A Different Approach to the Dispensary:
Post-legalization, the once underground cannabis market has become big business. Sadly, at many operators fundamental considerations like service, product selection and overall experience continue to take a back seat to maximizing profit.
In contrast, Sweetgrass Botanicals remains owned and operated by a team with extensive, decades-long ties to the world of cannabis.
Our commitment is to overcome the lingering stigma about this remarkable plant and help educate people by offering genuine connections with knowledgeable staff.
We stock some of the best product from across the state, selling at a fair price to showcase – for the widest audience possible – the many ways cannabis can enhance our lives.
The Experience:
Nowadays many dispensaries still seemingly prioritize sales over service. Visits feel more transactional than educational, and you often leave with more questions than answers.
At Sweetgrass Botanicals we are committed to genuine, personalized service which focuses on your unique needs and goals.
Our budtenders aren’t just salespeople – they are passionate and friendly connoisseurs there to help you discover the products that best work for you.
For us it’s not just about making a sale – it’s about ensuring you leave feeling supported, informed and confident in your choices.
Our long-term goal is that every visit is a part of an ongoing dialogue, with experts you trust, to find ways to enhance your life with cannabis or other plant medicines.
Atmosphere:
Chic design alone may be worth a one-off trip to a new store, but great service combined with a welcoming vibe is what truly elevates a dispensary visit.
Our Lee MA dispensary offers a truly special ambiance, restoring the landmark Cork ‘n Hearth restaurant into a true destination for cannabis connoisseurs and novices alike.
Continuing its 150+ year history of hospitality, we have filled our space with antique furniture and original flourishes evoking the building’s origins – and truly representing the rustic spirit of the Berkshires.
Grab a seat by the fireplace for a consultation with one of our budtenders, settle into our lakeside reading nook with a complimentary tea, or freely explore our extensive 3,000 square foot showroom at your own pace.
Or, if you are interested in watching your products made live, grab a seat at our unique demonstration window, to watch our extraction artists at work in our state-of-the-art solventless lab.
Everything is designed for a relaxed, unhurried visit where you will feel welcome, comfortable and well-informed as you shop.
Quality at a Fair Price:
While a great venue and friendly service make a visit more enjoyable, what matters at the end of the day is a fantastic menu with reasonable prices that keeps you coming back for more.
The Sweetgrass team spent years visiting grows across the state, testing product and building ties to cultivators to curate a menu with the best weed in Massachusetts.
We focus on sourcing from growers using sustainable or eco-friendly practices and manufacturers employing solventless / solvent-free processes for concentrates, edibles and tinctures.
We stand behind our menu because these are products we personally enjoy and use ourselves.
While being highly-focused on quality, we also believe that great weed should be available for every budget. We worked hard to identify top quality at all price points, from the most exclusive premium strains down to hidden gems that won’t break the bank.
And with our dedication to offering fair pricing across all quality levels, you can rest assured you’ll be getting fire product at a great price.
Ultimately, the best dispensary for you will depend on a number of factors. But if things like service, ambiance, selection, and price are important for you, consider swinging by to see why NECANN named Sweetgrass Botanicals the Best Dispensary in Massachusetts 2024.
We’re excited to show you our unique spin on cannabis craft and culture, open a dialogue on how our products can help enhance your life, and hopefully start a new trusted relationship you can count on going forward.
Our Massage Oil is the result of input from massage therapists and body workers of several modalities, based on an infused organic jojobo oil with a slight deep forest scent.
As for our Organic Lube…no mystery what this is for! Specially-crafted with a non-allergenic organic infused oil designed to increase your pleasure and open your heart.
Another intentional recipe from our herbalists bringing you the restful impact of chamomile, hops, california poppy, valerian and skullcap.
If that sounds like a snooze already, it's even more calming with our curated selection of solventless hash in the mix.
Sweet dreams!
The result of a collaboration with our herbalists to create a powerful balm that was effective before we added our solventless hash.
For deep relief and relaxation this product includes organic wildcrafted arnica, St. John’s wort, comfrey and essential oils of ginger and wintergreen.
Our versatile and delicious pre-prepared smoothies are highly-customizable and ready-to-blend. Just pop in the blender, add your liquid of choice and you’re good to go! All ingredients are 100% vegan, so enjoy with soy, oat, or nut milk for a dairy-free treat!
Hash-infused candied ginger and lemon cream cheese frosting. Good enough to eat (with a carefully gauged measuring spoon!) from the tub, but even better on a baked good like carrot cake.
Organic Fairtrade bittersweet chocolate is melted with organic VT cream and our in-house solventless hash to make the stuff of dreams. If you don't know about the myriad things you can make from ganache, get ready to find out!
What was your first experience making or consuming a cannabis food? Most of you will answer cannabutter, often in a brownie. Butter is a fundamental ingredient, versatile, beloved and familiar. We have a million ideas of what you can do with this, in case you need inspiration!
Olive Oil is another easy to integrate ingredient from our everyday lives, and it's vegan. Our organic extra virgin olive oil is infused with organic chilis and rosemary.
For over a century, 635 Laurel Street has stood as a beloved gathering place for the town of Lee and the wider Berkshires community.
We are keeping this tradition of hospitality alive by hosting a roster of cannabis experts, hash-makers, herbalists - as well as our own in-house experts - to share their knowledge open a dialogue and answer questions about the ever-changing landscape of cannabis science, plant medicine and regenerative practices.
Join our mailing list or check our calendar for our slate of talks, educational seminars, book signings and other events starting in late winter 2024.
Our vast lakeside “mercantile” is stocked with necessities, curiosities and luxuries for the cannabis lifestyle.
We share our passion for functional glass art with a wide range of smokeways, from stock unique pieces created by renowned local artisan, Hickory Glass, to high-tech vaporizers, to simple glass pipes and chillums
We also carry a wide range of cannabis-related books, homewares, apparel, and small items perfect as gifts. Come browse a while to uncover a treasure that you can't live without.
Our network of herbalists, holistic practitioners and cannabis experts have all conferred on the development of our line of topicals and tinctures.
As with all our in-house products, the therapeutic line is exclusively powered by pure and potent solventless hash produced in our own on-site lab. Our hope is to treat your body to a full-spectrum, chemical-free experience
Sweetgrass crafts unique infused, handmade edibles using our in-house solventless hash oil, plus all-natural and organic ingredients.
Operated by our Founder, Cassandra Purdy, a chef and writer/translator with 30+ years’ experience in both the culinary and cannabis communities, her unique, chef-driven approach brings a new expression of quality cannabis comestibles to the Berkshires.
Sweetgrass’ in-house lines of concentrates, cartridges, edibles and topicals are powered by our state-of-the-art solventless extraction workshop, designed and operated by award-winning hashmaker Ben McCabe.
Using using only water, ice, pressure and heat, we produce pure and potent solventless hash varieties representing the natural, unadulterated terpene and cannabinoid profile cultivated by the growers.
Only top-shelf product can be used for solventless - and we work closely with our grow partners across the state to identify and process distinctive cultivars where its plant-forward characteristics will bring you a unique, rewarding experience.
Our dispensary offers a curated line-up of distinctive, quality cannabis for every budget, selling only products we consume and personally enjoy, from cultivators we know and trust.
For our in-house lines, we craft limited drops that are unique and intentional - each handmade with care to identify and savor the highest expression of the trichomes.