Dispensaries Near Marblehead, MA
In Marblehead, adult-use marijuana shops are allowed, with a cap on the number of licenses. The Commission's license file shows no active retailer or medical treatment center license with a Marblehead address. Marblehead voted Yes on the 2016 legalization question, 6,677 to 6,262.
Marblehead at a glance
- Drive to Peabody
- 11 miles, about 21 minutes by car.
- Nearest medical dispensary with an active license
- Alternative Therapies Group, 50 Grove Street, Salem. It holds an active Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license in the Commission's license file (read November 4, 2026), about 3.3 miles from Marblehead Town Hall by straight line.
Marblehead on the state list
The Where to Buy sheet, retrieved October 23, 2026, has no row for Marblehead. Retail directories show a Marblehead business that the sheet does not carry, so this page does not list it: a shop's license type can only be stated from the Commission's own record. The list has no updated date, so confirm before you rely on it.
Cannabis rules in Marblehead
Marblehead on the zoning tracker: adult-use "Zoning in place; retail license cap", delivery "Delivery permitted", social consumption "No zoning in place"(Zoning Tracker).
As quoted by the Marblehead Beacon, a town bylaw limits marijuana retailers to 20 percent of off-premises alcohol licenses, rounded up(marbleheadbeacon.com).
The Beacon reported that this works out to a cap of two stores(marbleheadbeacon.com).
The Beacon listed a 500 foot school buffer among the requirements for each retailer(marbleheadbeacon.com).
The Beacon listed a commitment to pay the town up to three percent of gross revenue as an offset (impact fee) among the requirements for each retailer(marbleheadbeacon.com).
How Marblehead voted and what has changed
Marblehead voted Yes 6,677 and No 6,262 in the state's town results(Election statistics).
The Marblehead Beacon reported that the Select Board had provisionally approved two retail licensees, Aro Cannabis and Seven Leaf Sisters(marbleheadbeacon.com).
Marblehead and the towns around it
| Town | Adult-use entry on the tracker | 2016 Question 4, Yes share | Active retailer licenses | Active medical center licenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marblehead | Zoning in place; retail license cap | 51.6% | 0 | 0 |
| Salem | Zoning in place; license cap | 60.2% | 5 | 1 |
| Lynn | Zoning in place | 53.0% | 6 | 0 |
Marblehead to Peabody
From Abbot Hall on Washington Street to 25 Newbury Street is about 11 miles and about 21 minutes by car in light traffic. The road runs through Swampscott and Lynn on Route 129 and Route 1A, then along Lynnfield Street and Salem Street (both Route 129) to US 1 north. It stays on city streets until US 1, so the time moves with traffic more than the highway routes do.
Medical card from Marblehead
Nearby guides for Marblehead 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.
Sources
- "Cannabis Control Commission, Municipal Zoning Tracker" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "Marblehead Zoning in place; retail license cap Delivery permitted No zoning in place"
- "A Marblehead Beacon Focus on Legalized Cannabis in Marblehead (Marblehead Beacon, 7 June 2022)" (marbleheadbeacon.com, read November 5, 2026): "shall be limited to 20% of licenses issued in the Town of Marblehead for retail sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises where sold, which shall be calculated by rounding up to the next whole number."
- "A Marblehead Beacon Focus on Legalized Cannabis in Marblehead (Marblehead Beacon, 7 June 2022)" (marbleheadbeacon.com, read November 5, 2026): "the cap on cannabis-selling operations is effectively two."
- "A Marblehead Beacon Focus on Legalized Cannabis in Marblehead (Marblehead Beacon, 7 June 2022)" (marbleheadbeacon.com, read November 5, 2026): "Not be within 500 feet of a school (with certain exceptions)"
- "A Marblehead Beacon Focus on Legalized Cannabis in Marblehead (Marblehead Beacon, 7 June 2022)" (marbleheadbeacon.com, read November 5, 2026): "Commit to giving the Town of Marblehead up to three percent of its gross revenues to offset any negative impact of its existence, to be determined by the town"
- "Massachusetts Elections Division, 2016 Question 4 town results" (electionstats.state.ma.us, read November 5, 2026): "Marblehead,,,'6,677','6,262',219,'13,158'"
- "A Marblehead Beacon Focus on Legalized Cannabis in Marblehead (Marblehead Beacon, 7 June 2022)" (marbleheadbeacon.com, read November 5, 2026): "two of whom were approved provisionally: Aro Cannabis and Seven Leaf Sisters."