Dispensaries Near Woburn, MA

In Woburn, adult-use marijuana shops are banned. The Commission's license file shows 1 active retailer license and 1 active medical treatment center license with a Woburn address. Woburn voted No on the 2016 legalization question, 10,343 to 10,093.

Woburn and AC at a glance

Drive to Peabody

11 miles, about 17 minutes by car.

Nearest medical dispensary with an active license

Sanctuary Medicinals, 130 Commerce Way, Woburn. It holds an active Medical Marijuana Treatment Center license in the Commission's license file (read November 4, 2026), about 2.8 miles from Woburn City Hall by straight line.

On the state's Where to Buy list (Oct 23)

1 storefront

Nearest partner shop with AC

Kush Groove in Cambridge, about 7.2 miles away

The shop in Woburn

Woburn: Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc. (retailer, 130 Commerce Way, license MR284210)(CCC license file).

Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc (medical treatment center, 130 Commerce Way, license RMD1128)(CCC license file).

Shops near Woburn that carry AC

AC's partner list, as of October 31, 2026, names these shops nearest Woburn City Hall, by straight line and not by road: Kush Groove (Cambridge), Trinity Naturales (Chelsea), Prolific (Boston) and New Dia Fenway (Boston).

Cannabis rules in Woburn

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

The text filed for a City Council agenda would allow marijuana retailers only by City Council special permit and only in the IP-2 zoning district(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance says only marijuana retailers are permitted for adult use and other marijuana businesses (cultivation, manufacturing, testing and similar) are prohibited(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance prohibits other marijuana-related uses, with an exception for Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, also known as Registered Marijuana Dispensary(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance would limit marijuana retailers to no more than two on its effective date(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance bars a marijuana retailer within 500 feet of a pre-existing public or private school providing education in kindergarten or any of grades one through 12, or any pre-existing preschool or childcare facility(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance bars a marijuana retailer within 1,000 feet of another marijuana retailer, with an exception for certain economic empowerment applicants(woburnma.gov).

The proposed ordinance bars issuing the special permit until the applicant has negotiated a host community agreement with the city(woburnma.gov).

An order in that agenda would impose a local sales tax of 3 percent of gross receipts on adult-use marijuana sales(woburnma.gov).

A marijuana retailer under the proposed ordinance may not have a drive-up window or offer drive-thru service or curbside pickup(woburnma.gov).

How Woburn voted and what has changed

Woburn voted Yes 10,093 and No 10,343 in the state's town results(Election statistics).

Mayor Galvin said the city council took action not to allow recreational marijuana(woburnma.gov).

The City Council approved the zoning amendment on a 7-2 vote, reversing a ban on local dispensaries that the city enacted in the wake of statewide legalization (Patch report)(patch.com).

Woburn to Peabody

From Woburn City Hall on Common Street to 25 Newbury Street the router gives about 11 miles and about 17 minutes by car in light traffic. Take Main Street (Route 38) to I-95 and Route 128 north, then US 1 north on Broadway, which becomes Newbury Street in Peabody.

Medical card from Woburn

• How to get a Massachusetts medical marijuana card
• Medical patient hub

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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

Sources

• "Cannabis Control Commission, open data license file" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "130 COMMERCE WAY,WOBURN,MA,01801"
• "Cannabis Control Commission, Municipal Zoning Tracker" (masscannabiscontrol.com, read November 5, 2026): "Woburn Ban in place Delivery permitted No zoning in place"
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "Marijuana Retailers shall be allowed only by special permit granted by the City Council, and only in the IP-2 zoning district as set forth in Section 5.1 Table of Use Regulations."
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "It is the City’s intent to permit only Marijuana Retailers under this section."
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "all other marijuana-related uses shall be prohibited, with the exception of Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, also known as Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD)"
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "In accordance with M.G.L. c.94G, on the effective date of this Ordinance the number of marijuana retailers shall be limited to no more than two (2)."
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "A Marijuana Retailer shall not be permitted within 500 feet of a pre-existing public or private school providing education in kindergarten or any of grades one through 12, or any pre-existing preschool or childcare facility."
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "A Marijuana Retailer shall not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of another Marijuana Retailer"
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "No special permit shall be issued until an applicant has successfully negotiated a Host Community Agreement with the City."
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "a local sales tax shall be imposed upon the sale of adult use marijuana originating within the City by a vendor at a rate of 3% of the gross receipts of the vendor from the sale of adult use marijuana"
• "City of Woburn City Council Extended Agenda, May 17, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "No Marijuana Retailer shall have a drive-up window or provide/offer any drive-thru service or curbside pickup."
• "Massachusetts Elections Division, 2016 Question 4 town results" (electionstats.state.ma.us, read November 5, 2026): "Woburn,,,'10,093','10,343',454,'20,890'"
• "City of Woburn City Council Journal, June 21, 2022" (woburnma.gov, read November 5, 2026): "Mayor Galvin stated the city council took action not to allow recreational marijuana."
• "Recreational Marijuana Amendment Approved In Woburn By City Council Vote | Woburn, MA Patch" (patch.com, read November 5, 2026): "Split along a 7-2 final vote, the council approved the amendment to effectively reverse a ban on local dispensaries that the city enacted in the wake of statewide marijuana legalization in 2016."