Reviewed Sep 2026Adult-use legal

Cannabis in Buffalo

Buffalo's first licensed shop, Dank 716 on Main Street, opened July 18, 2023. A dated timeline of the market and where the 30 listed shops sit.

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Sellers listed: 30
License verified: 30
Minimum age: 21+

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Pins show sellers with a published street address. Online-only sellers appear in the list only.

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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
Verify
Match the store to OCM's license dataset or dispensary verification tool

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law. Last reviewed Sep 2026.

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How it works

How cannabis is sold in Buffalo

2021-03-31
New York's Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act is signed.
2023-04-03
Aaron VanCamp receives a conditional adult-use retail licence for a Buffalo storefront.
2023-07-18
Dank 716 opens at 501 Main Street at 4:20 p.m., the first state-licensed shop in Western New York; the queue runs past West Mohawk Street.
2026-09
Verdex's register lists 30 licensed shops with a Buffalo address.

Where the shops are now

The listed shops spread across the city rather than piling into one strip. Elmwood Avenue has Buffalo Cannabis Connect, LLC at 904, and Amherst Street has Buffalo Cannabis Company, LLC at 501. 82-j LLC is at 1673 Hertle Avenue (spelled that way in the register) and Best Budz Cannabis Co. LLC at 146 Virginia Street. Two register entries sit out on the city line, Buffalo Cannabis Outlet on Harlem Road and Cannaspace Inc. on McKinley Parkway, so check the municipality before you rely on a city rule.

Looking for age, limits or tax? The New York state page answers that. The licensed-versus-smoke-shop guide explains how to tell licensed from unlicensed.