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Medical & Adult-Use Cannabis
In 2012, residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts voted to legalize the cultivation and sale of medical marijuana by a 63.3% - 36.7% margin. The residents of Northampton voted in favor of legalization by 75%.
In 2016, residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts voted to legalize non-medical, adult-use marijuana by a margin of 53.7% - 46.3%. The residents of Northampton voted in favor of legalization by 67%.
Those interested in locating and licensing a medical or adult-use marijuana facility in the City of Northampton are encouraged to contact the Mayor's Office to schedule an introductory meeting to discuss the proposed business in advance of conducting a neighborhood outreach meeting. You can submit an online scheduling request here.
Interested marijuana facility operators are also encouraged to review our zoning ordinances, which were updated in early 2018 to include both medical and adult-use marijuana cultivation, processing, manufacturing, testing, and sales. These updates include requirements related to odor control for cultivation, processing and manufacturing.
- Generally, cultivation, manufacturing, and processing is only allowed in the Office Industrial (OI), General Industrial (GI), and Planned Village (PV) districts.
- Sales are only allowed in the Highway Business (HB), General Business (GB), Entranceway Business (EB), and Central Business (CB) districts.
See zoning maps here for location of these districts.
If you have any questions about zoning or building regulations, please contact either the Office of Planning and Sustainability at (413) 587-1262 or the Building Department at (413) 587-1240.
Links & Resources
- 935 CMR 500: Adult use of marijuana
- Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
- Cannabis Control Commission FAQs @(Model.BulletStyle == CivicPlus.Entities.Modules.Layout.Enums.BulletStyle.Decimal ? "ol" : "ul")>
Negotiated Host Community Agreements
Medical
- NETA - Medical Marijuana Treatment Center - Host Community Agreement - May 2016 (PDF)
- Life Essence, Inc. - Medical Marijuana Treatment Center - Host Community Agreement - Amended May 26, 2021 (PDF)
- Just Healthy, Inc. - Medical Marijuana Treatment Center - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Community Growth Partners Boston, LLC - Medical Marijuana Treatment Center - Host Community Agreement - January 2023 (PDF)
- Resinate, Inc. - Medical Marijuana Treatment Center - Host Community Agreement - November 2023 (PDF)
Adult-Use
Retail
- NETA - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended May 2021 (PDF)
- Life Essence, Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - May 26, 2021 (PDF)
- Northempton Enterprises, Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended February 2021 (PDF)
- Green Biz, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Multiple Establishments - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Just Healthy, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Toroverde (Massachusetts), Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended January 2021 (PDF)
- Resinate, Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended February 2021 (PDF)
- Alexsofia, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Galil Greenery, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended February 2021 (PDF)
- Turning Leaf Centers Northampton, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Hampshire Hemp, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended January 2021 (PDF)
- Apical, Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - Amended January 2021 (PDF)
- KCCS, LLC - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - February 2021 (PDF)
- The Green Guild, Inc. - Adult-Use Retail - Host Community Agreement - September 2021 (PDF)
Product Manufacturing
- Bodelles Edibles, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - Amended February 2021 (PDF)
- Pioneer Valley Extracts, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - Amended January 2021 (PDF)
- Stoned Puppy, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - July 2018 (PDF)
- Just Healthy, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Fernway, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - Amended January 2021 (PDF)
- Community Growth Partners Northampton Operations, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Gan Or, LLC - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer/Cultivator - Host Community Agreement - August 2021 (PDF)
- I.N.S.A., Inc. - Adult-Use Product Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - December 2021 (PDF)
Cultivation
- Just Healthy, LLC - Adult-Use Cultivator - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- Community Growth Partners Northampton Operations, LLC - Adult-Use Cultivator - Host Community Agreement - Amended March 2021 (PDF)
- FCC Holdings, LLC - Adult-Use Cultivator Micro-Business - Host Community Agreement - December 2020 (PDF)
- Bloominati AG, LLC - Adult-Use Cultivator/Manufacturer - Host Community Agreement - February 2022 (PDF)
Independent Testing Laboratory
Transporter
- MMM Transport, Inc. - Marijuana Transporter - Host Community Agreement - July 2020 (PDF)
- Abundant Transports, LLC - Marijuana Transporter - Host Community Agreement - March 2023 (PDF)
Delivery/Courier
- Community Growth Partners Delivery, Inc. - Wholesale Delivery - Host Community Agreement - November 2021 (PDF)
- Ezdelivery, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - January 2022 (PDF)
- Gan Or, LLC - Delivery - Host Community Agreement - January 2022 (PDF)
- Social-J, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - March 2022 (PDF)
- Irie Good Harvest, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - June 2022 (PDF)
- Infinitree, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - July 2022 (PDF)
- BEWCO, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - July 2022 (PDF)
- Safe-Lyfe, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - October 2022 (PDF)
- TZ Delivery, LLC - Delivery - Host Community Agreement - January 2023 (PDF)
- Community Growth Partners Delivery, Inc. - Delivery - Host Community Agreement - January 2023 (PDF)
- Mononc Labs, LLC - Courier - Host Community Agreement - May 2023 (PDF)
Microbusiness
How Northampton Zoning works -
Chapter 350 of the City of Northampton Code of Ordinances covers Zoning. For specific sections relating to marijuana see the following links:
- Definitions in 350 2.0 alpha order "M"
- Prohibition on conversion of pre-existing non conforming commercial use in residential district in 350-9.3
- Table of Uses for retail sales: EB, GB, CB, HB
- Table of Uses for production: OI, GI
- Outdoor Cultivation only in residential district tables: WSP, SR, RR, SC
- Additional Water Supply Protection District (WSP) regulations
- Additional Special Conservancy District (SC) regulations