Licensed operators onlyCCC status checked August 18, 2026
Town research last reviewed August 26, 2026.
Adult-use delivery restriction · North Andover, MA
North Andover said no … for now.
Adult-use cannabis delivery is temporarily restricted in North Andover under CCC waiver DW-2026-014 through August 7, 2028. Approved June 1 Select Board minutes show the Town Manager explaining the new delivery law and two-year waiver process. Board members asked whether delivery could produce local tax revenue and how residents’ views should be measured; the administration pointed to the earlier Town Meeting vote not to authorize retail cannabis. The minutes do not record a separate waiver motion that night, so this page does not invent a vote breakdown. The later CCC record confirms that North Andover completed an authorized municipal request.
CCC waiver
DW-2026-014
Listed through
August 7, 2028
Delivery is blocked here. Licensed pickup may still be available nearby.
A nearby store is a pickup option, not a workaround for delivery to North Andover.
No active, commenced adult-use Marijuana Retailer license appears for North Andover in the CCC API snapshot current through August 18, 2026.
Civic record
How the town got here
01
The Board discussed the waiver path. The approved minutes do not record a separate cannabis motion or vote during this meeting.
Town Manager Melissa Murphy-Rodrigues explained that Chapter 65 allowed limited cannabis delivery statewide and that North Andover could request a two-year waiver because it did not authorize retail marijuana establishments. Board members asked about delivery of alcohol, possible local tax benefit, and what outreach should measure residents’ views.
Support recorded
The administration cited the earlier Town Meeting vote not to authorize retail cannabis as the existing expression of local policy.
Objections / gaps
Laura Bates asked whether allowing delivery could produce a local tax benefit. David Kres asked what outreach had been done to gauge residents’ views.
02
Adult-use delivery became temporarily restricted through August 7, 2028.
The CCC recorded North Andover’s request as waiver DW-2026-014.
Support recorded
The state record confirms that North Andover submitted an authorized request.
Objections / gaps
The final local motion, vote breakdown, and rationale remain explicit research gaps.