Hamilton and Wenham share a school system, a library, a recreation department and a commuter rail station, and on the Commission's records they share the same answer: no shop on the Where to Buy list and an adult-use ban on the tracker. The closest listed shops are in Beverly, about 1.4 miles from Wenham Town Hall and 3 from Hamilton's. Peabody is about 20 to 24 minutes by car.
The Where to Buy sheet (October 23, 2026 copy) has no row for either town. By straight line, Panacea Wellness on Enon Street in Beverly is about 1.4 miles from Wenham Town Hall and about 3 from Hamilton Town Hall; BB Botanics in Essex is about 3.3 from Hamilton; and the nearest medical entry is the Danvers shop, about 4.8 miles from Wenham.
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| Panacea Wellness | 13 Enon Street, Beverly, MA 01915 | Adult-use |
| BB Botanics, LLC | 242 John Wise Avenue, Essex, MA 01929 | Adult-use |
| Reverie 73 Beverly, LLC | 350-354 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA 01915 | Adult-use |
| Sanctuary Medicinals | 2 Electronics Ave, Ste 20, Danvers, MA 01923 | Medical |
| Fine Fettle | 116 Newburyport Tpke, Rowley, MA 01969 | Medical and adult-use |
Of these, the Danvers shop and Fine Fettle in Rowley carry medical licenses. The Beverly and Essex rows are adult-use. The Commission does not date the list.
Closest to Hamilton Town Hall, by straight line and not by road: Mission Georgetown (Georgetown), Local Cannabis Company (Swampscott) and Diem (Lynn). 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 8.1 miles | MR281754 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates |
| Local Cannabis Company | Swampscott | about 11 miles | MR283842 | Flower, prerolls |
| Diem | Lynn | about 11 miles | MR283369 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
The Municipal Zoning Tracker, read October 31, 2026, gives Hamilton and Wenham identical entries: 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.
Beverly, to the south, reads "Zoning in place", and Essex, to the north, reads "Zoning in place". Topsfield and Ipswich on the other sides do not. The tracker calls itself a general guide and gives no bylaw text, so the Hamilton or Wenham town clerk is the source for what a street or a business may do.
The Census Bureau estimated 7,670 residents in Hamilton and 4,945 in Wenham on July 1, 2024 (estimates, not the 2020 count). Hamilton covers 14.2 square miles of land and Wenham 7.7.
Hamilton/Wenham is the one MBTA commuter rail station for the two towns, on the Newburyport/Rockport Line.
Wenham's town website lists the Wenham Museum and the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library on its community page.
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 Wenham Town Hall on Main Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 12 miles and about 20 minutes by car in light traffic. From Hamilton Town Hall on Bay Road it is about 14 miles and about 24 minutes. Both follow Route 1A (Main Street, Bay Road and Dodge Street) to Route 128, then US 1 into Peabody, where it becomes Newbury Street.
Route 1A passes through Beverly, and Route 128 slows at rush hour. Advanced Dispensary will serve registered medical patients and caregivers only.
Not on the Commission's list, and the tracker shows an adult-use ban for both.
Panacea Wellness at 13 Enon Street in Beverly, about 1.4 miles from Wenham Town Hall in a straight line.
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. Hamilton and Wenham are among the nearest towns to it on the North Shore. 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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