Cannabis Dispensary San Diego

With 1,583 Google reviews, Catalyst San Diego holds a 4.7-star rating. Straight from the reviews:

"Love this place for the easy parking bay and elevator. Always good prices. In and out if you order online and have it ready for you." - Adam Vasquez. Google Review, April 2026.

"Possibly my favorite dispo I've found since moving to San Diego they have good prices but the biggest thing for me was the customer service I'm horrible with names but the lady who helped me about a half hour ago was extremely knowledgeable and helped me get everything I needed within a few min. definitely will be going back." - Kendale Greenland. Google Review, April 2026.

"Great staff, friendly and knowledgeable, love their Rewards Program, and amazing selection. I will definitely be returning soon. You should too." - Jason Comyns. Google Review, October 2025.

What We Carry

Convoy Street's second-floor shelves, broken down.

Cannabis Flower

Flower is priced by weight, so compare the per-gram cost when you're choosing between a smaller size and a larger one.

Indica, sativa, and hybrid strains all sit on the wall, and the selection turns over with each delivery.

Browse the flower menu.

Pre-Rolls

The label tells you whether a pre-roll is flower-only or infused with concentrate, and that's worth checking first, since the infused kind is usually more potent.

Singles, multi-packs, and empty cones for packing your own flower all share the section.

See the pre-roll menu.

Vapes and Cartridges

Start with the hardware you already have. If there's a compatible battery at home, a standalone cartridge makes sense; otherwise an All-in-One keeps the oil and battery in one ready-to-use unit.

At regular price, a Cat 4 cartridge is $19.50 a gram and the All-in-One is $23 a gram.

See the vape menu.

Concentrates

Concentrates make most sense if you already own the hardware to use them. Tell the budtender whether yours is a rig, an e-rig, or a pen, and the options narrow from there.

Budder, shatter, and crumble are names for texture. None of them ranks above another on quality.

See the concentrate menu.

Edibles

Every edible label shows THC per serving and per package. The legal maximums are 10mg per serving and 100mg per package.

Whether it's a gummy, a chocolate, a mint, or a baked good, the same caps apply. Don't judge an edible at the one-hour mark, since onset can take up to two hours.

See the edibles menu.

Topicals and Tinctures

One goes on the outside, one goes in: topicals come as skin balms, lotions, and patches, and tinctures are dropper-measured doses for under the tongue or a drink.

Some are CBD-only and some carry THC, and the label is where you find out which.

Browse topicals and tinctures.

Neighborhoods and Landmarks We Serve

Catalyst San Diego is upstairs on Convoy Street, the main road through Kearny Mesa's restaurant district.

• Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport: About 1.7 miles south

• San Diego Mesa College: About 2.3 miles southwest

• Clairemont Town Square: About 3 miles west

• Balboa Avenue Station: About 4.1 miles southwest

The Convoy District store also serves Clairemont, Pacific Beach, Normal Heights, San Carlos, La Mesa, and Poway.

Buying Cannabis Legally in California

California legalized medical use in 1996. Recreational use came with Proposition 64 at the ballot box, and licensed stores started selling in 2018.

The short version for Convoy Street shoppers:

• Photo ID from a government agency, showing age 21 or above, is required for recreational sales. Medicinal shoppers 18+ bring a valid physician's recommendation; an MMIC card works as well but isn't needed.

• In one day, a recreational buyer can take up to 8 grams of concentrate and 28.5 grams of flower. Patients with a physician's recommendation are allowed 8 ounces of flower, or more if a higher figure is named.

• Tourists can buy recreational cannabis here without proving residency, under the same limits as San Diegans. Medicinal sales need a California physician's recommendation.

• Consume on private property only, following any rules the owner sets. Beaches, parks, and other public places are excluded, and cannabis can't be taken across a state line or into Mexico.

More on the blog: what California law allows and the buying process, step by step.