Melrose has one licensed cannabis business on the Cannabis Control Commission's Where to Buy list, Garden Remedies on Newburyport Turnpike, and the Commission lists it twice: once as Medical and once as Adult-use. For a registered patient that makes Melrose one of the few towns near Peabody with a medical shop inside the town line. The drive to Peabody is about 12 minutes.
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Remedies | 732 Newburyport Tpke, Melrose, MA 02176 | Medical |
| Garden Remedies | 732 Newburyport Tpke, Melrose, MA 02176 | Adult-use |
Newburyport Turnpike is US Route 1, so the store is on the same road as Advanced Dispensary in Peabody, about 7 miles up it. The Commission's separate open license file counts one active Marijuana Retailer in Melrose with operations started, and one Medical Marijuana Treatment Center. The two lists are built separately; the license file is dated October 22, 2026. The Where to Buy list has no date, so check with the shop.
Closest to Melrose City Hall, by straight line and not by road: Trinity Naturales (Chelsea), East Boston Cannabis Co (Boston), Boutiq East Boston (Boston) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Naturales | Chelsea | about 4.3 miles | MR282590 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
| East Boston Cannabis Co | Boston | about 5.7 miles | MR284117 | See menu |
| Boutiq East Boston | Boston | about 6.2 miles | MR283011 | See menu |
| Diem | Lynn | about 6.7 miles | MR283369 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
The Municipal Zoning Tracker, read October 31, 2026, gives Melrose adult-use "Zoning in place", delivery "Delivery permitted" and social consumption "No zoning in place". No cap is noted.
That is the opposite of the entry for Wakefield and Stoneham, its neighbors to the north, which both read "Ban in place". The tracker calls itself a general guide and gives no bylaw text, so the Melrose town clerk is the source for what a street or a business may do.
The Census Bureau estimated 29,938 residents in Melrose on July 1, 2024 (an estimate, not the 2020 count). It covers 4.7 square miles of land and 0.1 of water.
Melrose has three MBTA commuter rail stations on the Haverhill Line: Melrose Highlands, Melrose/Cedar Park and Wyoming Hill.
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 Melrose City Hall on Main Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 7 miles and about 12 minutes by car in light traffic. Take Main Street to Green Street and the Lynn Fells Parkway, then US 1 north on Broadway, which becomes Newbury Street. The road passes through Saugus on the way, so the Saugus guide is useful to read.
The store on Newburyport Turnpike is itself on US 1, about 7 miles south of Advanced Dispensary. The two are on one road and are different kinds of store: Advanced Dispensary will serve registered medical patients and caregivers only.
The Commission lists one Melrose business with a Medical entry and an Adult-use entry at the same address.
The shop is: 732 Newburyport Turnpike is US Route 1.
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. Melrose is on the same US 1 corridor as the store. 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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