The Gardner News reported that the shop opened at Timpany Crossroads Plaza on April 21, 2024, after a planned April 10, 2024, opening was delayed by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. Less than a month later, the Gardner location joined the Mendon and Rowley shops in the Thanks To Yanks drive. According to Patch, the collection began May 18, 2024, and continued through Memorial Day 2024, with customers and community members contributing supplies for deployed troops and veterans. That sequence—from a delayed opening to a three-location service project—provides the clearest account of what defined the Gardner shop’s first weeks.