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78 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2019 | wbjournal.com F O C U S M A N U F A C T U R I N G & T E C H N O L O G Y Marijuana businesses Ranked by number of employees in Central Mass. License type No. of employees Cultivation Manufacturer Test lab Medical retail Adult-use retail Notes Top executive Year founded (a) 1 New England Treatment Access (b) 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 netacare.org 338 • • Indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 20,804 square feet Kevin Fisher co-founder 2015 2 Sanctuary Medicinals 16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440 978-730-8134 • sanctuarymed.com 120 (c) • • • • Scheduled consultations; indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 22,416 square feet in Littleton Jason Sidman CEO 2018 3 MCR labs 85 Speen St., Framingham 01701 mcrlabs.com 47 • Independent testing laboratory licensed to test products for both medical and adult-use retail; analytical testing for consumers, patients, home growers and entrepreneurs; veteran and equity applicant discounts available Michael Kahn president & founder 2013 4 Temescal Wellness of Massachusetts Inc. 665 Cochituate Road, Suite B, Framingham 01701 ma.temescalwellness.com 43 • • • • Framingham medical dispensary will include adult-use retail in 2019; medical and adult-use retail dispensary in Hudson; indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 7,026 square feet in Worcester Ted Rebholz CEO 2018 5 Good Chemistry 9 Harrison St., Worcester 01604 774-243-1760 • ma.goodchem.org 40 (d) • • • • Patient counseling, proprietary S.T.A.T.S. (sight, touch, aroma, taste, sensation) system of cannabis evaluation, proprietary Cannabis Effects category system; indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 3,304 square feet in Bellingham Matthew Huron CEO 2013 6 CommCan 255 Turnpike Road, Route 9 West, Southborough 01772 508-533-9333 • www.commcan.com 35 (d) • N/A Marc Rosenfeld CEO 2015 7 Mass. Wellspring LLC 18 Powder Mill Road, Acton 01720 855-693-4773 • masswellspring.org/ wp 29 (d) • N/A Stefanie Litpon president & CEO 2013 8 Curaleaf Massachusetts 425 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-731-0100 • ma.curaleaf.com 14 • Educational outreach, consultation room, discounts for veterans, financial hardships and patients 16 and younger Patrik Jonsson CEO Zach Wilson dispensary operations manager 2016 9 Caroline's Cannabis 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • carolinescannabis.com 9 • Woman-owned business Caroline Frankel owner 2018 10 Central Ave. Compassionate Care Inc. 31 Central Ave., Ayer 01432 978-772-2273 • www.centralavecare.org DND • Private patient consultations, financial hardship program, new patient specials, free statewide delivery (minimum order may apply) and online reservations John Hillier founder 2015 11 Cultivate Holdings Inc. 1764 Main St., Leicester 01524 508-859-8130 • www.cultivatemass.com DND • • • • Discounts for veterans, seniors and financial hardship; indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 7,624 square feet Sam Barber president 2013 12 Garden Remedies Inc. (e) 307 Airport Road, Fitchburg 01420 gardenremedies.com DND • • • Indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 15,630 square feet, all-natural cannabis flower grown to organic standards in super soil; home delivery service for medical cannabis card holders in Worcester Karen Munkacy president & CEO 2013 13 Mission Massachusetts 640 Lincoln St., Worcester 01605 833-768-4357 • missiondispensaries.com DND • • N/A Glenn Backus president 2019 14 Revolutionary Clinics 1 Oak Hill Road, Unit B, Fitchburg 01420 revolutionaryclinics.org DND • • Indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 35,314 square feet Keith Cooper CEO Christine Champagne director of cultivation 2018 Garden Remedies, which opened Marlborough's first adult-use dispensary in June, was started by Dr. Karen Munkacy, a board- certified anesthesiologist and a cancer survivor. Cultivate's Leicester dispensary and NETA's Northampton dispensary became the first two to open for legal recreational marijuana sales on Nov. 18. Caroline's Cannabis became the first woman- owned cannabis firm to open a dispensary, and owner Caroline Frankle did so independent of deep- pocketed investors. MCR Labs and Salem- based CDX analytics became the first two cannabis testing labs to begin operations last October, helping NETA and Cultivate to open about a month later. Good Chemistry became both the first medical and recreational dispensary to open in Worcester in August 2018 and May 2019, respectively.