Wakefield has no licensed cannabis shop on the Cannabis Control Commission's Where to Buy list, and the Commission's zoning tracker records an adult-use ban in the town. The closest listed shops are in Saugus, Woburn and Melrose, each about 3 to 5 miles from Town Hall in a straight line. Peabody is about 11 minutes away by car. This guide gives the list, the tracker entry and the steps to a medical card.
The Where to Buy sheet (October 23, 2026 copy) has no row with Wakefield as the town. The table below is the nearest rows in the neighboring towns, by straight line from Wakefield Town Hall: Saugus about 3 miles, Woburn about 3.6 miles, Melrose about 4.7 miles and Lynn about 7 miles.
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc. | 181 Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906 | Adult-use |
| Sanctuary Medicinals | 130 Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 01801 | Medical |
| Garden Remedies | 732 Newburyport Tpke, Melrose, MA 02176 | Medical |
| Garden Remedies | 732 Newburyport Tpke, Melrose, MA 02176 | Adult-use |
| Apothca | 491 Lynnway, Lynn, MA 01905 | Medical and adult-use |
For a registered patient the three medical entries are the Woburn shop, the Melrose business and Apothca in Lynn. The Saugus row is marked adult-use. The Commission does not date the list, so confirm a shop's status with the shop before you drive.
Closest to Wakefield Town Hall, by straight line and not by road: Diem (Lynn), Trinity Naturales (Chelsea), Local Cannabis Company (Swampscott) and East Boston Cannabis Co (Boston). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diem | Lynn | about 7.6 miles | MR283369 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
| Trinity Naturales | Chelsea | about 7.7 miles | MR282590 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
| Local Cannabis Company | Swampscott | about 8.1 miles | MR283842 | Flower, prerolls |
| East Boston Cannabis Co | Boston | about 8.9 miles | MR284117 | See menu |
The Commission's Municipal Zoning Tracker, read October 31, 2026, gives Wakefield three 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.
Reading, Stoneham, Lynnfield and Saugus touch Wakefield. The tracker shows the same adult-use ban for Reading and Stoneham, Saugus also reads "Ban in place" while the shop list carries a Saugus row, so the two records do not always agree; the Saugus guide goes into it. The tracker calls itself a general guide and gives no bylaw text, so the Wakefield town clerk is the source for what a street or a business may do.
The Census Bureau estimated 29,216 residents in Wakefield on July 1, 2024 (an estimate, not the 2020 count). It covers 7.4 square miles of land and 0.6 of water.
Wakefield has two MBTA commuter rail stations on the Haverhill Line, Wakefield and Greenwood.
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 Wakefield Town Hall on Lafayette Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 5 miles and about 11 minutes by car in light traffic. Take Church Street to Salem Street (Route 129), follow Route 129 to I-95 and Route 128 south, then take US 1 north on Broadway, which becomes Newbury Street in Peabody.
Route 128 slows at rush hour and the trip can double then. Advanced Dispensary will serve registered medical patients and caregivers only.
Not on the Commission's list, and its tracker shows an adult-use ban. The nearest listed shops are in Saugus, Woburn and Melrose.
The Woburn shop is listed Medical only. The Melrose business and Apothca in Lynn hold medical and adult-use entries.
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. Wakefield is one of the closer towns to the Route 1 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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