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Date: 6/15/2023
PALMER — A brand new recreational cannabis dispensary is now open to the public, the first of several such establishments planning to open in town.
Silver Therapeutics’ grand opening on June 5 was quite popular, with lots of people stopping in to check the place out, Manager Tony Ramos said. “People are excited, we’re excited to be here, people are happy they don’t have to travel anymore to a dispensary and have one right in town.”
Located at 1235 Thorndike St., the establishment will be open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Ramos said the store has prices that “rival everyone else in the business, including being cheaper than the medical places people go to,” and will give them a competitive edge on the new cannabis businesses coming in.
“Our budtenders are very knowledgeable about products,” Ramos said, and can help shoppers find exactly what they are looking for.
“We have limited menu but it will keep growing by the day. We really want to let people know we are here to be a part of the community, and be a second home for everyone who comes here,” Ramos said.
Silver Therapeutics intends to host events in the coming weeks and months to draw in customers and reach out to the community. “We do hope to have some pop-ups and some of our vendors come visit and set up,” Ramos said. All upcoming events will be posted on the company website, silver-therapeutics.com under the Palmer location, and on its Facebook pages.
The store is one of a few locations owned by the same group of three main partners. Joshua Silver, Brendan McKee and Joshua Ferranto began with their first store in Williamstown, and have opened several more including dispensaries in Maine and Vermont. Ramos said the company is staying “close to our Massachusetts roots, and want to take care of our customers in our home base.”
Ramos has been in the industry for five years, he said, and said “Silver is the best company” he has worked for yet. Everything about it surpasses what he has seen and experienced, including the aesthetics of the interior design of the store, which Ramos said is filled with light from a large overhead window and has an open flow for foot traffic.
The Palmer location employs approximately half of its staff at the moment from local residents and people from nearby towns.