Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Albany

Albany allows cannabis shops and lounges while Colonie, Bethlehem, Guilderland and Niskayuna opted out. First Albany store Dec 2023; 21 shops listed.

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Sellers listed: 21
License verified: 21
Minimum age: 21+

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The rules

Key rules in New York

Plain-language summary. The regulator is Office of Cannabis Management (OCM).

Minimum age
21
Possession
Up to 3 oz of flower or 24 g of concentrate; up to 5 lb stored securely at home
Home grow
3 mature + 3 immature plants per adult; max 6 + 6 per household
Taxes
Retail taxes totaling 13%; 9% distributor tax (rates effective June 1, 2024); exempt from sales tax
Delivery
Offered by many OCM-licensed dispensaries; the MRTA also created delivery licenses
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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Albany

Albany opted in, and four of its biggest suburbs opted out, so a shopper in the Capital Region often crosses a municipal line without noticing it. The 2021 opt-out round, as reported by the Times Union and local outlets, went like this.

Municipality	Retail dispensaries	Consumption lounges
City of Albany	Allowed	Allowed
Schenectady (city)	Allowed	Allowed
Town of Colonie	Opted out	Opted out
Bethlehem, Guilderland, Niskayuna	Opted out	Opted out

Opt-outs are not permanent: a municipality can opt in later, and the Times Union reported Guilderland considering lifting its ban. Check the state's local-government list before assuming a town's status.

First in Albany: Capital District Cannabis & Wellness, 997 Central Ave, opened December 8, 2023
First in the region: Upstate Canna Co in Schenectady, around April 1, 2023
Main streets: Central Avenue and Delaware Avenue

Where the 21 listed shops are

Central Avenue leads: Capital District Cannabis & Wellness Inc. at 997 and Brownies at 1686. Delaware Avenue has Cannabicity Albany at 489 and Emeraldz INC. at 272. Others are Capital Cannabis on Western Avenue, 7 Point Dispensary INC. on Northern Boulevard, Dark Horse on Centre Street and Crush New Scotland & Grove Dispensary on Grove Avenue. See the New York hub for who may buy, how much and at what tax. The licensed-versus-smoke-shop guide shows how to check a licence.