Winthrop has no row on the Cannabis Control Commission's Where to Buy list, and its adult-use entry on the zoning tracker reads "No response", which is neither a ban nor zoning in place. The nearest listed shops are across the water in East Boston, about 1.3 miles from Town Hall in a straight line. Peabody is about 22 minutes by car, through Revere.
The Where to Buy sheet (October 23, 2026 copy) has no Winthrop row. By straight line from Winthrop Town Hall the closest rows are in East Boston (about 1.3 and 2.1 miles), Boston's Neptune and McClellan Highway area (about 1.9 miles) and Chelsea (about 2.2).
| Shop (as the Commission lists it) | Address | License type on the list |
|---|---|---|
| East Boston Cannabis Co. | 1006 Bennington Street, East Boston, MA 02128 | Adult-use |
| Happy Valley | 220 William McClellan Hwy, Boston, MA 02128 | Adult-use |
| Cannabis Healing LLC | 2A-4 Neptune Road, East Boston, MA 02128 | Adult-use |
| Harbor House Collective | 80 Eastern Ave, Chelsea, MA 02150 | Adult-use |
| Berkshire Roots | 253 Meridian Street, Boston, MA 02128 | Medical and adult-use |
Berkshire Roots on Meridian Street in East Boston, about 2.8 miles away, is the nearest row with a medical license. The others are adult-use. The Commission does not date the list, so check with the shop before you go.
Closest to Winthrop Town Hall, by straight line and not by road: East Boston Cannabis Co (Boston), Boutiq East Boston (Boston), Trinity Naturales (Chelsea) and Primitiv (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Boston Cannabis Co | Boston | about 1.3 miles | MR284117 | See menu |
| Boutiq East Boston | Boston | about 2.9 miles | MR283011 | See menu |
| Trinity Naturales | Chelsea | about 3.4 miles | MR282590 | Flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts |
| Primitiv | Boston | about 3.7 miles | MR284602 | Flower, prerolls, vape carts |
The Municipal Zoning Tracker, read October 31, 2026, gives Winthrop adult-use "No response", delivery "Delivery permitted" and social consumption "No zoning in place". "No response" is the Commission's own wording for a municipality that did not answer; this page does not read it as a ban or as permission.
Revere, which borders Winthrop, reads "Ban in place", and Boston reads "Zoning in place". The tracker calls itself a general guide and gives no bylaw text, so the Winthrop town clerk is the source for what a street or a business may do.
The Census Bureau estimated 18,739 residents in Winthrop on July 1, 2024 (an estimate, not the 2020 count). It covers 2.0 square miles of land and 6.3 of water.
The state's Winthrop Shore Reservation is Winthrop Beach, with free parking along the beach. For transit, the state points to the MBTA Blue Line to Orient Heights, then MBTA bus Route 712 or 713.
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 Winthrop Town Hall on Hermon Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 13 miles and about 22 minutes by car in light traffic. The route leaves Winthrop on Route 145 (Winthrop Parkway), crosses Revere on city streets and joins US 1 north, which becomes Newbury Street in Peabody.
Revere's streets and US 1 slow at rush hour and on beach weekends. Advanced Dispensary will serve registered medical patients and caregivers only.
Not on the Commission's list. The tracker's adult-use entry is "No response".
Berkshire Roots on Meridian Street in East Boston, about 2.8 miles 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. Winthrop patients drive up US 1 through Revere 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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