Insa does not use Vitamin E acetate in any of its products. More information can be found here.

Please read the recent article in the New York Times on Vitamin E acetate here.

THE INSA STORY

OUR NAME

The combination of indica and sativa in our name (in/sa) is a statement of our promise to cultivate top quality, nuanced hybrids with the highest standards of care and artistry.

UNCOMMON CANNABIS

Our mission is to illuminate this path for others by providing premium, personalized, locally-grown medical and adult-use cannabis products that make people feel and live better.

Whether you enjoy cannabis to relax and unwind, connect with friends, or as a medical solution, Insa's uncommon products ignite the benefits of this powerful and wildly versatile plant.

Our growers, artisans, chefs and thinkers combine deep knowledge and experience to cultivate premium cannabis and cannabis products with diverse terpene and cannabinoid profiles. 

Explore cannabis in our modern spaces that invite connection, fun and discovery.

For health. For fun. For life.

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INSA'S LATEST NEWS

A Guide to Terpenes

What are terpenes, you ask? Terpenes are the essential oils found in Cannabis which help produce smell and flavor. Terpenes are also responsible for several of the effects of Cannabis.

Cannabis Operator Insa Announces the Opening of their Newest Recreational Dispensary in Salem, MA (November 8, 2019)

SALEM, MA (November 8, 2019) – Insa, a vertically integrated state of the art cannabis organization with current locations in Springfield and Easthampton, MA announces the opening of their newest dispensary, located at 462 Highland Avenue in Salem, Massachusetts, near the Lynn town line.

Vaping ban lifted for medical marijuana patients (Western Mass News - November 7, 2019)

The state's vaping ban is set to be lifted for medical marijuana products on Tuesday after a judge's ruling that the Cannabis Control Commission was the only state entity that can regulate medical marijuana products.

Judge orders vape ban lifted for medical marijuana users (WWLP - November 5, 2019)

BOSTON (SHNS) – A Superior Court judge ruled that Gov. Charlie Baker’s emergency regulations banning the sale of all vaping products “are very likely invalid” as they relate to medical marijuana patients and ordered that the state may not enforce its prohibition on “marijuana vaping products to medical marijuana card holders” starting next Tuesday afternoon.

Insa To Sponsor Bonfire 4 Bikes Night To Provide Adaptive Bikes For Children In Need (BusinessWest - October 25, 2019)

SOUTH HADLEY — Insa is partnering with Easterseals Massachusetts and Pedal Thru Youth for a Bonfire 4 Bikes Night on Saturday, Nov. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. at McCray’s Country Creamery, 55 Alvord St., South Hadley. This event is part of a collaborative community effort to raise money for adaptive bikes to provide to children with disabilities and families in need.

Insa Lends a Hand to the Community in Run-Up to Salem Dispensary Opening (October 9, 2019)

Salem, MA – October 9, 2019 – Even before the doors have opened to the public, the sales team at Insa Salem, Insa’s soon-to-open recreational cannabis dispensary in the city, has already made a positive mark on the community they serve. Beginning with a highway cleanup campaign along Highland Avenue that ran from September 16 through the 18th, the team has since taken on projects big and small in support of the Salem community. These have included volunteering at My Brother’s Place, a local soup kitchen; lending hands to a cleanup of Lynn Woods; helping out at the Salem Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival; and setting up for the Haunted Happenings Salem Parade.

Tests show bootleg marijuana vapes tainted with hydrogen cyanide (NBC News, September 27, 2019)

Fabian Castillo was suffering from crippling anxiety when his uncle handed him a marijuana vape pen one day last December. "It will help calm you down," Castillo said his uncle told him. Over the next several months, the vape worked as advertised. Castillo, who had just graduated high school in southern California, found himself more mellow and more productive. He had no idea at the time that he was using, what he now believes, was a bootleg vape pen filled with a toxic mix of chemicals.

Local pot shops offering safer alternatives to vaping (Western Mass News, September 27, 2019)

EASTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Local marijuana dispensaries report sagging sales following Governor Charlie Baker's ban on vaping products, nicotine, and marijuana on Tuesday.

Declaring public health emergency, Gov. Charlie Baker announces temporary ban on sale of vaping products (Masslive, September 24, 2019)

Gov. Charlie Baker is banning the sale of all vaping products in Massachusetts for four months. Baker on Tuesday declared a public health emergency, and announced the temporary ban, which will affect all devices and all flavored and non-flavored vaping products, made with both nicotine and marijuana.

Insa Does Not Use Vitamin E Acetate in Any of Its Products - September 7, 2019

A rise in vaping-associated pulmonary illnesses has led authorities to investigate the cause of these illnesses. Nicotine vaping products, as well as black market or “off-the-street” THC distillate cartridges and possibly some cartridges bought from dispensaries, were used by patients who succumbed to illnesses such as lipoid pneumonia. Recent studies conducted by the New York State Department of Health at the Wadsworth Center Laboratory have linked vitamin E acetate as a potential contaminate and contributor to such pulmonary illnesses. Though vitamin E acetate is not the confirmed culprit of such illnesses, it was found in high levels in several vape THC cartridges and pens used by individuals who fell ill.

CBD curiosity increases following Gronk’s decision (WWLP - August 28, 2019)

EASTHAMPTON, Mass (WWLP) – Retired Patriots Star Rob Gronkowski has teamed up with a company that sells CBD, but there are some questions regarding this increasingly popular product.

Insa Announced as Winner in Multiple Categories in 2019 Hampshire Daily Gazette Readers’ Choice Awards

EASTHAMPTON, MA -- July 26, 2019 -- Insa, inc., with cannabis dispensaries located in Springfield and Easthampton, MA, has been chosen by the readers of the Daily Hampshire Gazette as the winner of both the Best Local Recreational Cannabis Dispensary as well as the Best Local Medical Cannabis Dispensary in this year’s Readers Choice Awards. Insa was also a finalist in the Best Place to Work category.

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Insa Easthampton

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Insa Springfield | Medical Cannabis Dispensary

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