Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Salem

Salem has five licensed dispensaries and a proposal, referred to the Planning Board in 2025, to raise the cap to eight.

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Sellers listed: 5
License verified: 5
Minimum age: 21+

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The rules

Key rules in Massachusetts

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Cannabis Control Commission (CCC).

Minimum age
21, with government-issued ID
Possession
Up to 2 oz on your person (per CCC guidance); up to 10 oz at home, anything over 2 oz locked
Home grow
Up to 6 plants per adult; 12 per household with two or more adults
Public use
Illegal in public places and on federal land
Vehicles
No open containers in the passenger area (civil fine up to $500); no driving while impaired
Taxes
10.75% excise + 6.25% sales tax + up to 3% local tax; medical sales exempt
Delivery
Licensed Delivery Operators and Couriers serve many communities

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Salem

Salem's council heard a proposal in November 2025 to raise the retail cap from five licences to eight, and I found no record of a final vote.

Licence cap today: Five, per the Salem hearing report
On the register: Five dispensaries
October: Haunted Happenings brings the visitor crowds
Repeal vote: 3 November 2026

Which shop is which

The register lists company names. Destination Salem gives Seagrass at 3 Dodge Street, the address held by Ctdw LLC, and Starbird at 2 Bridge Street, held by Witch City Gardens LLC. AMP at 297 Highland Avenue matches Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc., and Insa, Inc. is at 462 Highland Avenue. Alternative Therapies Group II, Inc. is at 50 Grove Street.

A tourist town, with a visitor page

Destination Salem publishes its own marijuana guidelines for visitors. Public consumption is barred; the state ban applies on every Salem street, including during October. Details are on the Massachusetts hub.