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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 51 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 Green Gold Group 60 Prospect St., North Brookfield 01535 774-251-9888 • greengold.group 150 (1) N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Wholesale, retail and cultivation N Ralph Aronov CEO 2018 2 CommCan 730 Main St., Millis 02054 508-533-9333 • commcan.com 88 113 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Retail in Mansfield, Millis and Rehoboth; cultivation in Medway N Marc Rosenfeld CEO 2015 2 New England Treatment Access LLC 5 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-528-0093 • netacare.org 88 899 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Indoor cultivation facility Y Allison Henriquez president, Mass. 2015 4 Resinate Inc. 1191 Millbury St., Worcester 01607 508-476-6290 • iresinate.com 78 89 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional locations in Douglas and Northampton Y Peter DeCaro CEO 2019 5 The Vault Retail Inc. 78 Worcester Road, Webster 01570 774-520-2420 • thevaultma.com 66 66 ✔ Additional location at 17 Mountain St. East, Worcester N/A Johnny Moretti president 2021 6 Local Roots 365 Main St., Sturbridge 01566 508-350-4111 • localroots.cc 65 (2) N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ Two retail locations in Central Mass. and cultivation N/A Mike Staiti owner 2019 7 Green Meadows 64 Mill St., Southbridge 01550 508-909-5880 • greenmeadows.com 62 62 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Fitchburg and Marlborough N Christian Zawacki CEO 2021 8 The Botanist Inc. 65 Pullman St., Worcester 01601 508-680-7550 • shopbotanist.com 56 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation in Sterling; additional retail in Shrewsbury N/A Elizabeth Stillman manager (3) 2019 9 Cresco Labs Sunnyside 1023 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-571-1020 • sunnyside.shop 43 (2) 3,200 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Fall River, Framingham and Leicester N/A Charlie Bachtell founder & CEO 2021 10 Blackstone Valley Cannabis 79 River Road, Uxbridge 01569 508-779-5106 • bvcannabis.com 35 35 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ N Andrew Gold CEO 2018 11 Botera 1256 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-298-7199 • boterama.com 30 N/A ✔ Additional locations in Brockton and Taunton N/A Chirag Patel CEO 2018 11 Caroline's Cannabis LLC 640 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 774-243-0323 • carolinescannabis.com 30 30 ✔ ✔ Additional retail in Hopedale N Caroline Frankel owner & CEO 2017 11 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 11 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 11 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 16 Good Feels 23 Jayar Road, Suite 6, Medway 02053 617-404-0000 • goodvibessyrup.com 22 N/A ✔ N Jason Reposa founder & CEO 2020 17 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 Alex Mazin founder & CEO 2018 17 Verilife Cannabis Dispensary 939 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury 01545 508-266-9889 • verilife.com/ma 20 N/A ✔ ✔ Additional dispensary in Wareham N/A Shelley Stormo senior vice president of retail, PharmaCann Inc. 2015 19 Native Sun 37 Coolidge St., Hudson 01749 978-212-5723 • nativesuncannabis.com 15 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Additional locations in North Attleboro and Boston; cultivation and manufacturing in Fitchburg N Charlie Yon chief of staff 2020 20 Bountiful Farms Framingham 315 Worcester Road, Framingham 01701 774-256-2240 • bountifulfarms.care 14 N/A ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Cultivation and manufacturing facility in Lakeville; recreational dispensary in Rowley N Jeff Barton president & CEO 2018 21 High Hopes 1 Menfi Way, Unit 9, Hopedale 01747 508-381-0565 • high-hopes.biz 13 16 ✔ N Russell Bogartz owner 2021 Source: Each business via survey as of Q2 2026. Notes: N/A=not available. Unable to confirm data by press time for Gardner's Sanctuary Medicinals, Marlborough's Garden Remedies or Framingham's MCR Labs. (1) From WBJ's 2025 survey (2) From WBJ's 2024 survey (3) For Shrewsbury and Worcester locations (4) Estimate -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com Active cannabis licenses in Mass. M A N U FA C T U R I N G F O C U S * = A co-located business that can be either a small marijuana cultivator, product manufacturer, or both. Source: Cannabis Control Commission 395 Retailer 124 Cultivator 108 Product manufacturer 17 Delivery operator license 10 Independent testing laboratory 395 Retailer 124 Cultivator 108 Product manufacturer 17 Delivery operator license 17 Transportation-related licenses 13 Microbusiness* Total: 684 Total: 684