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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 59 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 or licensed 1 Sanctuary Medicinals (1) 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 2 Green Gold Group 60 Prospect St., North Brookfield 01535 774-251-9888 • greengold.group 150 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wholesale, retail and cultivation N Ralph Aronov CEO 2018 3 Garden Remedies Inc. (1) 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 3 New England Treatment Access LLC 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-528-0093 • netacare.org 134 223 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation facility Y Allison Henriquez president, Mass. 2015 5 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • commcan.com 92 123 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Retail in Mansfield, Millis and Rehoboth; cultivation in Medway N/A Marc Rosenfeld CEO 2015 6 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • iresinate.com 76 87 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional locations in Douglas and Northampton N Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 7 The Botanist Inc. 65 Pullman St., Worcester 01601 508-680-7550 • shopbotanist.com 69 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation in Sterling; additional retail in Shrewsbury N/A Elizabeth Stillman manager (2) 2019 8 Local Roots (3) 365 Main St., Sturbridge 01566 508-350-4111 • localroots.cc 65 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ Two retail locations in Central Mass. and cultivation N/A Mike Staiti owner 2019 9 MCR Labs (1) 85 Speen St., Framingham 01701 508-872-6666 • mcrlabs.com 63 78 ✔ Independent medical and adult-use testing laboratory N/A Mike Kahn president & founder 2013 10 Green Meadows 64 Mill St., Southbridge 01550 508-909-5880 • greenmeadows.com 58 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Fitchburg and Marlborough N Christian Zawacki CEO 2021 11 Atlantic Medicinal Partners (AMP) 774 Crawford St., Fitchburg 01420 978-696-5818 • ampma.org 50 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional locations in Salem and Brockton N/A Steve Perkins CEO 2018 12 Cresco Labs - Sunnyside (3) 1023 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-571-1020 • sunnyside.shop 43 3,200 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Fall River, Framingham and Leicester N/A Cristobal Rivera regional president 2021 13 The Vault 78 Worcester Road, Webster 01570 774-520-2420 • thevaultma.com 40 78 ✔ Additional location at 17 Mountain St. East, Worcester N Mark Sipe operations director 2021 14 Diem Cannabis 74 Grafton St., Worcester 01604 774-314-3224 • hellodiem.com 30 N/A ✔ Additional location in Lynn N/A Michael Diruscio store manager 2020 14 Dris Delivery 16 Tech Circle, Natick 01760 401-261-2950 • drisbrands.com 30 N/A Cannabis delivery service Y Chris Fevry co-founder & CEO 2020 16 Major Bloom 76 Millbury St., Worcester 01610 774-420-2904 • majorbloom.com 28 N/A ✔ ✔ Host agreement with City of Worcester for research license Y Ulysses Youngblood president 2017 17 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • carolinescannabis.com 25 25 ✔ Additional retail in Hopedale, woman-owned business N/A Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 2017 18 Botera 1256 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-298-7199 • boterama.com 20 N/A ✔ Additional locations in Brockton and Taunton N/A Chirag Patel CEO 2018 18 Bud's Goods & Provisions 64 W. Boylston St., Worcester 01606 774-500-2837 • budsgoods.com 20 100 (4) ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Abington and Watertown; packaging in Lakeville N/A Alex Mazin founder & CEO 2018 18 Verilife Cannabis Dispensary 939 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 508-266-9889 • verilife.com/ma 20 N/A ✔ ✔ Additional dispensaries in Newton and Wareham N/A Chantal Langford general manager 2015 21 High Hopes 1 Menfi Way, Unit 9, Hopedale 01747 508-381-0565 • high-hopes.biz 18 19 ✔ Recreational cannabis dispensary N Russell Bogartz owner 2021 22 ProVerde Laboratories Inc. 420 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 617-221-3356 • proverdelabs.com 14 15 ✔ Analytical testing and custom research projects N Peter Ianuzzi CEO 2013 Source: Each business via survey as of Q2 2025. Notes: N/A=not available. Curaleaf of Massachusetts, with a dispensary in Oxford and cultivation in Webster, did not disclose local employee counts. Mass.-based Revolutionary Clinics has closed its cultivation business, reduced retail operations and is in receivership. (1) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey (2) For Shrewsbury and Worcester locations (3) Data from WBJ's 2024 survey (4) Estimate -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Cannabis excise tax collections Year- over- Fiscal Fiscal year 2023 2024 change Blackstone $0 $1,056,657 N/A Fitchburg $592,389 $684,695 15.6% Gardner $199,671 $192,413 -3.6% Hopedale $286,281 $225,413 -21.3% Shrewsbury $220,131 $197,340 -10.4% Winchendon $223,064 $338,527 51.8% Worcester $1,709,109 $1,682,608 -1.6% Worcester County $5,105,681 $6,419,999 25.7% Source: Cannabis Control Commission website