21+ only
This site lists licensed cannabis retailers. You need to be 21 or over, or 18 and over with a valid medical cannabis card where your state allows it.
3 licensed shops open in Salem right now, ranked on a star rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Seagrass Salem Dispensary leads at 4.6.
A 4.9 from 300 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the Massachusetts average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it. Both figures are printed on each entry.
3 Dodge St
Patience with tourists is what visitors notice most, with staff who take time to explain edibles and tinctures to people new to the shop. The pre-rolls are the pick regulars single out, and the room has a relaxed setup. Free street parking is nearby and debit cards are accepted.
Open
462 Highland Ave
Regulars ask for the same few budtenders by name, crediting them with knowing what shoppers want before they do. The selection is wide, and visitors from as far as Oregon say they will stop back on their next trip. Staff keep the line moving even on busy holiday sale weekends.
Open
50 Grove St
Flower fans point to Tower Three and Realm on the shelf, and one regular singles out the Blueberry Muffin strain as strong and tasty. Staff are warm and funny, and the shop serves medical patients as well as adult-use customers. Cash only, so come prepared, and parking is free.
Open
A star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every rating is shrunk toward the Massachusetts mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure sits next to the raw one on every entry.
Every one Google lists as open and licensed under a cannabis category at the time of the last check. Shops that had closed permanently or temporarily are dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside Massachusetts.
Because we have not read one. Plenty of shops sell only through a third-party ordering platform that publishes nothing on their own domain, and a brand list is not worth guessing at.
Quarterly. Ratings move and shops close, and a list nobody re-checks becomes a directory of places that used to be good.