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.
7 licensed shops open in Somerville right now, ranked on a star rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Cookies Somerville Dispensary leads at 5.0.
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.
71 Union Square
Service here is fast, easygoing and respectful, and a trans regular credits it as one of the few shops around Boston where he has never been deadnamed. The store is clean and well stocked, deals reward anyone who watches for them, and reviewers name the same budtender again and again.
Open
524 Somerville Ave
Deals are strong enough that regulars admit they leave with more than they planned, and the room has a welcoming, lively vibe. Customers name the same budtenders again and again for honest, careful help, and free stickers are part of the fun. Massachusetts-owned, on Somerville Avenue near Union Square.
Open
GORIN BUILDING, 255 Elm St
Staff who talk you through what to buy, without steering you to the priciest option, are the reason regulars stay loyal. Inventory turns over often, with new items each season and regular sales, and LGBTQ+ shoppers call the vibe welcoming. It sits in Davis Square, an easy walk from the T.
Open
690 Broadway
Customers name the same budtender again and again here, crediting him with finding the right strain every time. Visits are quick in and out, the variety is wide and the whole team is personable and knowledgeable. Formerly Blue River, on Broadway in Ball Square.
Open
378 Highland Ave
Locally owned and independent, NESH curates its menu for both value and quality, and the budtenders are good at pointing regulars toward a new brand to try. Edibles get a special mention, and the friendly service is enough that some shoppers pass other stores to get here.
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.