Three shops hold licenses on St. John. None are open yet. Here's where each one stands.
Every shop below was licensed by the Office of Cannabis Regulation with its site already approved, and each is now building out. The tracker moves when the next step is confirmed: a final inspection passed, then the grand opening.
Not open yet Licensed January 16, 2026 Location not public yet
Not open yet Licensed January 16, 2026 Location not public yet
Not open yet Licensed January 16, 2026 Mongoose Junction, Cruz Bay
A quick tour of the towns, so you know which one is a short drive from where you're staying.
The island's only commercial town and the arrival point for every visitor. The ferry from Red Hook docks here. Mongoose Junction's open-air shops, the National Park Visitor Center, Wharfside Village's restaurants, the beach at Frank Bay a short walk from the ferry. All three licensed St. John dispensaries are opening in or near Cruz Bay, which means a Cruz Bay dispensary is the only dispensary on the island.
The quiet east-side settlement, about a thirty-minute drive from Cruz Bay along the ridge road. Skinny Legs for burgers, Miss Lucy's on the water, and a much slower pace than the ferry town. There is no dispensary in Coral Bay and none is expected. If you're staying on the east side of the island, Cruz Bay is the drive back.
About sixty percent of St. John is the Virgin Islands National Park. Trunk Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Maho, Hawksnest, Honeymoon, Salt Pond. World-class beach days, and federal land where U.S. drug law still controls. A dispensary cannot open inside the national park, and cannabis cannot be consumed on any park beach or trail. The consumption ban is territory-wide for public space, and the park adds a second, federal layer on top.
The standard dispensary menu: flower (dried buds), pre-rolls, vape cartridges, edibles and THC gummies, concentrates, and non-psychoactive topicals and tinctures. First-day selection will be narrower than a mainland dispensary since the territory's micro-cultivators are still scaling up. For first-time edible buyers, the rule is start with 2.5 to 5 milligrams and wait a full hour before a second dose.
Not yet. Three dispensaries have cleared the licensing review and are preparing to open in Cruz Bay. The Office of Cannabis Regulation has said regulated sales will start by fall 2026. The island is allocated up to three dispensary licenses, the smallest pool in the territory.
Check this page. Every St. John shop licensed by the Office of Cannabis Regulation is listed here. If a shop isn't listed on VIBE HIGH, it isn't a legal cannabis dispensary on St. John. Hemp and CBD stores are a different thing: they can sell hemp products, not marijuana.
Cruz Bay, the only commercial core on the island. St. John is roughly twenty square miles, about sixty percent of which is Virgin Islands National Park. All retail activity is concentrated in and around Cruz Bay.
Yes, once dispensaries open. Any adult 21 or older can purchase cannabis with a government-issued photo ID. Non-residents pay a $20 Cannabis Fee at the register plus 18 percent sales tax. No medical card and no pre-registration is required.
Cruz Bay is the closest town to every one of St. John's named beaches, because Cruz Bay is where the island's shops are expected. And whatever you buy in Cruz Bay cannot legally be consumed at Trunk Bay, Cinnamon Bay, Maho, or any other park beach. The Virgin Islands National Park is federal land; park rangers enforce federal drug law. Save the product for your villa or rental.
Plan on cash. Federal banking rules make card acceptance at cannabis dispensaries complicated, and mainland shops still largely run cash. Expect an in-shop ATM with a per-transaction fee. Some shops offer pin-debit processed as cash-withdrawal; the rules vary shop to shop. Bring more cash than you think you'll need, because Cruz Bay's ATMs charge island fees.
Per-shop hours are set by each operator under Office of Cannabis Regulation guidance. Expect standard retail hours on weekdays, later into the evening on Fridays and Saturdays, and shorter on Sundays. Cruz Bay shops may track the ferry schedule. Exact hours will be posted here as each St. John shop opens its doors.
