Medical Dispensary in Peabody, MA

Advanced Dispensary is a medical marijuana treatment center in renovation at 25 Newbury Street, on US Route 1 in Peabody, Massachusetts. It is being built by Massachusetts' first Latino-owned adult-use cultivator (MC283314).

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Medical. In renovation. No opening date.

The store is being renovated now. It will open as a medical dispensary for registered Massachusetts patients.

No opening date has been announced, and AC will not guess at one. When there is a date, the patient list on this page hears first.

Peabody bans adult-use stores

Peabody does not allow adult-use cannabis stores.

On the Cannabis Control Commission Municipal Zoning Tracker, the adult-use entry for Peabody reads "Ban in place"(CCC zoning tracker).

The Commission defines that as a municipality that "has enacted zoning ordinances or bylaws prohibiting all types of Marijuana Establishments."(CCC zoning tracker)

The ban is municipal, not state. The city zoned adult-use cannabis out, and only the city can zone it back in.

A Medical Marijuana Treatment Center holds a different licence. It is not a Marijuana Establishment, and the adult-use zoning ban does not govern it. Medical is the route the city's zoning leaves open, so Advanced Dispensary is a medical dispensary.

The Commission records behind this, with the sources to check them, are in our post on Peabody and adult-use.

Registered patients and caregivers

Advanced Dispensary will serve registered Massachusetts medical patients and their registered caregivers. It is a medical dispensary, not an adult-use store, so you need a Massachusetts medical card to buy there.

A card takes two steps: a certification from a registered certifying provider, then registration with the state medical program, which the Cannabis Control Commission runs.

Every step, the costs, renewals and caregivers are in our guide: How to get a medical card.

Get your medical card in five steps

Start now, so the card is ready when the store is. The steps, as the Commission lists them:

Ask your own doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant if they are a registered certifying provider. The state keeps no public list, so you have to ask.
If the provider certifies you, you get an email with a four-digit PIN. Keep it.
Sign up in the Commission's patient portal with your PIN. Registering with the Commission is free. Providers set their own fee for the certification visit.
Have a valid ID and proof of your Massachusetts address ready; the guide lists the documents the Commission accepts.
When the Commission approves you, print the temporary card from your account. The official card comes by mail.

Patients can be 18 or older. Under 18 has extra rules. Every step, the documents, renewals and caregivers are in the full guide, and the medical patient hub links the rest.

25 Newbury Street, Route 1

Newbury Street is US Route 1 through Peabody. The store sits on the stretch of the corridor closest to Route 128 and I-95.

The map shows the site. The store is in renovation, so there are no store hours to publish yet. Questions about Advanced Dispensary: call (978) 896-6640.

Advanced Dispensary, 25 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960, Phone (978) 896-6640.

Directions from nearby towns

Driving distances and times to 25 Newbury Street (US Route 1), measured from each town’s municipal building. The times are estimates for light traffic; Route 1 and Route 128 are slower at rush hour. Use the directions link above for the last stretch.

From Danvers: about 6 miles, about 11 minutes. Take Route 114 (Andover Street) to I-95 south, leave at the US 1 south exit toward Boston, and follow US 1 (Newbury Street) into Peabody.
From Salem: about 7 miles, about 14 minutes. Take Route 107 (Boston Street) into Peabody, then Lynnfield Street and Route 129 (Salem Street) to US 1 north. This is a surface-street trip through Peabody, so it is the slowest per mile.
From Lynn: about 7 miles, about 12 minutes. Take Walnut Street north out of Lynn to join US 1 north (Broadway) in Saugus, then stay on US 1 into Peabody.
From Lynnfield: about 4 miles, about 7 minutes. Take Summer Street to Route 129 (Salem Street), then join US 1 north.
From Saugus: about 5 miles, about 9 minutes. Take Main Street to the US 1 north ramp, then follow US 1 (Broadway) into Peabody.
From Beverly: about 11 miles, about 18 minutes. Take Route 62 (Elliott Street) to Route 128 south, leave at the US 1 exit toward Boston, and follow US 1 south into Peabody.
From Marblehead: about 11 miles, about 21 minutes. Take Route 129 and Route 1A through Swampscott and Lynn, then Lynnfield Street and Salem Street (Route 129) to US 1 north. It is all city streets until US 1, so it is the longest drive of the eight.
From Swampscott: about 7 miles, about 15 minutes. Take Humphrey Street (Route 129) toward Lynn, then Lewis Street, Chestnut Street and Broadway (Route 129), and Lynnfield Street and Salem Street to US 1 north.

Routes and times checked on October 23, 2026 (Marblehead and Swampscott on October 24, 2026) with OpenStreetMap routing.

Where to buy AC near Peabody today

AC is sold now at licensed partner dispensaries across Massachusetts, for adults 21 and over. These are the closest to Peabody on the AC partner list. Stock moves, so check the store menu before you drive.

Local Cannabis Company, 16 New Ocean St, Swampscott, MA 01907. Licence MR283842. AC flower, prerolls.
Diem - Lynn, 211 Lewis St., Lynn, MA 01902. Licence MR283369. AC flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts.
East Boston Cannabis Co, 1006 Bennington Street, Boston, MA 02128. Licence MR284117.
Trinity Naturales, 260 Second St, Floor 1, Chelsea, MA 02150. Licence MR282590. AC flower, prerolls, concentrates, vape carts.

Every store that carries AC is on the where to buy page.

A Route 1 store for the North Shore

Route 1 runs north from Peabody to Danvers and south toward Lynnfield and Saugus. Route 114 runs east to Salem, and Route 128 brings Danvers, Beverly and the rest of Essex County into the same interchange.

These nearby towns have a licensed store that carries AC today:

Where to buy AC in Lynn
Where to buy AC in Beverly
Where to buy AC in Swampscott

Dispensary guides for North Shore towns

If you live in one of these towns, each guide lists the licensed shops in town from the Commission's records, what the town allows, and the drive to Peabody.

Grown in Lowell

Advanced Cultivators, LLC was issued Marijuana Cultivator licence MC283314 for 100 Phoenix Avenue in Lowell, with an original issued date of 11/18/2021(CCC licence application).

The office of State Senator Ed Kennedy called Advanced Cultivators the first Latin owned recreational cannabis cultivator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts(Office of Senator Kennedy).

Peabody is the first counter where AC will hand over its own harvest itself.

AC publishes its lab results. Read them in the strain archive and the COA library, and see how to read a COA. The company story is on the About page.

Questions about Advanced Dispensary

Is there a recreational dispensary in Peabody?

No. Peabody's zoning bans adult-use cannabis stores, and the Commission's zoning tracker lists the city as "Ban in place". Advanced Dispensary is a medical dispensary. The records behind that answer are in our post on Peabody and adult-use.

Is there a medical marijuana dispensary in Peabody, MA?

Advanced Dispensary, at 25 Newbury Street on Route 1, is being built as one. It is in renovation and has no opening date, so it cannot serve patients yet. Until it opens, the nearest Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers on the Commission's licence list (CCC file of August 14, 2026) are in Danvers and Salem. The drive from each town to Advanced Dispensary is in the directions section on this page, and the licence list is in the Commission's licence list on our Peabody post.

When does Advanced Dispensary open?

No opening date has been announced. The store is in renovation. Join the patient list on this page to hear first.

Do I need a medical card to shop at Advanced Dispensary?

Yes. Advanced Dispensary is a medical dispensary for registered Massachusetts patients and their registered caregivers. A card takes two steps, and they are in the medical card guide.

How do I get a medical card?

See a registered certifying provider, then register online with the Cannabis Control Commission using the PIN the provider emails you. The Commission charges nothing to register. The steps are on this page and in the medical card guide.

How far is Advanced Dispensary from Salem, Lynn or Danvers?

By road, about 7 miles from Salem (about 14 minutes), about 7 miles from Lynn (about 12 minutes) and about 6 miles from Danvers (about 11 minutes), measured from each municipal building in light traffic. The directions section on this page has the roads. Town guides: Danvers, Salem and Lynn.

Where is Advanced Dispensary?

25 Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960. Newbury Street is US Route 1, near the Route 128 and I-95 interchange.

Can cannabis be delivered to Peabody?

Peabody's entry on the Commission's zoning tracker reads "Delivery permitted", with no waiver on file, so adult-use delivery comes from licensed delivery operators. Medical delivery comes from a treatment center or a courier working for one. Advanced Cultivators, the grower, does not deliver. Advanced Dispensary has not announced how ordering ahead or delivery will work. For how AC products reach delivery customers through a separate licensed platform, see the delivery page, or the Wakefield delivery page.

What should I expect at Advanced Dispensary?

A medical dispensary for registered patients and caregivers. Medical dispensaries check a patient's registration and government-issued photo ID, so have both ready. The store is in renovation, so there is no menu and no set of hours yet. Questions can go to the store line, (978) 896-6640. Everything AC grows has a published lab result in the lab results library.

Is Advanced Dispensary the same as AC Peabody?

Yes. The store at 25 Newbury Street was first listed as AC Peabody. Its name is Advanced Dispensary, and it is the medical dispensary from Advanced Cultivators, the Lowell grower. The address, phone and plans are the same.

What is the phone number for Advanced Dispensary?

The Advanced Dispensary line is (978) 896-6640. The store is in renovation and has no public open date or store hours yet, so call with questions about the patient list, the medical card or the store.

Where can I buy AC before the Peabody store opens?

At licensed partner dispensaries, for adults 21 and over. The closest to Peabody are in Swampscott, Lynn, Boston and Chelsea. The where to buy page lists every store.

Built Not Bought. Grown in Lowell. Medical on Route 1.