Don’t forget to bring cash to tip the performers!
The 4/20 event at Coals Bayside is a gathering where people can enjoy food and drink specials while celebrating the unofficial cannabis holiday. The event encourages attendees to come hungry and promises to serve a variety of munchies, including some new and exciting pizza options. It’s a chance for individuals to socialize, relax and have a good time while enjoying tasty food and drinks.
Portland House of Music & Events – Hambone & Bandwich 4/20 Smoke Out
This 4/20 show is presented by two incredible bands that will take you on a musical journey! Hambone, a Modern Soul Band from Portland, ME, has an impressive musical background, having played with members of Phish, The Allman Brothers, The Neville Brothers, The Meters, and James Brown’s Band. Frontman Sam Whitman has even played with George Porter Jr and Cyril Neville on multiple occasions. The second band is Bandwich, an original improvisational band that blends funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B, and more for a truly unique sound. They’ve played throughout the northeast U.S. and have recorded several studio albums featured in Relix Magazine. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable night of music and good vibes!
Goodfire Brewing Co. – Tri Combs and Has Release 4/20 Party
4/20 may not *quite* be a nationally recognized holiday, but if Goodfire Brewing had thier say then it would be marked on every calendar out there.
Tri Combs & H*A*S*H will be available in both Portland and Freeport as soon as doors open, and Portland will play host to the festivities. They will be selling these dope shirts designed by their very own Checkered Jaz and have tie-dye stations set up on the patio for you to customize them any way you see fit.
For music, they have Fatty Shay and Keystone kicking things of at 4 PM and 6 PM respectively and On a Roll food truck will be there when the munchies kick in.
Portland Zoo – 4/20 Burnout Boogie Season
Get ready to boogie in the backyard for 4/20 at the Portland Zoo!
Holiday event will include merch drops, DJ tunes from Beach Pickle, and more. Music from 4 PM – 7 PM. Plenty of beer and good times.
Directory:
Maine Medical Marijuana – Coming Soon
The creators of Portland Old Port are at it again – creating a one stop directory of all things marijuana in Portland and beyond. For a sneak peak of what’s to come, check out their in-development site at the link above. If you’re a new farm, dispensary, headshop – or fall somewhere in between – and want to be included in this awesome new project, contact info@portlandoldport.com.
Adult-Use Dispensaries:
The folks at All Kind want to put your health and happiness first. With locally grown edibles, tinctures, infusions and flower, they focus on finding the right product for each customer individually. This woman-owned business puts an emphasis on homemade confections such as gummies, caramels and chocolate bars, so you can get the highest quality of edibles.
All Kind Bodega has plenty of reasons to be excited for 4/20, as they opened on April 20th, 2021, and celebrate their anniversary every 4/20. This year they’re celebrating with $20 All Kind edibles all month long, $20 cartridges’ all week, and a $7 Grassroots pre-rolled and lighter deal. Plus they’ll have even more deals on their WeedMaps and Leafly pages.
They also have the Papi Cannabis pre-rolls in stock – Red Sox legend David Ortiz’s new Sweet Slugger Blunts!
Please note – they’ll be closed from 4-5PM on 4/20, for staff to “observe the events of the day.”
Cannabis Cured opened in June 2021 on Congress Street right across from the Maine Historical Society. They have a selection of 20 signature strains cultivated and produced by themselves, as well as more popular strains from the marijuana world at large, so you can be sure to find what you’re looking for.
Stop in on the stoner’s favorite day of the year, and you’ll get 20% off their entire inventory.
Fire on Fore has been “lighting up Portland since 2018,” when they were originally founded as a strictly medical-only dispensary. Since then, they have expanded to Adult Use/Recreational, but continue to strive for a unique cannabis experience that exemplifies the highest standards of quality.
This year, they’re celebrating “Fore” Twenty with 20% off everything in the store, and an additional 5% off for medical card holders. They’ll also have a pop-up event with Firefly Organics in the store from 2-4PM, and don’t forget about the 420 After-Party at Citrus we highlighted above!
Grass Roots Marijuana pride themselves on being the first company in the state to receive a recreational cannabis license. They have one goal, and they don’t mince words about it. As their mottos states: “We’re happy when you’re high.”
Luckily, they’ve got a ton of deals to get you there this 4/20. They’ve got $25 Apple-Mac eighths, $5 Malibu-Orange gram pre-rolls (with a free lighter!), $4 Jungalato gram pre-rolls, half-off live resin vape carts, plus $20 Grass Roots live batter, $15 Grass Roots shatter, $5 off edibles over $20, and they are including all of their bulk discounts on all eighths, all month long.
Meowy Jane hit the Portland scene a year ago, after a husband and wife team movewd from growing quality cannabis for private medical patients in 2013, and opened their first Adult Use boutique right in the Old Port in March of 2022.
This “Furr-Twenty,” every purchase comes with a gift from their “Purrize Meowchine” (there’s a trend happening here, in case you missed it). Prizes range from cat toys, human toys, free cones, and more! They also have a new permanent deal on tap that will be announced just in time for “Furr-Twenty!”
Sinsemilla prides itself on customer service, and making sure you find the product that is best suited for your needs. As they say, everyone is different, especially when it comes to cannabis, so stop in and let them get to know you so they can point you towards that perfect strain!
This year, Sinsemilla is anxiously awaiting April 20th, and their store is already decked out with decorations to be ready for the holiday. They’ll have 15% off merch and accessories, and 10% off all product, plus a prize dartboard for a chance at winning free merch, a Wynk pop-up giving away free merch, a CBD “Hydration Station” on site, and they’ll be giving away a stash box and more!
They’ll also be collecting donations towards the Last Prisoners Project. Support legal fees of those still incarcerated for marijuana-related charges, and they’ll put your name on a cannabis leaf to be hung on their wall!
SeaWeed Co. was one of the first recreational dispensaries to open in the state of Maine with their South Portland location in 2020, and they were the first to open in Portland in 2021. Their budtenders (aka Mermaids) aim to personalize each experience to give you the right product for exactly what you are looking for.
They are celebrating 4/20 all month long with 50% off SeaWeed brand concentrates, Stoner & Co. carts and concentrates, Grass Roots carts & concentrates and Seed & Soil brand carts. Plus, they’ll have even more special prices on select items only on 4/20.
With all those deals, you’re sure to find something you’ll enjoy, and they’ll have a prize wheel, munchies and refreshments running all day long.
Let’s face it, when it comes to dispensaries in Portland – you’ve got a lot to choose from. Stage Cannabis strives to set itself apart in the culture it promotes. Their love for music, food and all things Portland is how they aim to do just that. Their staff is always ready to spend time recommending their favorite spots in our city, and their website even features pre-curated Spotify playlists for whatever tunes your current high is calling for.
On 4/20, they’re setting themselves apart with great deals on select strains of flower, plus their exclusive THC elixir is on sale for only $4.20. All other cannabis products will be marked down 15%, and they’ll be rolling out a new product: Shimmerwood CBD seltzers! They’ll be rolling out the THC-free beverages with a pop-up at 2:30PM, offering free samples for all!
Founded in 2015, Sweet Dirt takes pride in creating the cleanest, high-quality product they can, and for them that starts with – the dirt. Growing out of Maine’s largest cannabis greenhouse in Eliot, Maine, they use a “living soil” that keeps plants strong from the root up, and never use harmful pesticides or fungicides.
They’re racking up some big savings this 4/20, with 20% off flower, chocolates, gummies, and more, and buy 4 get 1 free live resin carts and pre-rolls. The savings go even further with buy-one-get-one merchandise, and more!
They’ll also have a glass blower in the shop from 2-4PM doing a live demonstration, and a raffle going all day for a chance to win all kinds of prizes from OCB, like rolling papers, rolling trays, stickers, and more!
Head down to Fore Street in the Old Port and check out this well-designed boutique. At Venus & Mars, they aim to empower the cannabis curious to the cannabis expert by guiding them to the right product for their individual needs.
On 4/20, they’ll be offering $30 Stoner & Co eighths, 2 for $50 Zero Gravity eighths, 4 for $20 Zero Gravity pre-rolleds, plus some fun bundles like free pens with vapes, free coozies with beverages, and more. VIP members can celebrate with an extra 20% off excluding sales, and double points all day!
Even more – they’ve partnered with their downstairs neighbors Rathskeller on Wharf for $4.20 pints with a V&M receipt, or 10% off at V&M with a Ratheskellers Happy Hour receipt.
Wellness Connection of Maine has been serving Maine with high quality cannabis since 2011, first opening as a medical dispensary, and more recently opening up its four locations to recreational adult use, while still offering medical prices to those holding medical cards.
When it comes to 4/20 at Wellness Connection, if you haven’t started celebrating already, you’re late to the game. They’ve been celebrating “420 Hits” since April 1st, and will keep the party rolling straight through to the big day. They’ve got pop-ups lined up with Wynk Seltzer (April 13th 3-6PM), Novel Beverages (April 18th, 4-7PM), Kalikori Maine (April 19th, 2-6PM), and The Botanist (April 20th, 11:30AM – 3:30PM). There will also be plenty of prizes, swag and good vibes all leading up to April 20th!
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries:
We’re pickin’ up good vibrations with Beach Boys Cannabis Co, a Maine medical marijuana provider whose tagline is ‘Maine’s endless summer.’ Beach Boys offers both an in-store location and local delivery of traditional cannabis products like flower, vape pens, and edibles. They also offer an array of products for both body and mind like topical balms, salves, and sprays.
For 4/20 they’ve got free goodie bags waiting for the first 50 people through the door at the South Portland location. Goodies may include kiefah, edibles, and/or concentrates!
For the past 12 years, the tight-knit group of cultivators at Hazy Hill Farm have been providing quality medical cannabis to the local community. The Maine-owned and Maine-grown company offers a variety of flower, concentrates, and edibles for however you prefer to medicate.
They’ve already began their celebrations, with 20% off now through 4/20, and on the big day they’ll be holding a raffle for an ounce of rosin.
Higher Grounds of Maine is the East Coast’s first cannabis and coffee shop, located in the heart of the Old Port. As the founder of the Maine Craft Cannabis Association, this unique shop combines cannabis advocacy with medical cannabis, organic CBD products, as well as specialty coffee crafted locally by independent artisans.
They’ve got incredible deals starting up on Monday the 17th, with some deals running all the way through the end of the month. Stop in and enjoy a coffee on their patio!
Headshop:
432 Fore St, Portland, ME 04101, USA The Blazin’ Ace Smoke Shop & Glass Gall…
Dubbed Maine’s #1 smoke shop, the Blazin’ Ace has been blazin’ trails on the marijuana scene since 2005. Unfortunately, the shop will be closing its doors soon, and this will be the last 4/20 that you can head to the shop and purchase their many Maine-made glass products by local artists.
Their store offers a wide selection of glass pipes, dab accessories, tubes, bubblers, rigs and more. Their is no official closing date yet, but store employees will work with you on prices, and you can look to save 10-30% on items as they get closer to shutting their doors for the last time.
This one has been a Portland staple long before the legalization of marijuana in Maine, and it’s going to hurt to see this one go.
