Dispensaries Near Ipswich and Cape Ann, MA

In Ipswich, the town has zoning in place that bans retail marijuana. The Commission's license file shows no active retailer or medical treatment center license with a Ipswich address. Ipswich voted Yes on the 2016 legalization question, 4,641 to 4,138.

Ipswich at a glance

Drive to Peabody: 17 miles, about 30 minutes by car.
Nearest medical dispensary with an active license: Fine Fettle, 116 Newburyport Turnpike, Rowley. It holds an active Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license in the Commission's license file (read November 4, 2026), about 4.3 miles from Ipswich Town Hall by straight line.

Six shops, three towns

Cannabis Control Commission "Where to Buy" list, retrieved October 23, 2026. The list has no row for Ipswich, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Hamilton or Wenham.
Shop (as the Commission lists it)	Address	License type on the list
Fine Fettle	116 Newburyport Tpke, Rowley, MA 01969	Medical and adult-use
Cape Ann Cannabis	300 Newburyport Tpke, Unit 1, Rowley, MA 01969	Adult-use
BB Botanics, LLC	242 John Wise Avenue, Essex, MA 01929	Adult-use
Happy Valley	39 Great Republic Dr, Gloucester, MA 01930	Adult-use
Reverie 73 Gloucester, LLC	73 Essex Ave, Gloucester, MA 01930	Adult-use
Ocean Breeze Cultivators	9 Whistle Stop Way, Gloucester, MA 01930	Adult-use

Gloucester: HVV Massachusetts, Inc. (retailer, 38 Great Republic Drive, license MR282578)(CCC license file).

Ocean Breeze Cultivators LLC (retailer, 9 Whistle Stop Way, license MR283656)(CCC license file).

Reverie 73 Gloucester, LLC (retailer, 73 Essex Avenue, license MR282315)(CCC license file).

HVV Massachusetts, Inc. (medical treatment center, 38 Great Republic Drive, license RMD1185)(CCC license file).

Cannabis rules in Ipswich

Ipswich on the zoning tracker: adult-use "Zoning in place; retail ban", delivery "Delivery permitted", social consumption "No zoning in place"(Zoning Tracker).

Gloucester on the zoning tracker: adult-use "Zoning in place; license cap", delivery "Delivery permitted", social consumption "No zoning in place"(Zoning Tracker).

Rockport on the zoning tracker: adult-use "Ban in place", delivery "Delivery permitted", social consumption "No zoning in place"(Zoning Tracker).

Ipswich zoning bylaw Section T (Adult-use Marijuana) expressly prohibits adult-use marijuana retail sales while permitting cultivation and product manufacturing establishments(ipswichma.gov).

Rockport zoning bylaw Section L (Marijuana Establishments), subsection 2, prohibits all non-medical marijuana establishments, including retailers(rockportma.gov).

Rockport allows Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers only in the Downtown zoning district(rockportma.gov).

Gloucester's proposed Chapter 28 would limit marijuana retailers to no more than 20 percent of the city's package-store alcohol licenses(gloucester-ma.gov).

The Gloucester Board of Health regulation requires a Marijuana Operating Permit issued annually by the Board of Health before commercial marijuana sales, cultivation or delivery in the city(gloucester-ma.gov).

Rockport bars medical marijuana sales within 500 feet of a school and 200 feet of a day-care center(rockportma.gov).

Ipswich zoning limits adult-use marijuana establishments so none may be open to the public or distribute (including by delivery from the premises) between 8:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m(ipswichma.gov).

Rockport limits medical marijuana sales to Monday to Saturday, 10 to 6 pm, and Sunday 12 to 5 pm(rockportma.gov).

Ipswich zoning defines a community host agreement as allowing up to 3% host agreement revenue sharing(ipswichma.gov).

Ipswich zoning bars smoking, eating or consuming marijuana on the premises of a marijuana establishment(ipswichma.gov).

How Ipswich voted and what has changed

Ipswich voted Yes 4,641 and No 4,138 in the state's town results(Election statistics).

Gloucester voted Yes 9,484 and No 6,869 in the state's town results(Election statistics).

Rockport voted Yes 2,631 and No 2,257 in the state's town results(Election statistics).

Rockport's marijuana establishment section is marked Added ATM 4/7/2018(rockportma.gov).

Gloucester committee minutes say the City Council voted the Zoning Ordinance for Adult Use Recreational Marijuana Establishments(gloucester-ma.gov).

Ipswich and the towns around it

Commission zoning tracker (read November 5, 2026), 2016 Question 4 town results and Commission license file (rows with commence operations "Yes").
Town	Adult-use entry on the tracker	2016 Question 4, Yes share	Active retailer licenses	Active medical center licenses
Ipswich	Zoning in place; retail ban	52.9%	0	0
Gloucester	Zoning in place; license cap	58.0%	3	1
Rockport	Ban in place	53.8%	0	0
Middleton	Ban in place	46.4%	0	0
Topsfield	Ban in place	43.1%	0	0
Boxford	Ban in place	48.0%	0	0
Rowley	Zoning in place	50.1%	3	1
Essex	Zoning in place	56.6%	1	0
Manchester-by-the-Sea	Zoning in place	50.6%	0	0
Hamilton	Ban in place	49.4%	0	0
Wenham	Ban in place	46.6%	0	0

Driving south to Peabody

Advanced Dispensary is the nearest of AC's locations to this area. From Ipswich Town Hall to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 17 miles and about 30 minutes by car in light traffic, by Topsfield Road and Ipswich Road to US 1, then US 1 and I-95 south and US 1 again into Peabody. From Rowley Town Hall it is about 17 miles and about 29 minutes. From Essex Town Hall, about 17 miles and about 28 minutes via Route 22, Route 1A and Route 128.

Medical card from Ipswich

Nearby guides for Ipswich readers

Advanced Dispensary, Peabody

Advanced Dispensary, 25 Newbury Street, Peabody, is being built as a medical dispensary by Advanced Cultivators, a Lowell cultivator. No opening date has been announced, and Advanced Dispensary has not announced how ordering ahead or delivery will work.

Advanced Dispensary: directions and the patient list