Dispensaries Near Cambridge, MA
In Cambridge, the town has adopted zoning for adult-use marijuana businesses. The Commission's license file shows 10 active retailer licenses with a Cambridge address. Cambridge voted Yes on the 2016 legalization question, 36,636 to 14,543.
Cambridge and AC at a glance
- Drive to Peabody
- 16 miles, about 27 minutes by car.
- Nearest medical dispensary with an active license
- Liberty Cannabis, 304 Somerville Avenue, Somerville. It holds an active Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license in the Commission's license file (read November 4, 2026), about 1.0 miles from Cambridge City Hall by straight line.
- On the state's Where to Buy list (Oct 23)
- 9 storefronts (10 listings, two share one address)
- Nearest partner shop with AC
- New Dia Fenway in Boston, about 1.4 miles away
The ten Cambridge shops on the state list
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Alternative Care | 1385 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 | Medical |
| Healthy Pharms (Temporarily Closed) | 98 Winthrop St, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Medical |
| Western Front, LLC | 567 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 | Adult-use |
| Yamba Market | 580 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 | Adult-use |
| GreenSoul Organics, Inc. | 759 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 | Adult-use |
| Blue River Terps | 966 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 | Adult-use |
| Greene Street Weed Dispensary | 1960 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140 | Adult-use |
| The Boston Garden | 200 Monsignor O’Brien Highway, Cambridge, MA 02141 | Adult-use |
| Yamba | 31 Church Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Adult-use |
| Western Front, LLC. | 98 Winthrop Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 | Adult-use |
Cambridge: Advesa MA, Inc. (retailer, 966 Cambridge Street, license MR284113); and 2 more(CCC license file).
Budega, Inc. (retailer, 1686 Massachusetts Avenue, license MR281353)(CCC license file).
Good Nature Central, Inc. (retailer, 580 Massachusetts Avenue, license MR281626)(CCC license file).
Good Nature Harvard, Inc. (retailer, 31 Church Street, license MR283511)(CCC license file).
GreenSoul Organics, Inc. (retailer, 759 Massachusetts Avenue, license MR284855)(CCC license file).
Healing Greene Massachusetts LLC (retailer, 1960 Massachusetts Avenue, license MR284583)(CCC license file).
KG Collective Cambridge, LLC (retailer, 701-703b Mt Auburn Street, license MR284181)(CCC license file).
Nuestra, LLC (retailer, 200 Monsignor Obrien Highway, license MR281469)(CCC license file).
Shops near Cambridge that carry AC
AC's partner list, as of October 31, 2026, names these shops nearest Cambridge City Hall, by straight line and not by road: New Dia Fenway (Boston), Prolific (Boston), Kush Groove (Cambridge) and Apex Noire (Boston).
| Shop | Town | Distance | License | AC listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Dia Fenway | Boston | about 1.4 miles | MR284222 | See menu |
| Prolific | Boston | about 1.7 miles | MR284644 | Flower, prerolls |
| Kush Groove | Cambridge | about 2.3 miles | MR284181 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
| Apex Noire | Boston | about 2.7 miles | MR282752 | Flower, prerolls |
Cannabis rules in Cambridge
Cambridge on the zoning tracker: adult-use "Zoning in place", delivery "Delivery permitted", social consumption "No zoning in place"(Zoning Tracker).
Under the Cambridge cannabis permitting rules the Inspectional Services Department issues cannabis business permits with no public hearing on individual applications(cambridgema.gov).
Cambridge gives Group B priority to medical treatment centers licensed or registered by July 1, 2017 that seek an adult-use retail license(cambridgema.gov).
For the first five years and six months after the effective date, Cambridge issues a Cannabis Business Permit only to Priority Applicants(cambridgema.gov).
The Cambridge cannabis permitting rules have applicants show the site is not within 1800 feet of another retail cannabis business (waived for Economic Empowerment and Social Equity applicants) and not within 300 feet of a K-8 school(cambridgema.gov).
The Cambridge Host Community Agreement template says a cannabis business must have its hours of operation approved by the Police Commissioner(cambridgema.gov).
Cambridge's FY26 budget lists a cannabis excise tax at the 3 percent local rate allowed by Chapter 64N(cambridgema.gov).
How Cambridge voted and what has changed
Cambridge voted Yes 36,636 and No 14,543 in the state's town results(Election statistics).
On September 12, 2018 the Cambridge Planning Board recommended adoption of the City Council cannabis zoning petition(cambridgema.gov).
On March 17, 2025 the City Council adopted a zoning petition on cannabis retail stores in full Council and referred it to the Ordinance Committee and the Planning Board(cambridgema.gov).
Cambridge and the towns around it
| Town | Adult-use entry on the tracker | 2016 Question 4, Yes share | Active retailer licenses | Active medical center licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | Zoning in place | 71.6% | 10 | 0 |
| Somerville | Zoning in place | 75.7% | 8 | 1 |
| Arlington | Zoning in place | 57.1% | 2 | 0 |
| Chelsea | Zoning in place; license cap | 55.3% | 5 | 2 |
| Medford | Zoning in place; retail license cap | 57.4% | 1 | 1 |
Cambridge to Peabody
From Cambridge City Hall to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 16 miles and about 27 minutes by car in light traffic. It follows Massachusetts Avenue and Cambridge Street to Monsignor O'Brien Highway (Route 28), then the Northeast Expressway and US 1 north, which becomes Newbury Street in Peabody.
Medical card from Cambridge
Nearby guides for Cambridge readers
- All the towns we cover
- Dispensaries near Somerville, MA
- Dispensaries near Arlington, MA
- Dispensaries near Chelsea, MA
- Dispensaries near Medford, MA
Advanced Dispensary, Peabody
Advanced Dispensary, 25 Newbury Street, Peabody, is being built as a medical dispensary by Advanced Cultivators, a Lowell cultivator. No opening date has been announced, and Advanced Dispensary has not announced how ordering ahead or delivery will work.
Sources
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "966 CAMBRIDGE STREET,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02141"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "1686 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02138"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "580 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02139"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "31 CHURCH STREET,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02138"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "759 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE,CAMBRIDGE,DE,02139"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "1960 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02140"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "701-703B MT AUBURN STREET,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02138"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "200 MONSIGNOR OBRIEN HIGHWAY,CAMBRIDGE,MA,02141"
- "Cannabis Control Commission, Municipal Zoning Tracker" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "Cambridge Zoning in place Delivery permitted No zoning in place"
- "Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.50 Cannabis Business Permitting" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "No public hearing process on individual applications shall be conducted."
- "Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.50 Cannabis Business Permitting" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "Group B Priority Applicant. A MTC within the City that was licensed or registered by the Massachusetts"
- "Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.50 Cannabis Business Permitting" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "The City shall issue a Cannabis Business Permit pursuant to this Chapter only to Priority Applicants."
- "Title 5 - Business Licenses and Regulations, Chapter 5.50 Cannabis Business Permitting" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "nor within 300 feet of a K-8 school or facility serving children in grades K-8;"
- "Cambridge Host Community Agreement template (2024)" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "7. Hours of Operation. The Cannabis Business' hours of operation must be approved by"
- "Cambridge FY26 Submitted Budget, Section IV Revenue" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "MGL chapter 64N authorizes municipalities to impose a 3% excise tax on the sale of marijuana products."
- "Massachusetts Elections Division, 2016 Question 4 town results" (electionstats.state.ma.us, read November 5, 2026): "Cambridge,,,'36,636','14,543','2,103','53,282'"
- "Cambridge Planning Board Recommendation, Cannabis Zoning Petition, September 12, 2018" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "The Planning Board recommends ADOPTION, with suggested"
- "City of Cambridge ORD 2025 # 6, In City Council March 17, 2025" (cambridgema.gov, read November 5, 2026): "ADOPTED AS A CITY COUNCIL ZONING PETITION IN FULL COUNCIL ON MARCH 17, 2025 REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE PLANNING BOARD"