# Budville Cannabis and Vape Store (Weed Store) - Gateway, Winnipeg: a cannabis dispensary in Winnipeg (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/mb/winnipeg/budville-cannabis-and-vape-store-weed-store-gateway-winnipeg-mb. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 1 source. Updated 2026-10-03. Owner review: not yet. 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Its AI Score is 32 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like Gemini and ChatGPT are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Cannabis dispensary | | Address | 844 McLeod Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2G 2T7, Canada | | Hours | Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM | | Phone | (204) 663-8198 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.8 across 337 reviews on Google | | Known for | Budville Cannabis and Vape Store is best known for its exceptional customer service and a diverse selection of cannabis strains, making it a top choice among Winnipeg dispensaries. | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Sunday | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | October 3, 2026, 2:33 PM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 844 McLeod Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2G 2T7, Canada | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Location info | Description | Welcome to Budville Cannabis and Vape Store to McLeod's Favourite Cannabis Store! As our flagship and busiest location, our McLeod spot proudly features our largest collection of products anywhere in Winnipeg. Whether you are looking for a fully stocked weed store or a high-end vape store, we are your ultimate cannabis place and accessories destination. Explore our massive inventory of top-shelf marijuana, craft flower, pre-rolls, edibles, and premium e juice. Need new glassware? We carry an unmatched selection of bongs, pipes, and hardware. Drop by McLeod today for top-tier selection, unbeatable energy, and expert advice from our passionate team! | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Budville Cannabis and Vape Store (Weed Store) - Gateway | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (204) 663-8198 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | | Links | Website | https://budvillecannabis.com/ | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Oct 3, 2026 | ## Services and prices Services not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Known for Budville Cannabis and Vape Store is best known for its exceptional customer service and a diverse selection of cannabis strains, making it a top choice among Winnipeg dispensaries. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Budville Cannabis Address: 844 McLeod Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2G 2T7, Canada. Phone: (204) 663-8198. Hours: Mon to Sun 8 AM to 12 AM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked October 3, 2026 at 2:33 PM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Budville Cannabis on its Google Business Profile: "Welcome to Budville Cannabis and Vape Store—McLeod's Favourite Cannabis Store! As our flagship and busiest location, our McLeod spot proudly features our largest collection of products anywhere in Winnipeg. Whether you are looking for a fully stocked weed store or a high-end vape store, we are your ultimate cannabis place and accessories destination. Explore our massive inventory of top-shelf marijuana, craft flower, pre-rolls, edibles, and premium e juice. Need new glassware? We carry an unmatched selection of bongs, pipes, and hardware. Drop by McLeod today for top-tier selection, unbeatable energy, and expert advice from our passionate team!" ### When to go Quietest day: Sunday. Busiest day: Friday. From the popular times on its Google listing. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby Nearby places not read yet, back on Scan Day. ## Reputation 4.8 average across 337 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read October 3, 2026.) This dispensary offers a variety of cannabis products but struggles with service consistency and product availability. (AI guess, from 337 reviews.) ### What people like - Helpful staff assistance - Good selection of cannabis strains - Competitive pricing ### What people do not like - Staff knowledge about products lacking - Long wait times due to understaffing - Store frequently closed during posted hours ### Press No press story about Budville Cannabis found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Directory listings not read yet. ## Recent updates from Budville Cannabis Budville Cannabis hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### Ballpark for a visit to a dispensary in Winnipeg? No answer yet ### picking between the two, is Puff Paradise the safer bet? No answer yet ### how do I reach Budville Cannabis to sort something out? No answer yet ### Worth the hype at Budville Cannabis? No answer yet ### opening hours at Budville Cannabis in Winnipeg, what are they these days? No answer yet ### where exactly is this place? No answer yet ### somewhere cheaper in Winnipeg that is not a risk? No answer yet ### Any membership pricing here? No answer yet ### What happens on a first visit at Budville Cannabis? No answer yet ### Coffee near Budville Cannabis on Mcleod? No answer yet ### anyone had trouble parking round here? No answer yet ### does it matter who you see here No answer yet ### best cannabis dispensary in Winnipeg, MB No answer yet ### do I need to fill anything in beforehand No answer yet ### Why do people rate Budville Cannabis? No answer yet ### is there a day here that is not slammed No answer yet ### anything new here lately? No answer yet ### booking ahead here, how far do people go? No answer yet ### bad experiences at Budville Cannabis, anyone? No answer yet ### cancellation list here, is there one No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Budville Cannabis We ask Gemini and ChatGPT about Budville Cannabis. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 3, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 32 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Winnipeg cannabis dispensaries run 25 to 57. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Budville Cannabis scores 32, below the Winnipeg average of 34. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Budville Cannabis | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | 0 | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | Poor | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 40 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | Not read yet | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Nobody at all was recommended in the 2 answers we hold, so there is nothing to score. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 80 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | 56 | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | Fair | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 90 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | 62 | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | Fair | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | 54 | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | Fair | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a cannabis dispensary When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a cannabis dispensary in Manitoba, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with Manitoba. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Budville Cannabis if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Budville Cannabis | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Budville Cannabis and Vape Store (Weed Store) - Gateway | LocalBusiness | #business | https://budvillecannabis.com/ | Subject of this page | | Winnipeg, Manitoba | City | #city | Nothing found | City Budville Cannabis is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the cannabis dispensaries in Winnipeg, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best cannabis dispensaries in Winnipeg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/mb/winnipeg/cannabis-dispensary - Best businesses in Winnipeg: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/mb/winnipeg ### Nearby - /selkirk: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/mb/selkirk ### Every list - Every leaderboard in Manitoba: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/mb ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Budville Cannabis and Vape Store (Weed Store) - Gateway. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJ69NUN35x6lIRIb4N0AfoS0Y (accessed Oct 3, 2026)