Our Commitment
Responsible Travel.
A beautiful trip and a careless one are not the same thing. Here is what we hold ourselves to, and what we ask of you.
Last updated October 2026
Adults only, always
Everything we publish is for adults 21 and over. We write for people who want a great hotel, a great dinner, and an honest read on the local rules — not for anyone trying to find a workaround.
If a destination's age limit where you live is different, follow yours. We will never suggest a way around an age rule.
Never drive high
This one is not negotiable, and it is the single most useful thing we can tell a traveller. Do not drive, ride a scooter, or operate a boat under the influence — in any state, in any amount, however well you think you feel.
Impairment is real, it lasts longer than most people expect, and a rental car is not a private space. Plan the way home before you start the evening: a rideshare, a metro card, or a bed within walking distance.
A taxi or a hostel bunk is a much better ending to a night than a fifteen-minute drive.
Follow local law, not folklore
Four separate layers of rules apply to the same afternoon: state law, city or county rules, the policy of the building you are standing in, and the terms of whatever you are travelling on. They rarely agree with each other, and what a friend told you about a city two years ago is probably wrong.
Legal possession is not the same as legal consumption. In most of the United States you may lawfully carry a product in public and still have nowhere lawful to use it.
We date every law summary we publish and link the official source. Check it again the week you fly, because these rules move.
Never cross a border with it
Cannabis is illegal under United States federal law. That means it cannot legally cross a state line, an international border, or any federal property — no matter how legal it is at both ends of the trip.
That includes checking bags, rental cars, trains, and rideshares that cross a line. Two states where cannabis is perfectly legal are still two jurisdictions, and the space between them is federal.
Buy it where you are going, use it where you are going, and leave none of it behind when you fly home.
Consume only where you are allowed
Public consumption is prohibited almost everywhere, including sidewalks, beaches, parks, and balconies you can be seen from. A hotel room is not automatically fair game either — many hotels prohibit cannabis outright and will charge you a cleaning fee or worse.
Read the property's own cannabis policy before you book. Where a stay is genuinely consumption-friendly, we say so on the place profile, because it is worth paying for.
If there is no lawful place to consume in a city, treat that as information about the city, not an inconvenience to route around.
Respect the neighbourhood
You are a guest in someone's daily life. Odour travels, and it lands on the family in the unit next to yours.
Keep your voice down on balconies, take your packaging with you, do not leave anything in a park or on a beach, and never hand anything to a stranger, a stranger's friend, or a child.
The places we love are fragile. A neighbourhood that decides travellers are a nuisance stops being a place worth visiting.
Keep it contained and know your limits
Store products as you would a medicine: sealed, labelled, out of sight, and well away from children and pets. Edibles in particular look like candy and should never be left on a coffee table or in a bag at a park.
Start with less than you think you need, especially with edibles, which take far longer than people expect to arrive. Mixing cannabis with alcohol multiplies the impairment.
If you or someone with you becomes unwell, seek medical help and say plainly what was taken and how much. That is the responsible move, not a failure.
What we will not do
Some things we will not publish, promote, or help with at all.
- We do not sell cannabis, ship cannabis, or act as a source, broker, or delivery service.
- We do not promote unlicensed or grey-market sellers, and we do not list a dispensary without its licence number.
- We do not make medical claims, suggest cannabis treats a condition, or advise on dosing for health reasons.
- We do not help anyone take cannabis across a state or national border, onto an aircraft, or into a country where it is prohibited.
- We do not publish content aimed at minors, and we do not run imagery that glamorises use to people under 21.
How we verify what we publish
Every cannabis law summary on this site is written against the state or city's own published rules, dated on the page, and reviewed on a schedule. Where we are unsure, we say we are unsure and point you at the official source instead of guessing.
We do not monetise cannabis listings in any form — no commission, no sponsorship, no paid placement. That is the reason you can trust the directory, and it is the reason the directory stays small.
If you spot a rule that has changed, tell us. Corrections are how this stays useful.
If something goes wrong
For a medical emergency, call 911 and say what was taken and how much. For a question about the law where you are, contact the state or city regulator listed on that destination's Know Before You Go page — we are an editorial publication and cannot advise on your situation.
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