Marijuana Establishment License Procedures

There are 7 key steps to becoming a Licensed Marijuana Establishment:

1. Review the Town’s zoning to see whether your desired location allows for a marijuana business.
2. Contact the Select Board’s Office to express interest in negotiating a Host Community Agreement to operate a marijuana facility.
3. Negotiate a Host Community Agreement through the Hadley Select Board's Office.
4. If you receive a fully executed Host Community Agreement, you may then apply for a license from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.
5.  Apply for Site Plan Review with the Hadley Planning Board.
6. Attend the Select Board meeting when your application will be heard.
7. Apply for a building permit or a certificate of occupancy as needed. Application must pass all required approvals first.

A General Applicant for a Host Community Agreement may be approved only after a Social Equity Business has commenced operations. The Town has a policy to administer a 1:1 Local Approval Process until such time as 50% of the Licensees operating in the Host Community are Social Equity Businesses. 

Applicants should not apply for any permits until they have an executed Host Community Agreement.

The Town of Hadley has 2 marijuana licenses and they are held by the following businesses: 
  1- The Heirloom Collective
  2- Hadleaf Holistic Greens Dispensary

The Town of Hadley is not accepting applications at this time.