From Legacy to Legal: How Two Buds Became the Bronx’s First Jamaican-Owned Dispensary
By Dayna Van Buskirk on January 16, 2026
For Howell and Chris Miller, cannabis wasn’t a business plan or a brainstormed opportunity. It was simply a part of life.
Metrc New York: A Dispensary Owner's Transition Guide
By Dave Emmett on October 17, 2025
Change is in the air for New York’s cannabis industry. The state’s Office of Cannabis Management(OCM) has announced it is transitioning from BioTrack to Metrc as the official seed-to-sale tracking system in New York. OCM is aiming to have the Metrc integration live by the end of 2025.
Customer Spotlight: How Highlife Health Is Pioneering Cannabis Retail in New York
By Dayna Van Buskirk on October 1, 2025
It all started with a broken back. Jennifer Gierum was just your typical mom, raising her sons in the New York City suburb of New Rochelle. Both boys were gifted athletes; the younger excelled in wrestling. But when an accident on the mat left him with a broken back, everything change …
BioTrack POS-Traceability Integration: What Every New York Cannabis Retailer Needs to Know
By Jesse Wexler on April 10, 2025
It’s finally, slowly happening: Long after the state’s first legal adult use cannabis sale in December 2022, New York is implementing its official seed-to-sale traceability system. According to the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, licensed retailers are required to secure an ele …
Dispensary Spotlight: Setting New Trends in the NYC Cannabis Scene
By Faai Steuer on July 10, 2024
New York's largest legal dispensary has a story to tell you..
How the Right Tech Stack Helps Lenox Hill Cannabis Co. Serve New York's Upper East Side
By Dayna Van Buskirk on February 22, 2024
Location, location, location. In retail, it determines the success of a business, and in the case of Lenox Hill Cannabis Co., is what guided and helped refine both their name and New York dispensary brand.
How to Open a Dispensary in New York: Step by Step Guide
By Gary Cohen on August 25, 2023
If you want to open a dispensary in New York, you must obtain the relevant New York retail Cannabis license. This guide covers the 5 key steps you will need to work through to obtain your license and successfully open a dispensary. New York’s cannabis industry is growing fast with the …
How to Succeed as a CAURD Cannabis Dispensary in New York
By Gary Cohen on June 12, 2023
The recent legalization of adult-use marijuana sales in New York has opened up exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry. As the state prioritizes awarding dispensary licensees to social equity candidates, New York is setting a great precedent for the rest of t …
Congratulations to New York Cannabis Retail CAURD License Winners
By Faai Steuer on November 25, 2022
Just a few days before the Thanksgiving holiday in November 2022, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management announced the approval of 36 CAURD licenses, giving New Yorkers more reasons to rejoice. More recently, New York's OCM awarded 99 new Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary lice …
Top FAQs About New York CAURD Cannabis Dispensary License
By Faai Steuer on August 12, 2022
New York’s Office of Cannabis Management recently released regulations and details regarding how to apply for a Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license in the empire state. CAURD licensees will be the first legal retail dispensaries to open for adult-use cannabis sales …
How Much Does it Cost to Open a Cannabis Dispensary?
By Gary Cohen on May 17, 2017
They say if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. And while running a dispensary is no small task, for cannabis enthusiasts, it can be a highly rewarding endeavor.