Where's a weed dispensary near me on Dundas Street West in Etobicoke?

EarthRoot Cannabis is at 5120 Dundas St W in Etobicoke, between Kipling Avenue and Islington Avenue. We're open 24 hours, adults 19+ with valid photo ID.

Where is EarthRoot Cannabis on Dundas Street West?

EarthRoot Cannabis is at 5120 Dundas St W, Etobicoke, ON M9A 1C2, on the Dundas Street West strip between Kipling Avenue and Islington Avenue. Call +1 437 523 4850 if you need a landmark before you walk in.

Is EarthRoot Cannabis open 24 hours in Etobicoke?

Yes. The Dundas and Kipling walk-in is listed open 24 hours, seven days a week. Adults 19+ can come in without an appointment. Confirm the homepage hours block if your timing is unusual.

How do I reach EarthRoot Cannabis from Kipling or Islington station?

From Kipling Station, head north to Dundas Street West and continue along Dundas to 5120. From Islington Station, follow Dundas Street West west toward Kipling. The /visit page has driving, bus, and parking notes for this corridor only.

Do I need ID to shop at EarthRoot Cannabis?

Yes. EarthRoot Cannabis is for adults 19+ with valid government-issued photo ID. Staff check ID at the door. This store does not provide medical advice or medical cannabis claims.

Where can I park near 5120 Dundas St W?

Street parking on Dundas Street West is the usual option, and evening curb space is often easier than midday. The homepage map marks the storefront; use /visit for Six Points and Kipling approach notes.

What can I browse at the Dundas West walk-in?

Adults 19+ can compare flower tiers, pre-rolls, edibles, vapes, concentrates, accessories, and listed cigarettes on the current in-store menu. Names, packages, and posted prices change — ask staff before you travel for one specific item.

Disposable vape pens: keeping the battery safe, and getting rid of it properly in Toronto

Last checked: September 30, 2026

A disposable vape pen looks like a simple thing: use it, then throw it away. The "throw it away" part is where people go wrong. Every one of these devices has a lithium-ion battery inside, and the City of Toronto treats those batteries as household hazardous waste. The audience here is adults, 19 and up. It covers what these devices are, how to keep the battery safe at home, and how to dispose of one without putting it in a bin.

It doesn't cover strength, flavours or which product to choose. Staff can walk you through the current menu in store.

Part 1: What a disposable actually is

In plain terms: an all-in-one or "disposable" pen is a single sealed unit. The cannabis extract and the battery come together in one body, and you don't swap parts in or out. When it's finished, the whole device is done.

In legal terms: the federal Cannabis Act lists vaporizers among "cannabis accessories". The Cannabis Regulations describe a pen that comes filled as a cannabis accessory that contains a cannabis extract. For that kind of product, the regulations require the label to show, among other things:

the net weight of the extract, in grams
a list of ingredients

How it counts toward the 30 g limit. Ontario's cannabis-laws page sets a 30 g public ceiling, measured in dried-cannabis terms. For concentrates, the conversion is 0.25 g of concentrate to 1 g of dried cannabis. So the extract weight printed on a pen's label counts four times over toward that limit: a pen holding 1 g of extract uses up the equivalent of 4 g of your 30.

Part 2: Keeping the battery safe at home

E-cigarettes show up on the City's own list of gadgets powered by lithium-ion cells. It says certified batteries that are properly charged, used and disposed of are generally safe, but that overcharged, modified or damaged ones can catch fire or even explode. The City's tips, applied to a vape pen:

Never modify or tamper with the battery. Don't open the casing.
If your pen charges, stay with it. Keep the battery in sight while it charges, unplug it when it's done, and don't charge it on a bed, a couch or under a pillow.
Store it at room temperature. Keep it out of direct sunlight and out of a hot car.
Keep it dry. The City advises against using devices in very damp or humid places.
Store it clear of anything flammable.
Don't crush, bend or drop it, or the charger.
If it sparks or smokes, call 911. If it's safe to do so, move it outside and away from anything that could catch fire.

Part 3: Getting rid of it

Rule one: no bins at all

Toronto's household hazardous waste rules put batteries off-limits for garbage, recycling and organics alike. The City explains why: items like these can injure collection crews and spark fires or blasts inside trucks and at processing sites.

The sealed-battery snag

Now the awkward part. Toronto says its depots, its Community Environment Days and its Toxic Taxi service only take batteries that have been removed from whatever they power, and its e-waste page applies the same condition to electronics. A disposable pen's cell is sealed inside the body.

Don't cut or crack the casing to get at it. Tampering is exactly what the City's battery-safety advice tells you to avoid. Instead:

Search "vape" in Toronto's Waste Wizard, or dial 311, and get the City's current instruction for a device whose cell can't come out.
For more battery drop-off options, the City sends residents to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) website.

Storing it until then

The City's pre-drop-off steps for batteries are short:

bag it in clear plastic, or tape over any bare metal contacts (packing, duct or electrical tape all work, per the City)
store it somewhere cool and dry
don't let it linger: hand it in promptly, and immediately if it's damaged

The Etobicoke depot

Of the City depots that take household hazardous waste, one is in Etobicoke: Disco, 120 Disco Road, which also takes electronic waste. Before driving over, note that the City only admits motor vehicles (no walking or cycling in), and hazardous-waste drop-offs run on their own schedule, listed on the City's depot page.

Without a car, the options are a Community Environment Day or a free Toxic Taxi collection, which the City offers once you have somewhere from 10 up to 50 litres or kilograms of hazardous waste to hand over.

Quick checklist

Battery device? It never goes in any bin.
Casing intact and unopened.
Waiting in a clear bag, somewhere cool and dry.
Checked Waste Wizard or 311 for devices with built-in batteries.
Depot, Community Environment Day or Toxic Taxi picked.

Visiting EARTHROOT CANNABIS

EARTHROOT CANNABIS is at 5120 Dundas St W in Etobicoke. Islington and Kipling stations are both under a kilometre away. Everything else about the trip is on our visit page. Shoppers must be 19 or older and are asked to bring government-issued photo ID.

Checked against: Toronto's lithium-ion battery safety page, its household hazardous waste, e-waste and depot-location pages; Ontario's provincial page on cannabis laws; and, on Justice Canada's site, the Cannabis Act definition of an accessory plus section 132.12 of the Cannabis Regulations.