Under state rules, a Massachusetts treatment center chooses whether it takes advance orders or delivers to patients. This page says what the regulation requires when a center does.
Ordering ahead
A treatment center may allow advance ordering of Marijuana and Marijuana Products by telephone, website or third-party platform(state regulation).
A treatment center may fulfill advance orders through contactless means, with no contact between the Qualified Patient or Personal Caregiver and a Registered Marijuana Agent(state regulation).
A physical unit used to fulfill an advance contactless order must ensure that access to orders is limited to the Qualifying Patient or Personal Caregiver who placed the advance order(state regulation).
A pickup unit must be located within the treatment center building and bolted or otherwise permanently affixed to the premises(state regulation).
Orders placed in advance must not be retained in a pickup unit overnight or outside of business hours(state regulation).
A center that uses contactless fulfillment must have a written operations plan, which it submits to the Commission before starting and on request(state regulation).
Who may deliver
A treatment center, or a Marijuana Courier acting for it, must obtain Commission approval before delivering directly to a registered patient or caregiver(state regulation).
Everyone who delivers for a treatment center directly to registered patients and caregivers must be an employee of the licensee holding a valid agent registration, or an employee registered as an agent of a Marijuana Courier(state regulation).
A Marijuana Courier is licensed to deliver directly to registered patients or caregivers from a treatment center(state regulation).
A Marijuana Delivery Operator is licensed to sell and deliver Finished Marijuana Products directly to Consumers(state regulation).
When and where
All deliveries must be completed between 7:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M. local time(state regulation).
A Host Community may set alternative delivery hours by ordinance or by-law, but may not set an earlier start or a later finish(state regulation).
Treatment centers may deliver only to the primary residence, and may not deliver to college or university dormitories or housing, federally-subsidized housing, shelters or residential programs(state regulation).
An Institutional Caregiver may only receive delivery at their Caregiving Institution(state regulation).
A treatment center may only deliver an order it has received from a registered patient or caregiver(state regulation).
A treatment center may deliver only one Individual Order per patient or caregiver during each delivery(state regulation).
Only marijuana and marijuana products that are shelf-stable may be delivered(state regulation).
Source: 935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute, read November 5, 2026.| Rule | What the regulation says |
|---|
| Hours | Deliveries are completed between 7:00 A.M. and 11:00 P.M. local time, and a host community may narrow those hours |
| Where | Only the primary residence, not dormitories, federally-subsidized housing, shelters or residential programs |
| What | Only an order from a registered patient or caregiver, one individual order per delivery, and only shelf-stable products |
At your door
At a residence delivery, the courier or agent must inspect the patient's or caregiver's temporary or annual registration card and proof of government-issued identification(state regulation).
The patient or caregiver receiving the order and the agent must sign the manifest, and a signed manifest serves as the written record that the delivery was completed(state regulation).
The manifest must include the patient or caregiver's name, address, and registration number(state regulation).
A treatment center must retain all transportation manifests for no less than one year(state regulation).
Vehicles
Patient delivery vehicles must be owned or leased by the treatment center or courier and registered as commercial vehicles, inspected and insured in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts(state regulation).
A treatment center or courier may not transport products other than Marijuana and Marijuana Products while performing home deliveries(state regulation).
Marijuana that is undeliverable or refused by the patient or caregiver must be transported back to the originating treatment center(state regulation).
Advanced Dispensary
Advanced Dispensary is being built and cannot serve patients yet. Advanced Dispensary has not announced how ordering ahead or delivery will work. This page describes the state rules a medical treatment center follows.
Short answers
Can my town change delivery hours?
A Host Community may set alternative delivery hours by ordinance or by-law, but may not set an earlier start or a later finish(state regulation).
Can a delivery include another person's order?
No. A treatment center may deliver only one Individual Order per patient or caregiver during each delivery(state regulation).
Can a delivery go to a college dorm?
Delivery to college or university dormitories or housing is prohibited(state regulation).
Do I sign for a delivery?
Yes. The patient or caregiver receiving the order must sign the manifest, and the signed manifest is the written record that the delivery was completed(state regulation).
Advanced Dispensary in Peabody
Advanced Dispensary in Peabody is being built and has no opening date.
Sources
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC may allow for advance ordering of Marijuana and Marijuana Products by telephone, website or Third-party Platform"
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "MTCs may fulfill advance orders through contactless means by not requiring contact between a Qualified Patient or Personal Caregiver and Registered Marijuana Agent."
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Any physical unit used for the purpose of the fulfillment of an advance contactless order (order) shall ensure that access to orders of Marijuana or Marijuana Products is limited to the Qualifying Patient or Personal Caregiver who placed the advance order"
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "shall be located within the MTC building and bolted or otherwise permanently affixed to the MTC Premises"
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Orders placed in advance may not be retained in a physical unit used for the purpose of contactless order fulfillment overnight or outside of business hours."
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC that adopts a contactless means of fulfilling orders shall have a written operations plan which shall be submitted to the Commission prior to commencing these operations and on request."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC, or a Marijuana Courier acting on behalf of an MTC, shall obtain Commission approval prior to engaging in the delivery of Marijuana and Marijuana Products directly to a Registered Qualified Patient or Caregiver."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "All individuals delivering Marijuana and Marijuana Products for an MTC directly to Registered Qualifying Patients and Caregivers shall be employees of the MTC Licensee and shall hold a valid MTC agent registration"
- "935 CMR 501.002, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Marijuana Courier means an entity licensed to deliver Finished Marijuana Products, Marijuana Accessories and Branded Goods directly to Consumers from a Marijuana Retailer, or directly to Registered Qualifying Patients or Caregivers from an MTC"
- "935 CMR 500.002, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Marijuana Delivery Operator or Delivery Operator means an entity licensed to purchase at Wholesale and Warehouse Finished Marijuana Products ... and White Label, Repackage, sell and deliver Finished Marijuana Products, Marijuana Accessories and Marijuana Branded Goods directly to Consumers"
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "All deliveries shall be completed between 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. local time."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "A Host Community may set alternative delivery hours by municipal ordinance or by-law; provided, however, that a municipality shall not set an earlier time to begin deliveries nor set a later time to complete deliveries."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "MTCs shall deliver Marijuana or Marijuana Products only to the primary residence and be prohibited from delivering Marijuana or Marijuana Products to college or university-designated dormitories or housing, federally-subsidized housing, shelters or residential programs."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An Institutional Caregiver shall only receive delivery at their Caregiving Institution."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC shall only deliver Marijuana or Marijuana Products for which it has received a specific order from a Registered Qualifying Patient or Caregiver."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "MTCs shall only deliver one Individual Order, per Qualifying Patient or Caregiver, during each delivery."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Only Marijuana and Marijuana Products that are Shelf-stable may be delivered."
- "935 CMR 501.140, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "or arrival at a residence for delivery to a Registered Qualifying Patient of Personal Caregiver, an MTC or Marijuana Courier Agent shall immediately inspect the Patient's or caregiver's temporary or annual Registration Card and proof of government-issued identification"
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "The manifest shall be signed by the Registered Qualifying Patient or Caregiver receiving the Marijuana or Marijuana Products and the MTC or Marijuana Courier agent acting on behalf of the MTC. A signed manifest shall serve as the written record of the completion of the delivery."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "The Patient or caregiver's name, address, and registration number"
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC shall retain all transportation manifests for no less than one year and make them available to the Commission on request."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Vehicles used for Patient delivery by an MTC or Marijuana Courier shall be owned or leased by the MTC or Marijuana Courier and shall be properly registered as commercial vehicles, inspected and insured in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "An MTC or Marijuana Courier may not transport products other than Marijuana and Marijuana Products during times when and MTC or Marijuana Courier is performing home deliveries."
- "935 CMR 501.145, Cornell Legal Information Institute" (law.cornell.edu, read November 5, 2026): "Any Marijuana or Marijuana Product that is undeliverable or is refused by the Qualifying Patient or Caregiver shall be transported back to the originating MTC"
