wbjournal.com | June 12, 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 17
B U S I N E S S O F C A N N A B I S F O C U S
Largest marijuana businesses
Ranked by number of local employees
License type
Company
Employees
local/
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 • netacare.org
335
N/A
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Indoor cultivation facility
Y
Allison Henriquez
president, Mass.
2015
2
Revolutionary Clinics
1 Oak Hill Road, Unit B, Fitchburg 01420
617-430-6699 • revolutionaryclinics.org
213
313
✔ ✔ ✔
Cultivation in Fitchburg; medical retail in
Cambridge and Somerville; new adult-use
retail planned for Leominster
Y
Mindaugas Maciulis
CEO
2016
3
Sanctuary Medicinals
16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440
978-730-8134 • sanctuarymed.com
200
N/A
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Scheduled consultations, indoor cultivation in
Littleton
Y
Jason Sidman
CEO
2018
4
CommCan
730 Main St., Millis 02054
508-533-9333 • commcan.com
150
170
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Adult-use and medical retail in Millis, medical
retail in Southborough; adult-use retail in
Rehoboth
N/A
Marc Rosenfeld
CEO
2015
5
Green Gold Group
60 Prospect St., North Brookfield 01535
774-251-9888 • greengold.group
145
168
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Wholesale, retail and cultivation
N
Ralph Aronov
CEO
2018
6
Garden Remedies Inc.
416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752
844-344-2420 • gardenremedies.com
134
205
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Indoor cultivation in Fitchburg, commercial
kitchen, and CO2 and alcohol extraction lab;
additional dispensaries in Newton and Melrose
N
Jeffrey Herold
CEO
2013
7
Local Roots
365 Main St., Sturbridge 01566
508-350-4111 • localroots.cc
103
N/A
✔ ✔ ✔
Three locations in Central Mass. and
cultivation
N
Mike Staiti
owner
2019
8
The Botanist Inc.
65 Pullman St., Worcester 01601
508-680-7550 • shopbotanist.com/worcester
86
(2)
N/A
✔ ✔ ✔
Cultivation facility in Sterling; additional
dispensary in Shrewsbury
N/A
(vacant at press time)
dispensary manager
2019
9
Resinate Inc.
1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607
508-476-6290 • iresinate.com
79
87
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Locally owned and vertically integrated with a
second Mass. location in Northampton
Y
Peter DeCaro
CEO
2019
10
Green Meadows (3)
64 Mill St., Southbridge 01550
508-909-5880 • greenmeadows.com
65
93
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Organic adult-use and medical retail in
Southbridge, adult-use retail in Fitchburg with
medical sales to launch in summer 2023
N
Christian Zawacki
CEO
2021
11
MCR Labs
85 Speen St., Framingham 01701
508-872-6666 • mcrlabs.com
63
78
✔
Independent medical and adult-use testing
laboratory for licensed producers, consumers,
patients, home growers and entrepreneurs;
veteran and equity applicant discounts
N/A
Mike Kahn
president & founder
2013
12
The Vault
70 Worcester Road, Webster 01570
774-520-2420 • thevaultma.com
60
N/A
✔
Additional location at 17 Mountain St. East,
Worcester
N/A
Mark Sipe
general manager
2021
13
Verilife Cannabis Dispensary
939 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545
508-266-9889 • verilife.com/ma
50
N/A
✔ ✔ ✔
Additional Mass. dispensary in Wareham and
processing in Holliston
N/A
Chantal Langford
general manager
2015
Source: Each business via survey. Note: N/A=not applicable or not available. Contact research@nebusinessmedia.com to be surveyed for this or other lists.
(1) May reflect year license granted
(2) Data from 2022 survey
(3) Founded by family of General George S. Patton Jr.
-Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
