Stem Haverhill—Haverhill’s first adult-use cannabis retailer—will mark five years of doing business on Washington Street with four days of events.
The celebration kicks off Thursday, May 29, at noon with musical performances, refreshments and vendor tables, at Stem, 124 Washington St. A new mural at the entrance to the shop will be unveiled at the playful time of 4:20 p.m.
A party gets underway on Friday at 9 a.m.
A reception is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., ribbon cutting at 11 a.m. and building tours at 11:30 a.m. On Saturday, building tours get underway at 10 a.m. On Sunday, Stem launches its new community education initiative “We(ed) Can Help” at noon.
“We’ve grown with this city, and we’re honored to be part of its downtown community,” Stem owner Caroline Pineau said. “From the beginning we’ve been on a shared journey, discovering cannabis together, focusing on quality, education and being good neighbors. We want to thank our customers and our community for supporting a small, independent business with big dreams. Here’s to an amazing five years, and a future we’re building together.”
Pineau invited Bruce Stebbins and Kimberly Roy, members of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, to attend Friday’s ribbon cutting.
Pineau and her husband, Adam, recently announced their plan to renovate unused floors of Stem’s historic downtown location into social consumption, educational, juice bar and to create a “state-of-the-art cannabis-themed destination and education center to better serve existing and new customers, drive more consumers to downtown, and create new jobs and tax revenue for the city of Haverhill.