Smyth Cannabis, the newest member of the family
Tewksbury got a new neighbor in 2025. Smyth Cannabis Dispensary in Tewksbury MA opened at 1695 Shawsheen Street, bringing the company’s small-batch, hand-trimmed flower to a town with both I-93 and I-495 running through it.
Smyth is a cannabis grower and a recreational dispensary rolled into one. It started selling in Lowell and now runs three flagship stores, with Tewksbury as one of the two newest. If you live or work along I-93 and I-495, it is one of the easiest Smyth stores to reach. Here is what to know.
Open since June 2025
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission lists the store at 1695 Shawsheen Street as an active, licensed cannabis retailer, open since June 20, 2025.
That makes Tewksbury one of Smyth’s two newest locations. Framingham opened the same spring, and the original store in Lowell has been open since 2021.
Grown, cured and trimmed by Smyth
What sets Smyth apart is that the flower in the case is its own. The company grows in a 15,000 square foot facility it describes as “controlled to the last detail.” After harvest, the flower is properly cured and hand-trimmed in small batches. Smyth says working in small batches is how it keeps a close eye on quality from one run to the next.
Every product on the menu is described as locally grown and lab-tested. Smyth also sells its flower wholesale, so you may see the name at other dispensaries around the state. Tewksbury is one of the places to get it straight from the grower.
How shopping works on Shawsheen Street
Smyth keeps things simple. You can walk in any time the store is open, since appointments are a thing of the past. Inside, you choose how you want to shop.
If you like to browse on your own, there are self-serve kiosks where you can scroll the menu and place an order. If you would rather talk it through, a budtender can give you personal recommendations and place the order for you.
The menu at Smyth moves quickly. The company says it changes several times a day as products sell out and new ones come in. If a favorite has disappeared, ask a budtender to put in a restock request with the managers. Smyth’s goal, in its own words, is “the premium adult-use cannabis experience,” from the minute you walk in.
On the menu in Tewksbury
Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury carries the core adult-use categories, built around its own flower:
- Flower
- Pre-rolls
- Edibles
- Concentrates
The Tewksbury store has its own online menu, separate from Lowell and Framingham, so make sure you are looking at the right one. You can place an order there for in-store pickup. Smyth notes that pickup time slots can be limited, so ordering early is a good idea on busy evenings and weekends.
A company that pitches in
Smyth backs its stores with a long record of community work across the Merrimack Valley. The company has sponsored and volunteered at a neighborhood trash cleanup with live local musicians, and at Lowell General Hospital’s TeamWalk for CancerCare.
It has sponsored Pride Month events and donated more than a thousand dollars of sexual health supplies to community organizations. It keeps an ongoing necessities drive going for a local homeless shelter, collected almost 150 pounds of food for the Merrimack Valley Food Bank, and has supported local sports and athletics.
Smyth has also hosted two career fairs, one with Northern Essex Community College. As the Tewksbury store settles in, that same community-first approach comes with it.
Learning resources for every level
If you are new to cannabis, Smyth makes it easy to get up to speed. It offers a free consumer education booklet and keeps an education library on its website.
The library covers the basics and then some. You will find pieces on CBD myths, minor cannabinoids like CBG and CBN, how strains get their names, the different types of dabs and concentrates, rolling papers, and how cannabis drinks compare with alcohol. Smyth has also profiled strains such as Root Beer Slush, Gary P, Miracle Mints and Cherry Slimeade, and rounded up strains people choose for sleep or for creativity.
Reading a few of these before your first visit makes the conversation at the counter even more useful.
No points program, but a good mailing list
Smyth is upfront that it does not currently run a rewards program. What it offers instead is a mailing list that brings news on new product launches, strain updates and special pricing straight to your inbox. If you plan to shop at the Tewksbury store regularly, signing up is the easiest way to hear about a new drop before it sells out.
Tewksbury or Lowell: which Smyth should you visit?
If you live between the two, you have options. Here is how the stores compare:
- Tewksbury opened in June 2025 at 1695 Shawsheen Street, close to I-93 and I-495. Phone (978) 746-8148.
- Lowell is the original Smyth store, open since December 2021 at 683 Rogers Street. Phone (978) 455-0186.
Both keep the same hours and the same house rules, and both carry Smyth’s own flower. The difference is the menu: each store has its own online menu, and stock can differ from one to the other. If you are hunting for a specific strain, check both menus before you choose where to go.
Plan your visit
Hours. Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury is open Monday through Saturday from 9am to 10pm, and Sunday from 10am to 10pm. All three Smyth stores keep the same hours.
21 and over. Smyth is recreational only. Everyone must be 21 or older, medical cards are not accepted, and the store does not offer medical pricing or tax-exempt sales.
Your ID. Smyth accepts driver’s licenses, RMV-issued IDs, U.S. and non-U.S. passports or passport cards, and military IDs. Valid out-of-state licenses and IDs are accepted. Paper or temporary IDs, photos and copies are not, so bring the physical card.
Paying. Cash and debit cards are accepted, and there is an ATM on site. Debit purchases and ATM withdrawals each carry a processing fee. Credit cards are not accepted, and Visa gift cards work only if they can be used for a cash advance at an ATM.
Returns. Defective products can come back within 30 days with your receipt, at the manager’s discretion.
Contact. You can reach the Tewksbury store at (978) 746-8148 or by email at tewksbury@smythcannabis.com.
A first trip, step by step
Here is how a first visit to Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury usually goes:
- Come in any time. No appointment needed while the store is open.
- Have your ID out. A valid, physical ID gets checked at the door.
- Choose kiosk or counter. Browse on a kiosk, or ask a budtender for recommendations.
- Ask what just landed. The menu shifts through the day, so the staff will know what is fresh.
- Check out. Pay with cash or debit, and add yourself to the mailing list on the way out.
Getting to Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury
The store is at 1695 Shawsheen Street, Tewksbury, MA 01876. Tewksbury sits about 19 miles north-northwest of Boston, with both I-93 and I-495 running through town, so the store is a short hop for commuters heading in either direction.
The town borders Lowell to the northwest, Dracut to the north, Andover to the northeast, Wilmington to the southeast and Billerica to the southwest, which makes it a convenient stop from all of those communities. The Get directions button on this page opens the store in Google Maps.
A little Tewksbury history
Tewksbury has deep roots, and like its neighbor Lowell, it sits in Middlesex County. It was settled in 1637 and incorporated on December 17, 1734, when it split off from Billerica. The town’s name is most likely an honor to King George II, who held the title Baron of Tewkesbury before he took the throne.
Water frames the town. The Merrimack River forms part of its northern boundary, the Shawsheen River runs through the southern end, and the Concord River borders it to the southwest. The 2020 census counted 31,342 residents, and a 2024 estimate puts the town at 31,796. That is a town still growing, and now it has a Smyth store of its own.
A landmark with a long history is Tewksbury Hospital, a state facility that began as an almshouse in the mid-1800s. Its grounds cover more than 900 acres of open space, and the Old Administration Building holds murals from the WPA era. Anne Sullivan, who later became famous as Helen Keller’s teacher, spent part of her early life there.
The town has a few more stories to tell. A powerful tornado tore through Tewksbury on July 24, 1857, and remarkably, no one was killed. Tewksbury also had its own small airfield, Tew-Mac Airport, until it closed in 1997.
Why Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury is worth the stop
Smyth Cannabis Tewksbury brings a grower’s attention to detail to a store that is easy to get to from two interstates. You get flower that Smyth grows, cures and hand-trims itself, a choice between kiosk and counter, a menu that changes through the day, and a company with a long list of community work behind it.
Pull up the Tewksbury menu, order ahead if you like, and come see Shawsheen Street’s newest dispensary. Walk-ins are welcome every day the store is open, from 9am (10am on Sundays) until 10pm, and no appointment is ever needed.
For adults 21 and over. Please consume responsibly.
