What you can pay with, and what nobody can.
Cannalab47 does not accept credit or debit cards. Cannabis is federally illegal, so the card networks will not process it and almost no dispensary can. We take Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Zelle, Chime and Bitcoin instead. You pay when the order is placed, so no cash changes hands at your door.
Why can dispensaries not take cards?
Cannabis remains a Schedule I controlled substance under United States federal law, whatever a state has legalised. Visa, Mastercard and the banks behind them will not knowingly process transactions for it, so licensed retailers work through payment rails that do. This is an industry-wide constraint, not a Cannalab47 policy, and any retailer quietly running cannabis sales through a card terminal is doing something their processor would shut down.
What can I actually pay with?
| Method | Accepted | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cash App | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Apple Pay | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Google Pay | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Zelle | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Chime | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Bitcoin | Yes | At checkout, before dispatch |
| Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) | No | Card networks will not process federally illegal goods |
| Debit card | No | Same restriction as credit |
| Cash at the door | No | Orders are paid before dispatch; drivers carry no cash |
When do I pay?
At checkout, before the order is dispatched. Two things follow from that: the driver carries no cash, which is safer for everybody, and your order is confirmed before anybody sets off, so nothing is picked and packed on the assumption you will pay later.
What about tax?
Tax is calculated at fulfilment rather than estimated in the basket, because cannabis excise and local rates differ across the 15 states we serve and sometimes between jurisdictions inside one of them. The basket shows the subtotal, the delivery fee and any discount before you pay; the tax line is applied against the address the order is going to.
Is there anything free?
Delivery is free on orders over $150. Below that a flat $8 applies, and express delivery is $18. Those figures are the same in every state we operate in. See current offers for anything running on top.
Questions people actually ask
Do you take cards?
No — not credit, not debit. Cannabis is federally illegal in the United States, so the card networks will not process it and licensed retailers cannot offer it. We accept Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Zelle, Chime and Bitcoin, all paid at checkout before the order is dispatched.
Can I pay the driver in cash?
No. Orders are paid in full when they are placed, which means the driver carries no cash at any point. It is safer for the driver, safer for you, and it means handover is only an ID check and a signature rather than a transaction on a doorstep.
Is there an extra fee for paying this way?
No. Cannalab47 adds nothing on top for any of the accepted methods — the price you see in the basket is the price charged. Your own bank or app may apply its own terms, which is between you and them rather than something we can see or control.
When exactly is tax added?
At fulfilment, against the address the order is going to. Cannabis excise and local sales tax vary across the 15 states we serve, so an estimate in the basket would be wrong more often than right. The subtotal, delivery fee and any discount are all shown before you pay.
Do you accept cryptocurrency?
Bitcoin is accepted at checkout alongside the other methods listed above. It is settled at the time the order is placed, like every other method, so the amount is fixed when you confirm rather than moving between order and delivery.
