Cannabis ecommerce built for your state.
Every state writes its own rules for menus, advertising, age gates, delivery, and data retention. These guides explain what the regulator actually says — and how Buddy builds a storefront that respects it.
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Arizona
Arizona replaced its cannabis advertising statute on July 1, 2026: a 73.6% audience test, a mandatory warning, and an age-gated tier that sits outside it.
Read the guideColorado
Colorado rules reach into the menu itself: no price before a store is chosen, an acknowledged in-cart disclosure, and MED advertising limits. Here is how.
Read the guideFlorida
Florida is the largest medical-only cannabis market in the country: 940,000 patients, 778 dispensing locations, roughly two dozen operators. Built for that.
Read the guideIllinois
Illinois dispensaries must purge purchaser data within 24 hours, cannot sell menu placement, and cannot deliver. Here is how to build a storefront for it.
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Massachusetts requires a website age gate by rule and sets an 85% adult-audience bar for advertising. Here is what that means for a cannabis storefront.
Read the guideMichigan
Cannabis ecommerce built for Michigan retailers: CRA-aware compliance, Metrc-connected POS sync, and server-rendered product pages on your own domain.
Read the guideNew York
New York licensed a market of independents: 331 microbusinesses, 348 CAURD licensees, 655+ open dispensaries. Storefront tooling built for them, live in 24 hours.
Read the guideOhio
Ohio treats your site as regulated advertising: DCC pre-approval on a 21-business-day clock, a split 18+/21+ age gate, the DCC seal, and no effect claims.
Read the guideWashington
Washington bans online cannabis sales, so the website's job is discovery. See what Buddy does and does not do for a Washington retailer under LCB rules.
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Buddy is live in about 24 hours and ships with state-aware defaults. Talk to sales and we will map the rules for your market.
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