Massachusetts has 649 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of September 2026, operating across 177 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 6th-most licensed dispensaries of the 10 states we track, behind California with 1,791.
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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 649 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of September 2026, spread across 177 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, 494 are adult-use, 65 are medical, and 90 serve both programs.
Boston leads Massachusetts with 57 licensed dispensaries, followed by Worcester with 25.
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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