Maine cannabis city guides: Calais, ME Dispensary Guide — New Brunswick Border 2026

Calais, ME Dispensary Guide

The Higher Class, Kannacopia, Smoke On The Water & the New Brunswick border market

Calais Cannabis Quick Facts

FactDetails
Medical LegalYes
Recreational LegalYes — city permits adult-use retail
Dispensaries in Town4 (The Higher Class, Kannacopia, Smoke On The Water / Mt. Tom Therapeutics, Pine Island Cannabis)
Population~3,000 (2020 Census)
CountyWashington County
PositionSt. Croix River, opposite St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada

Dispensaries in Calais

The Higher Class (Medical)

Address: 207 Main St, Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-0000
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm
Type: Medical (MMMP)

The Higher Class operates as a medical dispensary on Main Street in downtown Calais. It is the established medical option for Washington County's border-region patients, including those in Calais, Baileyville, Princeton, and the surrounding rural communities. Their medical focus is intentional: in a four-store market, specialization is a differentiator.

Kannacopia

Address: 282 Main St, Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-2222
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Type: Recreational (21+) and Medical (MMMP)

Kannacopia is a Calais dispensary that serves both medical and adult-use customers. Its Main Street location is convenient for visitors crossing the international bridge from St. Stephen, New Brunswick. The store carries a curated menu of flower, vapes, and edibles, and the operator has built a brand identity around the relaxed, friendly tone of the border region.

Smoke On The Water / Mt. Tom Therapeutics

Address: 99 North St, Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-1111
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 11am-5pm
Type: Recreational and Medical

Smoke On The Water operates under a dual brand with Mt. Tom Therapeutics, combining an adult-use storefront with a medical program. The North Street location is the northern anchor of Calais's dispensary cluster and a natural last stop for travelers heading east toward the Campobello, Lubec, and Eastport border crossings.

Pine Island Cannabis

Address: 176 Main St, Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-3300
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-7pm
Type: Recreational and Medical

Pine Island Cannabis rounds out Calais's four-store market with an adult-use and medical dispensary on Main Street. The "Pine Island" name is a nod to the small islands in the St. Croix River that forms the international border. The store carries a mix of in-house and partner-branded products, and its positioning emphasizes Calais's distinctive character as a border town with year-round and seasonal Canadian visitor traffic.

International Border Market

Calais is one of the most distinctive small-town cannabis markets in Maine: the international bridge at Calais–St. Stephen connects to New Brunswick, Canada, and Canadian border-town visitors historically account for a portion of Calais retail demand. For operators, this means the four-store market is supported not just by the local 3,000 residents but by cross-border visitors and the broader Washington County catchment. Importation of cannabis into Canada remains illegal, but adult-use tourists traveling to the U.S. side of the border routinely use Calais dispensaries.

Calais's Market Context

Calais sits on the east bank of the St. Croix River, directly across from St. Stephen, New Brunswick — one of the easternmost U.S.-Canada land-border crossings on the East Coast. The town's downtown is built around that bridge crossing, and for over a century, the cross-border economy has been a defining feature of Calais retail. Cannabis is a natural extension of that pattern.

Calais's four-store market is unusually dense for a town of 3,000, and reflects three factors: (1) the cross-border visitor flow, (2) the broad rural catchment across eastern Washington County, and (3) the early opt-in by the city of Calais, which created room for the operator cluster to develop. The Higher Class anchors the medical segment, while Kannacopia, Smoke On The Water, and Pine Island Cannabis split the adult-use market.

Operators evaluating Washington County should treat Calais as the eastern anchor, Machias as the mid-route stop, and Ellsworth as the western gateway. All three markets are functional and distinct; the Maine NB-border region has its own cannabis geography that mirrors its 19th-century commercial geography.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there cannabis dispensaries in Calais, Maine?

Yes. Calais has four dispensaries: The Higher Class (medical, 207 Main St), Kannacopia (282 Main St), Smoke On The Water / Mt. Tom Therapeutics (99 North St), and Pine Island Cannabis (176 Main St).

Does Calais allow recreational cannabis?

Yes. Calais permits adult-use retail in addition to medical. The Higher Class is medical-only; Kannacopia, Smoke On The Water / Mt. Tom Therapeutics, and Pine Island Cannabis serve both medical and 21+ recreational customers.

What is the closest dispensary to the New Brunswick border?

Calais is the closest dispensary cluster to the New Brunswick border — the international bridge at Calais–St. Stephen is a few minutes from Main Street. All four Calais dispensaries serve U.S. and Canadian visitors.

What is Calais Maine known for?

Calais is a Washington County city of ~3,000 residents on the St. Croix River across from St. Stephen, New Brunswick. It is one of the easternmost U.S. municipalities on an international border, known for its historic downtown, the St. Croix Island International Historic Site, and its role as the regional hub for the rural Down East border region.

Disclaimer: Information is provided for general reference only. Dispensary hours, product availability, and policies can change. Always verify details directly with the dispensary before planning a visit.

Last reviewed 2026-07-06 by Calvin Waters + Margaret Finch against the OCP, legislature, and primary source documents cited in this page. Editor-pair review on file; methodology and reviewer bios at /about/corrections and /about/authors.

Editorial note. This guide is part of the Maine Dispensary Guide editorial corpus. Every material correction to this page is documented in our public Editorial Corrections Log with the primary source that confirms the fix.

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