Brockton dispensaries: 11 licensed shops on Main and North Pearl

Where Brockton's shops are, and why there are so few

When the council approved its zoning for adult-use retail, it allowed up to eight shops, two of them downtown, according to Brockton Patch, and it adopted the state's 500-foot buffer from schools and youth facilities. That explains the pattern on the map: three listings on Main Street, two on North Pearl Street (Green Stratus at 255 and Hyecorp at 327), then single shops on Centre Street, Pleasant Street, Crescent Street and Westgate Drive.

• Lab results: Massachusetts packages carry test results; the label guide shows what to look for.
• Total cost: a 10.75% state excise tax and 6.25% sales tax sit on top of shelf prices, plus whatever local percentage Brockton has set, capped at 3%.

Prices tend to differ between shops less than the distance to them, so compare menus by phone or online first. Verdex lists 11 businesses against the eight-shop retail zoning because some hold medical or other licence types; the licence number on each profile tells you which counter you are at.