Silver Therapeutics Dispensary in Williamstown MA

Silver Therapeutics, the original

Every company has a first store, and for Silver Therapeutics that store is on Main Street in Williamstown. Silver Therapeutics Dispensary in Williamstown MA sits at 238 Main Street in the Colonial Shopping Center, just off Route 2 and a few minutes from Routes 7 and 43. It is where Silver opened its doors in 2019, and it was the first recreational cannabis store in northern Berkshire County.

Today Silver runs stores in several states, but this little shop in the far northwest corner of Massachusetts is still its flagship. Here is the story of the store, and everything you need to plan a visit.

Open since 2019

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission lists 238 Main Street as an active, licensed adult-use cannabis retailer, open since April 17, 2019. The doors opened to the public a week later, at 10am on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, according to iBerkshires and WAMC.

Silver could have picked April 20 for its debut, but it chose a quiet midweek opening instead. “It just seemed like the wrong move,” the company told iBerkshires, explaining that a big launch day could have made it look “in over our heads.” A handful of customers were waiting when co-founder Brendan McKee opened the doors, and staff checked every ID with an ID scanner on the way in.

Why Williamstown

Silver knew where it wanted to start. “We knew we wanted to be in Northern Berkshires, and we were looking for a community that wanted us here as well,” founder Joshua Silver told WAMC on opening day. Williamstown had signed a host community agreement with the company in February 2018, and iBerkshires noted that the town had voted solidly in favor of Question 4, the 2016 statewide ballot question on cannabis.

The neighbors were glad to see it too. The owner of the convenience store next door told WAMC, “More foot traffic is good for every business.”

A first customer to remember

The first official customer was a Williamstown resident of about 30 years who had planned the moment ahead of time with Josh Silver. She picked a milk chocolate edible and had a line ready for the reporters: “Chocolate and THC, the way to a woman’s heart.” She also told iBerkshires, “I think that cannabis products should be available to everyone.”

50,000 customers in nine months

That small opening grew fast. In January 2020, The Berkshire Eagle reported that the store had welcomed more than 50,000 customers in its first nine months, from 62 different states and provinces across North America. Close to 20,000 came from Massachusetts, about 15,000 from New York and about 10,000 from Vermont, which makes sense for a town that touches both state lines. The oldest customer at that point was 95, and the average shopper was around 40.

“People often ask us what types of people come into our shop and the answer is, everyone,” McKee told the Eagle. “Cannabis unifies all.”

Growing on Main Street

By June 2021 the store had outgrown its back room. The Berkshire Eagle reported that Silver was seeking to more than double its retail space at the shopping center, adding about 1,200 square feet to a shop of about 700 square feet. Staff had grown from 10 to 12 people at opening to 20 to 25. “The back of house is really tight, so, we want a larger space to accommodate our customers and staff,” McKee said at the time, adding that “several thousand customers come through the store every month.”

Who is behind Silver Therapeutics

Silver Therapeutics was founded in 2017 by CEO Josh Silver, an attorney, and co-founder Brendan McKee. Silver grew up in Albany, New York, and has lived in Saratoga Springs for years, so a store a short drive from the New York line was a natural first step. The company describes itself as locally owned and operated, and says it is “on a mission to help communities achieve their wellness and enjoyment goals through the use of high quality cannabis.”

From that first store in Williamstown, Silver has grown to stores in Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Vermont and Minnesota. In Massachusetts, Williamstown is joined by sister shops in Palmer and in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood, where the store is called City Farm.

Friendly faces behind the counter

Read the reviews shown on Silver’s Williamstown page and one word keeps coming up: friendly. “Everyone here is so nice and helpful,” one shopper wrote. Another praised “the super friendly chill upbeat staff,” and a third said the staff “was super friendly, professional and knowledgeable.”

That fits the way Silver thinks about service. Co-founder Brendan McKee has written that education is the biggest thing holding people back from cannabis, and that in local communities “the answer is always the dispensary staff.” So ask your questions, even the simple ones. Silver’s own first visit guide says budtenders can look up an answer and follow up with you if they do not know it on the spot.

Giving back in North Berkshire

Silver runs donation drives in Williamstown several times a year. In the fall of 2025 the store collected blankets, shelf-stable meals, hygiene products and gift cards for Louison House, which provides emergency, transitional and supportive housing in Northern Berkshire County. Every donation earned a raffle ticket for a gift basket.

“We are grateful and thrilled to lead another donation drive in the wonderful community of Williamstown,” McKee told iBerkshires. “For 7+ years we have hosted these types of donation drives several times a year.”

What’s on the menu

The Williamstown store carries flower, pre-rolls, vapes, extracts and concentrates, edibles, tinctures, topicals, CBD products, apparel and accessories. Silver also runs daily specials, Mix-and-Match specials and bundle deals, so check the menu before you go.

Order ahead and skip the wait

Silver’s online menu lets you place an order so it is ready when you arrive. Pre-orders are accepted until 9pm, which is handy before a hike on Greylock or a show at the Theatre Festival. Order from home, pull into the lot, check in with your ID and you are on your way.

Silver VIP rewards

Silver’s loyalty program, Silver VIP, earns you points on purchases and unlocks special pricing and first access to new product drops. Members also get birthday and anniversary rewards, and you can check your points online any time.

Tips from the Silver blog

Silver’s blog is full of practical advice. A few highlights:

First visit basics. Bring your state-issued ID every time, even if you are well past 21, and bring enough cash, since in-store ATMs “usually come with a fee.” Expect a short line at busy times, because stores admit a set number of people at once.

Start small with edibles. Silver’s dosing guide suggests first-timers start with 1mg to 2.5mg and wait “up to 2 hours” before taking more. The most common mistake, it says, is when someone “eats a dose and does not feel the effects and then eats another.” Remember that “the same edible can have a different effect between people.”

Hold it a moment. For chocolates and baked goods, the guide suggests holding a bite in your mouth for about three minutes before swallowing.

Close to New York and Vermont

Williamstown is the northwesternmost town in Massachusetts, bordered by Pownal, Vermont, to the north and by Berlin and Petersburgh, New York, to the west. Silver says the store is about 10 minutes from the New York line by way of Route 2, and about 10 minutes from the Vermont line by way of Route 7 and Main Street. It is also about a 2-minute drive or a 20-minute walk from Williams College, a short drive from North Adams and about 30 minutes north of Pittsfield.

Visitors from out of state who are 21 or older with valid ID are welcome. Just remember that whatever you buy in Massachusetts stays in Massachusetts.

Plan your visit

Address. 238 Main Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, in the Colonial Shopping Center.

Hours. Monday through Thursday, 9am to 9pm. Friday and Saturday, 8am to 9pm. Sunday, 8am to 8pm.

Phone. (413) 458-6244.

Getting there. Just off Route 2, minutes from Routes 7 and 43.

Parking. Ample parking right in front of the store.

ID. A valid government-issued photo ID, checked on the way in. You must be 21 or older.

Massachusetts cannabis basics

Here are the state rules from the Cannabis Control Commission:

Age. 21 or older, with a government-issued ID for every retail purchase.
Carrying. Up to two ounces in public.
At home. Up to 10 ounces, and anything over two ounces must be locked up.
Where to use it. Not in public places and not on federal land.
In the car. No open containers in the passenger area. Use a closed container in the trunk or a locked glove compartment, and never drive under the influence.
State lines. It is illegal to take cannabis out of Massachusetts, so it cannot go home to New York or Vermont, and it cannot be mailed.

Your first visit, step by step

Order ahead online. Your order will be ready when you arrive.
Head for Main Street. The store is just off Route 2 in the Colonial Shopping Center.
Bring your ID and cash. ID is checked on the way in.
Ask a budtender. The friendly team is there to help.
Join Silver VIP. Start earning points on your first visit.

Make a day of it in Williamstown

Williamstown is a Berkshire County college town of 7,513 people (2020 census). It was settled in 1749 as West Hoosac and incorporated in 1765, named for Col. Ephraim Williams, who was killed in the French and Indian War. His bequest asked that the town carry his name and that a free school be founded there. That school opened in 1791 and became Williams College in 1793.

Culture is the big draw. The town is home to the Clark Art Institute and the Tony-awarded Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Silver’s own guide points visitors to the Williams College Museum of Art, where admission is free, and to the Chapin Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts. On Saturdays from May to early November, the Williamstown Farmers Market sets up in the Spring Street parking lot.

Outdoors, Mount Greylock State Reservation fills the town’s southwestern corner, and the town’s highest point sits just west of the Greylock summit. The Appalachian Trail skirts the town twice, and Silver suggests Taconic Trail State Park for trails that “range in difficulty from easy to moderate,” especially in fall foliage season. The Green River and the Hoosic River meet near the center of town.

Hungry? Silver’s store page names nearby favorites including Water Street Grill, Tony’s Sombrero, CRUST, Spice Root, Trail House Kitchen & Bar and Lickety Split Ice Cream, and its blog adds the Moonlight Diner and Grille on Main Street.

Getting here is simple. Route 2 begins in Williamstown at the Petersburg Pass and continues east to North Adams, U.S. Route 7 runs north and south through town, and Route 43 heads south toward Hancock.

Why Silver Therapeutics Williamstown is worth the stop

This is where Silver began: North Berkshire’s first adult-use cannabis store, a flagship that welcomed 50,000 shoppers in its first nine months, a friendly team that loves questions and a company that keeps giving back to its hometown. Add easy parking, online ordering and a spot minutes from Williams College, the Clark and two state lines, and Silver Therapeutics Williamstown is an easy stop on any Berkshires trip.

Cannabis is for adults 21 and over. Please consume responsibly.