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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2024 | Worcester Business Journal 53 M A N U F A C T U R I N G 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 Revolutionary Clinics (2) 1 Oak Hill Road, Unit B, Fitchburg 01420 617-430-6699 • revolutionaryclinics.org 213 313 ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation in Fitchburg; medical retail in Cambridge and Somerville; adult-use in Leominster and Somerville N/A David Catanzano CEO 2016 2 Sanctuary Medicinals (3) 16 Pearson Blvd., Gardner 01440 978-730-8134 • sanctuarymed.com 200 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Scheduled consultations, indoor cultivation in Littleton N/A Jason Sidman CEO 2018 3 Green Gold Group 60 Prospect St., North Brookfield 01535 774-251-9888 • greengold.group 180 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wholesale, retail and cultivation N Ralph Aronov CEO 2018 4 NETA, a Parallel Co. 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-528-0093 • netacare.org 170 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation facility Y Allison Henriquez president, Mass. 2015 5 Garden Remedies Inc. (3) 416 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 844-344-2420 • gardenremedies.com 134 205 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation in Fitchburg, additional dispensaries in Newton and Melrose N/A Jeffrey Herold CEO 2013 6 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • iresinate.com 82 90 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Locally owned and vertically integrated; additional locations in Douglas and Northampton Y Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 7 The Botanist Inc. 65 Pullman St., Worcester 01601 508-680-7550 • shopbotanist.com/worcester 72 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation facility in Sterling; additional dispensary in Shrewsbury N/A Elizabeth Stillman manager (4) 2019 8 Local Roots 365 Main St., Sturbridge 01566 508-350-4111 • localroots.cc 65 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ Two retail locations in Central Mass. and cultivation N Mike Staiti owner 2019 9 MCR Labs (3) 85 Speen St., Framingham 01701 508-872-6666 • mcrlabs.com 63 78 ✔ Independent medical and adult-use testing laboratory; veteran and equity applicant discounts N/A Mike Kahn president & founder 2013 10 Green Meadows 64 Mill St., Southbridge 01550 508-909-5880 • greenmeadows.com 60 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation and manufacturing; adult- use and medical retail in Fitchburg and Southbridge N Christian Zawacki CEO 2021 10 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 12 Atlantic Medicinal Partners (AMP) 774 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5818 • ampma.org 50 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Adult-use and medical in Fitchburg, additional Mass. locations in Salem and Brockton N Steve Perkins CEO 2018 12 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 14 Cresco Labs - Sunnyside 1023 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-571-1020 • sunnyside.shop 43 3,200 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Adult-use in Worcester, adult-use and medical in Framingham and Leicester; cultivation in Uxbridge and Leister; cultivation, manufacturing and medical retail in Fall River N Cris Rivera regional president 2021 15 Major Bloom 76 Millbury St., Worcester 01610 774-420-2904 • majorbloom.com 30 N/A ✔ ✔ Host agreement with City of Worcester for research license Y Ulysses Youngblood president 2017 (5) 16 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • carolinescannabis.com 25 25 ✔ Additional store in Hopedale, woman-owned business N/A Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 2017 16 Curaleaf Massachusetts 425 Main St., Oxford 01540 508-731-0100 • curaleaf.com 25 N/A ✔ ✔ Additional Mass. locations in Hanover, Provincetown and Ware N/A Matt Darin CEO 2016 16 Diem Cannabis 74 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 774-314-3224 • hellodiem.com 25 N/A ✔ Additional Mass. location in Lynn and two locations in Oregon N Kyle Rodrigues store manager 2020 (6) 16 New Dia dba Cookies (3) 118 Cambridge St., Worcester 01603 774-366-3750 • cookiesworcester.com 25 N/A ✔ N/A N/A Ross Bradshaw owner 2020 Source: Each business via survey as of Q1-Q2 2024. Note: N/A=not applicable or not available. (1) May reflect year license granted (2) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey; top executive updated (3) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey (4) For Shrewsbury and Worcester locations (5) Grand opening on Aug. 14, 2021 (6) Year opened in Central Mass. -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Mass. cannabis dispensaries 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 Source: Cannabis Control Commission Number of adult use retail stores that have commenced operations Outdoor grows While indoor cultivations in Central Massachusetts are located in both urban and rural areas, outdoor cannabis cultivation operations have been mostly confined to less-populated municipalities. Maximum amount of cannabis Company canopy (sq. ft.) Regenerative, LLC 10,000 High Hawk Farm, LLC 100,000 Caregiver-Patient Connection, LLC 10,000 Neamat, LLC 20,000 UC Cultivation, LLC 20,000 Paper Crane Provisions, LLC 50,000 Royal Sun Farm, LLC 50,000 TOTAL OUTDOOR CULTIVATION IN CENTRAL MASS 260,000 TOTAL INDOOR CULTIVATION IN CENTRAL MASS 1,055,000 Source: Cannabis Control Commission website