Massachusetts has 2,265 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of July 2026, operating across 806 cities. The count comes straight from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission license database and refreshes weekly.
By Program
Massachusetts issues Marijuana Retailer and Medical Marijuana Treatment Center licenses through the CCC. License status and contact information are published in the CCC public registry.
Compared
Massachusetts has the 4th-most licensed dispensaries of the 6 states we track, behind California with 4,555.
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The figure is sourced from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (MA CCC) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and exclude closed or revoked licenses — so the number reflects dispensaries actually operating, not licenses ever issued. Free to cite with attribution to Holden Leads.
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Massachusetts has 2,265 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of July 2026, spread across 806 cities. The count is verified against the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (MA CCC) license database and refreshed weekly.
Of the Massachusetts dispensaries with a known program type, 1,399 are adult-use, 455 are medical, and 298 serve both programs.
New York leads Massachusetts with 89 licensed dispensaries, followed by Boston with 65.
The count comes directly from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (MA CCC) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and drop closed or revoked licenses, so the figure reflects dispensaries actually operating — not just licenses ever issued.
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