Cambridge dispensaries: 13 licensed shops, six on Mass Ave

Why Cambridge's shops arrived late

Cambridge set up its own permitting in 2018, and from September 2019 to September 2021 it accepted only economic empowerment applicants, according to the Harvard Crimson. Legal challenges and pandemic delays followed, so shops opened years after the state's 2018 launch. The Crimson reports that Western Front became the first dispensary in Harvard Square in 2023. Western Front has a second listing on Winthrop Street, and Advesa is out on Cambridge Street toward Inman.

• Delivery: Wonderland Dispensary & Delivery on Kirkland Street is listed with both a store and a delivery licence.
• First visit: the first-visit guide covers payment methods and what to ask staff.

Cambridge is a college city, but a shop's willingness to sell does not change campus rules: federal law still prohibits marijuana, and universities that receive federal funds set their own policies for dorms and buildings. Budega, at 1686 Massachusetts Avenue, and KG Collective, on Mount Auburn Street, are also listed; check hours by phone, since Verdex does not yet hold full schedules for these shops.