Local cannabis marketing in Essex starts with Google Maps rankings: every dispensary we track here, and who holds the top three, measured October 27, 2026.
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1 dispensary on our list in Essex, Massachusetts, each with its address and website; the name opens its own page: its rank grid, its rivals, its website's load time and its trend.
| Dispensary | Address | Website | Top three on % of the city map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best BudzCannabis store | 242 John Wise Ave, Essex, MA 01929 | bestbudzma.com | 66.7%#1 of 17 in Essex |
Addresses and websites are Google’s where its listing gives them, else the licensed-store roster we work from.
Essex's market is the map around its stores: every square their grids read. A listing's share is the part of it where it shows in the top three, averaged over the three searches. Best Budz leads at 66.7%; the listing in 10th place holds 9.1%.
Dispensary SEO is how we take them for you: the profile, then the pages your shoppers type, then citations that match.
Measured October 27, 2026 on Google Maps (round of October 24, 2026), 3 scans of 121 grid points each, 363 readings across 121 map squares (about a quarter mile on a side) in Essex. Listings Google injects because of where the scanning server sits (Council Bluffs, Iowa) are removed and positions renumbered; every other listing that ranks is reported, far-away and lead-gen listings included. How we measure.
Best Budz, Essex, Essex County
Top three on 66.7% of Essex's measured map, at 121 of 121 squares at least once; average position 1.0 where it shows. Google rating 4.8, review count 65.
Fine Fettle - Rowley Dispensary, Rowley, Essex County
Top three on 44.1% of Essex's measured map, at 114 of 121 squares at least once; average position 3.1 where it shows. Google rating 4.7, review count 528.
Cannabis Cured Sugarloaf Recreational Weed Dispensary, Carrabassett Valley, Franklin County
Top three on 33.3% of Essex's measured map, at 121 of 121 squares at least once; average position 1.1 where it shows. Google rating 4.7, review count 17.
ON ROOT | Weed Delivery Dispensary, Essex County
Top three on 33.1% of Essex's measured map, at 120 of 121 squares at least once; average position 11.3 where it shows. Google rating 4.8, review count 102.
Herbwell Weed Dispensary Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County
Top three on 32.0% of Essex's measured map, at 116 of 121 squares at least once; average position 2.1 where it shows. Google rating 5.0, review count 3,618.
First reading, October 24, 2026; movers appear after the next round.
Every round re-reads every store's grid. From the next round on, this section lists the stores that show in the top three on more or less of Essex's measured map than the round before, who took or kept the lead, and a chart of the leaders round by round.
Every point of share a rival gains is a block of shoppers who now see that store first. We report your Share of Local Voice every month and write the guarantee to your grid, not to the state line.
The top 10 of the 17 listings holding a top-three spot somewhere in Essex, every one that ranks.
| Dispensary | Share of the top three | Average position | Google rating | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Best BudzEssex · Essex County | 66.7%121 of 121 squares | 1.0best 1 | 4.8 | 65 |
| #2Fine Fettle - Rowley DispensaryRowley · Essex County | 44.1%114 of 121 squares | 3.1best 2 | 4.7 | 528 |
| #3Cannabis Cured Sugarloaf Recreational Weed DispensaryCarrabassett Valley · Franklin County | 33.3%121 of 121 squares | 1.1best 1 | 4.7 | 17 |
| #4ON ROOT | Weed Delivery DispensaryEssex County | 33.1%120 of 121 squares | 11.3best 1 | 4.8 | 102 |
| #5Herbwell Weed Dispensary CambridgeCambridge · Middlesex County | 32.0%116 of 121 squares | 2.1best 2 | 5.0 | 3,618 |
| #6Ocean Breeze DispensaryGloucester · Essex County | 30.3%104 of 121 squares | 8.1best 2 | 4.8 | 137 |
| #7Happy Valley - Gloucester Recreational and Medical Marijuana DispensaryEssex County | 14.9%36 of 121 squares | 5.6best 2 | 4.8 | 1,391 |
| #8Joint Operations Rowley DispensaryEssex County | 11.6%36 of 121 squares | 7.2best 2 | 4.9 | 554 |
| #9Road Trip DispensarySalisbury · Essex County | 9.4%18 of 121 squares | 12.6best 2 | 4.8 | 547 |
| #10Bountiful Farms Dispensary | Rowley Cannabis DispensaryEssex County | 9.1%33 of 121 squares | 9.7best 3 | 4.7 | 66 |
| Dispensary | Share of the top three | Average position | Google rating | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11Mission Georgetown Cannabis DispensaryGeorgetown · Essex County | 5.2%19 of 121 squares | 5.0best 3 | 4.8 | 3,091 |
| #12Thrive Dispensary BeverlyBeverly · Essex County | 5.0%15 of 121 squares | 11.4best 2 | 4.2 | 299 |
| #13Lynn City GreensEssex County | 1.9%7 of 121 squares | 16.6best 2 | 4.4 | 31 |
| #14Rolling Releaf: Weed Delivery Dispensary Greater Boston, MANewton · Middlesex County | 1.4%5 of 121 squares | 7.3best 3 | 4.9 | 1,159 |
| #15Reverie 73Gloucester · Essex County | 1.1%4 of 121 squares | 7.6best 2 | 4.9 | 666 |
| #16Terpene JourneySwampscott · Essex County | 0.3%1 of 121 squares | 5.8best 3 | 4.9 | 412 |
| #17The Heritage Club - Boston Recreational Weed DispensaryCharlestown · Suffolk County | 0.3%1 of 121 squares | 4.2best 3 | 4.9 | 1,336 |
11 listings hold a top-three spot for “dispensary near me” in Essex; the leader shows in its top three on 100.0% of the map.
| Dispensary | Share of the top three | Average position | Google rating | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Best BudzEssex · Essex County | 100.0%121 of 121 squares | 1.0best 1 | 4.8 | 65 |
| #2Ocean Breeze DispensaryGloucester · Essex County | 86.0%104 of 121 squares | 2.7best 2 | 4.8 | 137 |
| #3Fine Fettle - Rowley DispensaryRowley · Essex County | 38.0%46 of 121 squares | 3.8best 2 | 4.7 | 528 |
| #4Bountiful Farms Dispensary | Rowley Cannabis DispensaryEssex County | 27.3%33 of 121 squares | 6.6best 3 | 4.7 | 66 |
| #5Happy Valley - Gloucester Recreational and Medical Marijuana DispensaryEssex County | 14.9%18 of 121 squares | 6.0best 3 | 4.8 | 1,391 |
| #6Road Trip DispensarySalisbury · Essex County | 14.0%17 of 121 squares | 13.1best 2 | 4.8 | 547 |
| #7Lynn City GreensEssex County | 5.8%7 of 121 squares | 16.2best 2 | 4.4 | 31 |
| #8Joint Operations Rowley DispensaryEssex County | 5.0%6 of 121 squares | 9.1best 2 | 4.9 | 554 |
| #9Thrive Dispensary BeverlyBeverly · Essex County | 4.1%5 of 121 squares | 12.4best 2 | 4.2 | 299 |
| #10Reverie 73Gloucester · Essex County | 1.7%2 of 121 squares | 8.2best 2 | 4.9 | 666 |
| #11Mission Georgetown Cannabis DispensaryGeorgetown · Essex County | 1.7%2 of 121 squares | 5.8best 3 | 4.8 | 3,091 |
10 listings hold a top-three spot for “cannabis near me” in Essex; the leader shows in its top three on 100.0% of the map.
| Dispensary | Share of the top three | Average position | Google rating | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Best BudzEssex · Essex County | 100.0%121 of 121 squares | 1.0best 1 | 4.8 | 65 |
| #2Fine Fettle - Rowley DispensaryRowley · Essex County | 94.2%114 of 121 squares | 2.4best 2 | 4.7 | 528 |
| #3Happy Valley - Gloucester Recreational and Medical Marijuana DispensaryEssex County | 29.8%36 of 121 squares | 5.2best 2 | 4.8 | 1,391 |
| #4Joint Operations Rowley DispensaryEssex County | 29.8%36 of 121 squares | 5.3best 2 | 4.9 | 554 |
| #5Road Trip DispensarySalisbury · Essex County | 14.0%17 of 121 squares | 12.2best 2 | 4.8 | 547 |
| #6Mission Georgetown Cannabis DispensaryGeorgetown · Essex County | 14.0%17 of 121 squares | 4.2best 3 | 4.8 | 3,091 |
| #7Thrive Dispensary BeverlyBeverly · Essex County | 10.7%13 of 121 squares | 10.3best 2 | 4.2 | 299 |
| #8Ocean Breeze DispensaryGloucester · Essex County | 5.0%6 of 121 squares | 13.9best 2 | 4.8 | 137 |
| #9Reverie 73Gloucester · Essex County | 1.7%2 of 121 squares | 5.4best 2 | 4.9 | 666 |
| #10Terpene JourneySwampscott · Essex County | 0.8%1 of 121 squares | 5.5best 3 | 4.9 | 412 |
5 listings hold a top-three spot for “weed near me” in Essex; the leader shows in its top three on 100.0% of the map.
| Dispensary | Share of the top three | Average position | Google rating | Google reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1Cannabis Cured Sugarloaf Recreational Weed DispensaryCarrabassett Valley · Franklin County | 100.0%121 of 121 squares | 1.1best 1 | 4.7 | 17 |
| #2ON ROOT | Weed Delivery DispensaryEssex County | 99.2%120 of 121 squares | 2.9best 1 | 4.8 | 102 |
| #3Herbwell Weed Dispensary CambridgeCambridge · Middlesex County | 95.9%116 of 121 squares | 2.1best 2 | 5.0 | 3,618 |
| #4Rolling Releaf: Weed Delivery Dispensary Greater Boston, MANewton · Middlesex County | 4.1%5 of 121 squares | 7.3best 3 | 4.9 | 1,159 |
| #5The Heritage Club - Boston Recreational Weed DispensaryCharlestown · Suffolk County | 0.8%1 of 121 squares | 4.2best 3 | 4.9 | 1,336 |
Who holds the most of Essex's Google Maps top three?
Best Budz: it shows in the top three on 66.7% of the 121 map squares around Essex's stores, across all three searches. Fine Fettle - Rowley Dispensary (44.1%) and Cannabis Cured Sugarloaf Recreational Weed Dispensary (33.3%) follow. This board is dated October 27, 2026.
Who leads each search in Essex?
It depends on the search. “dispensary near me”: Best Budz (100.0%); “cannabis near me”: Best Budz (100.0%); “weed near me”: Cannabis Cured Sugarloaf Recreational Weed Dispensary (100.0%). The same listing rarely leads all three, which is why a ranking plan covers a keyword set rather than one phrase.
Which dispensaries are in Essex?
1 dispensary on our list sits in Essex: Best Budz. It has its own page: its rank grid, its rivals and its website’s load time.
What counts as a lead-gen listing?
We tag a listing lead-gen when its name is spelled with lookalike letters; when the same dispensary-style name sits on three or more listings at different addresses that carry next to no reviews; or when a dispensary-style listing that is not on our store list borrows another company’s brand, or has next to no reviews and a short link for its website or a tagged network’s name. Real chains are excepted, and a check by hand can add the tag to a listing or take it off. Tagged listings stay on every board in the position Google gives them, because shoppers see them there. In Essex, tagged listings hold 0% of every top-three slot across the three searches.
How is the share of the map in the top three measured?
We read Google Maps at 121 points around each store on our list, for each search, and place every reading in a map square about a quarter mile on a side. A store’s share is the part of an area’s measured squares where it shows in the top three, counting a square in part when it holds the spot in only some of the readings there. The combined board averages the three searches. Overlapping grids are counted once per square, so a busy downtown does not count twice. The full method: how we measure.
How often is this board updated?
Every scan round re-reads every store's grid, and every page here is rebuilt from the readings; the first round is dated October 24, 2026. This board's readings are dated October 27, 2026.
Do you guarantee rankings?
A written top-3 local ranking guarantee — Dispenza’s own offer; the keywords, radius and time window are set in your agreement (see terms). Terms apply. Ask for the guarantee terms on your demo call before you sign anything. The guarantee covers the local keyword set agreed for your trade area, over a defined window.
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