Andover is a large town, about 36,900 people by the Census Bureau's July 2024 estimate, with no shop on the Cannabis Control Commission's Where to Buy list and an adult-use ban on the tracker. So are Lawrence, North Andover and Methuen next to it. The closest listed shops are in Tewksbury and Dracut, and the nearest with a medical license is in Lowell. Peabody is about 25 minutes away by car.
The Where to Buy sheet (October 23, 2026 copy) has no Andover row. By straight line from Andover Town Hall the nearest rows are Tewksbury (about 3.3 miles), Dracut (about 5.3 and 6.5 miles) and a second Tewksbury shop (about 6.4). Patriot Care in Lowell, about 9.4 miles away, is the nearest row with a medical license.
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| Smyth Cannabis Co | 1695 Shawsheen St, Tewksbury, MA 01876 | Adult-use |
| Nova Farms | 1274 Merrimack Avenue, Dracut, MA 01826 | Adult-use |
| Lazy River Products | 553 Main Street, Unit 2, Tewksbury, MA 01876 | Adult-use |
| Tree House Craft Cannabis | 61 Silva Ln, 2nd Floor, Dracut, MA 01826 | Adult-use |
| Patriot Care | 70 Industrial Ave E, Lowell, MA 01852 | Medical and adult-use |
The four closest rows are adult-use. The Commission does not date the list, so confirm a shop's status with the shop.
Closest to Andover Town Hall, by straight line and not by road: Mission Georgetown (Georgetown). Each is on AC's partner list as of October 31, 2026 and had an AC order within the 90 days before this page was built. Menus change, so check before you go.
| Shop | Town | Distance | License | AC listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Georgetown | Georgetown | about 9.7 miles | MR281754 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates |
The Municipal Zoning Tracker, read October 31, 2026, gives Andover adult-use "Ban in place", delivery "Delivery permitted" and social consumption "No zoning in place". The Commission describes a ban as a municipality that has enacted zoning ordinances or bylaws prohibiting all types of Marijuana Establishments.
Lawrence, North Andover and Methuen read "Ban in place" as well; Tewksbury and Lowell read "Zoning in place", and Dracut reads "Zoning in place; license cap", which is why the nearest shops are south and west. The tracker calls itself a general guide and gives no bylaw text, so the Andover town clerk is the source for what a street or a business may do.
The Census Bureau estimated 36,927 residents in Andover on July 1, 2024 (an estimate, not the 2020 count). It covers 30.8 square miles of land and 1.3 of water.
Andover has two MBTA commuter rail stations on the Haverhill Line, Andover and Ballardvale.
The town's conservation lands page lists reservations that include Castle Park, Foster's Pond, Shawsheen Pines and Virginia Hammond.
The medical card process is the same everywhere in Massachusetts: a certifying provider, a PIN by email, then registration with the Commission, which charges nothing.
From Andover Town Hall on Bartlet Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 15 miles and about 25 minutes by car in light traffic. Take Main Street (Route 28) and Haverhill Street to I-95 and Route 128 south, then US 1 on Broadway into Peabody, where it becomes Newbury Street.
I-95 and Route 128 are one road for the last stretch and they slow at rush hour. Advanced Dispensary will serve registered medical patients and caregivers only.
No, and the tracker shows an adult-use ban. The nearest listed shops are in Tewksbury and Dracut.
Lawrence, North Andover and Methuen do. Tewksbury and Lowell do not.
Advanced Cultivators (AC) grows in Lowell, Massachusetts, under cultivation license MC283314. Advanced Dispensary, its medical dispensary at 25 Newbury Street on US Route 1, is being renovated for registered patients and caregivers. Andover patients take I-95 south to reach it. No opening date has been announced; the patient list on the Peabody page hears first.
Advanced Dispensary, 25 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960. Phone: (978) 896-6640.
The shop list was copied on October 23, 2026; the zoning tracker, license counts and drive times were read on October 31, 2026; the population, area, station and park facts were read on November 1, 2026. The Commission publishes the shop list and the tracker without an updated date and says to confirm details with the town.
Shop names, addresses and tracker entries are copied from public records. This page does not rank shops, give medical or legal advice, or make any claim about health.
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