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wbjournal.com | June 7, 2021 | Worcester Business Journal 19 Largest marijuana businesses Ranked by number of employees in Central Mass. Largest 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/ delivery available? (medical) Top executive(s)/ year founded (a) 1 New England Treatment Access (NETA) 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 (508) 528-0093 • netacare.org 315 • • • • N/A Y Joseph Daddario III president, Massachusetts 2015 2 Revolutionary Clinics 1 Oak Hill Road, Unit B, Fitchburg 01420 617-430-6699 • revolutionaryclinics.org 220 • • • Fitchburg cultivation facility has total canopy of 75,000 square feet; medical retail available at three dispensaries located in Cambridge and Somerville; 330 employees company-wide Y (b) Keith Cooper CEO 2016 3 Sanctuary Medicinals 16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440 978-730-8134 • sanctuarymed.com 200 • • • • Scheduled consultations; indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 22,416 square feet in Littleton; 32 employees work in medical retail dispensary N/A Jason Sidman CEO 2018 4 Garden Remedies Inc. 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 844-344-2420 • www.gardenremedies.com 150 • • • • Indoor cultivation facility in Fitchburg with total canopy of 20,000 square feet, commercial kitchen and CO2 and alcohol extraction lab; additional dispensaries in Newton and Melrose Y Jeffrey Herold co-CEO & COO Brian Moran co-CEO & CFO 2013 5 Cultivate Holdings Inc. (c) 1764 Main St., Leicester 01524 508-859-8130 • www.cultivatemass.com 130 • • • • Indoor cultivation facility with total canopy of 7,624 square feet in Leicester; additional cultivation and production facility in Uxbridge; adult-use retail location in Framingham; adult- use and medical retail coming soon to Worcester N (d) Sam Barber president 2017 5 Green Gold 46 Worcester Road, Charlton 01507 774-449-8555 • www.greengold.group 130 • • • Wholesale, retail and cultivation; adult-use retail opened November 2020 N Ralph Aronov CEO 2018 7 Good Chemistry 9 Harrison St., Worcester 01604 774-243-1760 • ma.goodchem.org 125 • • • • Patient counseling; exotic strains; indoor cultivation facility Y Matthew Huron CEO 2013 8 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • www.commcan.com 110 • • • • With an additional medical dispensary in Southborough; retail facility in Rehoboth Y Marc Rosenfeld CEO 2015 8 MCR Labs 85 Speen St., Framingham 01701 508-872-6666 • mcrlabs.com 110 • Independent testing laboratory for medical and adult-use retail; for licensed producers, consumers, patients, home growers and entrepreneurs; veteran and equity applicant discounts available N/A Michael Kahn president & founder 2013 10 Temescal Wellness of Massachusetts Inc. 665 Cochituate Road, Suite B, Framingham 01701 508-309-7036 • ma.temescalwellness.com 65 • • • • 33 employees work in the 7,026 square feet indoor cultivation facility in Worcester; 11 employees work in Hudson; 21 work in Framingham N Ted Rebholz CEO 2018 11 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • www.iresinate.com 59 (e) • • • • Locally owned and vertically integrated; with another location in Northampton Y Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 Source: Each facility via survey, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, dispensary websites and public notices. Notes: As of May 6, 2021, 192 marijuana establishment licenses have been approved in Worcester County. N/A = not available or not applicable. (a) May reflect year that license was granted (b) From Somerville and Fawcett St., Cambridge locations (c) In March, entered in definitive agreement to be acquired by Chicago-based Cresco Labs; transaction is expected to close in fourth quarter of 2021 (d) Curbside pick-up available at time of publication (e) Total number of employees is 70. - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com LO KING Many of our doctors are welcoming new patients. Meet them at reliantmedicalgroup.org. for a new doctor? Source: Each facility via survey, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, dispensary websites and public notices. Notes: As of May 6, 2021, 192 marijuana establishment licenses have been approved in Worcester County. N/A = not available or not applicable. (a) May reflect year that license was granted (b) From Somerville and Fawcett St., Cambridge locations (c) In March, entered in definitive agreement to be acquired by Chicago-based Cresco Labs; transaction is expected to close in fourth quarter of 2021 (d) Curbside pick-up available at time of publication (e) Total number of employees is 70. - Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com