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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 45 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S Clarity. Confidence. LifeDesign is our unique approach to banking. We give you the clarity you need to make informed decisions, so you can always move forward with confidence. YOUR BUSINESS DESERVES A BANK THAT CARES — That's Fidelity Bank Connect with our Business Banking Team! 800.581.5363 | FidelityBankOnline.com Largest marijuana businesses Ranked by number of employees in Central Mass. Marijuana business Local employees/ total Cultivation Manufacturer Test lab Medical retail Adult-use retail Notes/ delivery available? Top executive(s)/ year founded (1) 1 NETA, a Parallel Co. 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508)-528-0093 • www.netacare.org 313 500 (2) ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation facility Y Brad Doyle president, Mass. 2015 2 Cresco Labs (3) 1764 Main St., Leicester 01524 312-929-0993 • www.crescolabs.com 235 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation in Leicester; additional cultivation and production in Uxbridge; adult-use and medical retail in Framingham and Leicester; adult-use retail in Worcester N Richard Lee general manager 2013 3 Revolutionary Clinics 1 Oak Hill Road, Unit B, Fitchburg 01420 617-430-6699 • rwww.evolutionaryclinics.org 234 339 ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation in Fitchburg; medical retail at three dispensaries in Cambridge and Somerville Y Keith Cooper CEO 2016 4 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • www.commcan.com 150 170 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Adult-use and medical retail in Millis, medical retail in Southborough; adult-use retail in Rehoboth Y Marc Rosenfeld CEO 2015 4 Garden Remedies Inc. 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 844-344-2420 • www.gardenremedies.com 150 215 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation in Fitchburg, commercial kitchen and CO2 and alcohol extraction lab; additional dispensaries in Newton and Melrose DND Jeffrey Herold CEO 2013 4 Sanctuary Medicinals 16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440 978-730-8134 • www.sanctuarymed.com 150 (4) 150 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Scheduled consultations, indoor cultivation in Littleton DND Jason Sidman CEO 2018 7 Green Gold Group 60 Prospect St, North Brookfield 01535 774-251-9888 • www.greengold.group 148 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ Wholesale, retail and cultivation N Ralph Aronov CEO 2018 8 The Botanist Inc. 65 Pullman St., Worcester 01601 508-680-7550 • www.shopbotanist.com/ worcester 86 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation facility in Sterling; additional dispensary in Shrewsbury DND Victoria Beaulieu dispensary manager, Worcester 2019 9 MCR Labs 85 Speen St., Framingham 01701 508-872-6666 • www.mcrlabs.com 80 120 ✔ Independent medical and adult-use testing laboratory for licensed producers, consumers, patients, home growers and entrepreneurs; veteran and equity applicant discounts N Mike Kahn president & founder 2013 10 Good Chemistry 9 Harrison St., Worcester 01604 774-243-1760 • ma.goodchem.org 75 289 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Patient counseling, exotic strains, small batch craft cannabis, indoor cultivation facility N Matthew Huron CEO 2013 10 Green Meadows Farm 64 Mill St., Southbridge 01550 508-909-5880 • www.greenmeadows.com 75 75 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Adult-use and medical retail to open in Fitchburg late 2022 N Christian Zawacki CEO 2021 12 Temescal Wellness of Massachusetts 665 Cochituate Road, Framingham 01701 508-309-7036 • www.ma.temescalwellness.com 66 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation and packaging facility in North Adams under construction; to begin wholesaling products by fall 2022 N Ted Rebholz CEO 2018 13 The Vault 70 Worcester Road, Webster 01570 774-520-2420 • www.thevaultma.com 55 DND ✔ Additional location at 17 Mountain St. East, Worcester DND Mark Sipe general manager 2021 14 Local Roots 371 Lunenburg St., Fitchburg 01420 978-906-2500 • www.localroots.cc 50 (5) DND ✔ ✔ Three locations in Central Mass. and cultivation DND Mike Staiti owner 2019 14 Verilife Cannabis Dispensary 939 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 508-266-9889 • www.verilife.com/ma 50 DND ✔ ✔ With a second Mass. location in Wareham N Chantal Langford general manager 2015 16 Bud's Goods & Provisions 64 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 774-500-2837 • www.budsgoods.com 40 85 ✔ With a second Mass. location in Abington N Alex Mazin founder & CEO 2018 16 Greatest Hits Cannabis Co. (6) 35-37 Chase Ave., Dudley 01571 508-980-0420 • www.greatesthitscc.com 40 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation and manufacturing under construction; upcoming retail stores in Taunton and Lynn to open by year end N Joseph Villatico CEO 2020 16 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • www.iresinate.com 40 98 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Locally owned and vertically integrated with a second Mass. location in Northampton Y Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 19 Atlantic Medicinal Partners (AMP) 774 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5818 • www.ampma.org 35 (7) DND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation facility in Fitchburg, medical dispensary now open, additional Mass. locations in Salem and Brockton coming soon DND Stephen Perkins CEO Jeffrey Perkins COO 2018 20 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • www.carolinescannabis.com 30 30 ✔ With a second location in Hopedale; woman- owned business DND Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 2017 20 Diem Cannabis 74 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 774-314-3224 • www.hellodiem.com 30 DND ✔ With additional Mass. location in Lynn and two locations in Oregon. N John DiNovella VP of operations 2020 (8) 20 New Dia dba Cookies (9) 118 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 508-581-3581 • www.cookiesworcester.com 30 DND ✔ DND N Ross Bradshaw owner 2020 23 Curaleaf Massachusetts 425 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-731-0100 • www.ma.curaleaf.com 27 DND ✔ ✔ Educational outreach, consultation room, veteran discounts, financial hardships and patients 16 and younger, with additional Mass. locations in Hanover, Provincetown and Ware N Bailey Snow dispensary manager 2016 Ulysses License type 16 Bud's Goods & Provisions 64 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 774-500-2837 • www.budsgoods.com 40 85 ✔ With a second Mass. location in Abington N Alex Mazin founder & CEO 2018 16 Greatest Hits Cannabis Co. (6) 35-37 Chase Ave., Dudley 01571 508-980-0420 • www.greatesthitscc.com 40 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation and manufacturing under construction; upcoming retail stores in Taunton and Lynn to open by year end N Joseph Villatico CEO 2020 16 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • www.iresinate.com 40 98 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Locally owned and vertically integrated with a second Mass. location in Northampton Y Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 19 Atlantic Medicinal Partners (AMP) 774 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5818 • www.ampma.org 35 (7) DND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation facility in Fitchburg, medical dispensary now open, additional Mass. locations in Salem and Brockton coming soon DND Stephen Perkins CEO Jeffrey Perkins COO 2018 20 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • www.carolinescannabis.com 30 30 ✔ With a second location in Hopedale; woman- owned business DND Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 2017 20 Diem Cannabis 74 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 774-314-3224 • www.hellodiem.com 30 DND ✔ With additional Mass. location in Lynn and two locations in Oregon. N John DiNovella VP of operations 2020 (8) 20 New Dia dba Cookies (9) 118 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 508-581-3581 • www.cookiesworcester.com 30 DND ✔ DND N Ross Bradshaw owner 2020 23 Curaleaf Massachusetts 425 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-731-0100 • www.ma.curaleaf.com 27 DND ✔ ✔ Educational outreach, consultation room, veteran discounts, financial hardships and patients 16 and younger, with additional Mass. locations in Hanover, Provincetown and Ware N Bailey Snow dispensary manager 2016 24 Major Bloom 76 Millbury St., Worcester 01610 774-420-2904 • www.themajorbloom.com 25 DND ✔ ✔ DND Y Ulysses Youngblood president 2017 (10) 25 DDM Cannabis 1 Lloyd St., Blackstone 01504 508 928-2939 • ddmcannabis.com 24 27 ✔ Variety of cannabis products in one location N Andrew Pistone general manager 2021 25 Rise 24 Main St., Maynard 01754 978-298-5251 • www.greenstarherb.com 24 DND ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ DND Y Thomas Morey principal Ben Kovler president 2014 27 ProVerde Laboratories Inc. 420 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 617-221-3356 • www.proverdelabs.com 22 DND ✔ Research and development with additional location in Portland, Maine N Christopher Hudalla president & chief science officer Peter Ianuzzi CEO 2013 Source: Each company via survey. Note: DND=did not disclose. Contact research@nebusinessmedia.com to be surveyed for this or other lists. (1) May reflect year that license was granted (2) Companywide employee count fluctuates above 500. (3) On Sept. 21, 2021, Chicago-based Cresco Labs, operating as Sunnyside, acquired Cultvate Holdings Inc. (4) 32 employees work in medical retail dispensary (5) Figure reported in 2021 prior to expansion (6) Opened April 2022 (7) Figure from 2021 survey (8) Year opened in Central Mass. (9) Opened March 2021; in August 2021, reopened as an outpost of the California- based cannabis company Cookies (10) Grand opening on Aug. 14, 2021 -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Cannabis employees in Mass., by race Race/ethnicity Employees % total White 16,346 70.4% Hispanic 2,165 9.3% Black 1,658 7.1% Asian 492 2.1% Other race or ethnicity 317 1.4% American Indian or Alaska native 100 0.4% Middle Eastern or North African 91 0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific islander 31 0.1% Decline to answer 2,030 8.7% Source: Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Source: Each company via survey. Note: DND=did not disclose. Contact research@nebusinessmedia.com to be surveyed for this or other lists. (1) May reflect year that license was granted (2) Companywide employee count fluctuates above 500. (3) On Sept. 21, 2021, Chicago-based Cresco Labs, operating as Sunnyside, acquired Cultvate Holdings Inc. (4) 32 employees work in medical retail dispensary (5) Figure reported in 2021 prior to expansion (6) Opened April 2022 (7) Figure from 2021 survey (8) Year opened in Central Mass. (9) Opened March 2021; in August 2021, reopened as an outpost of the Californiabased cannabis company Cookies (10) Grand opening on Aug. 14, 2021 -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com