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ISSUE 19 • SPRING 2024

Publisher CannaBuff, LLC Creative Director Justin DeLuca Distribution & Advertising Pavel Belov Design Deedee Clohessy Cover Design Alex Monterville

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STATE OF THE STONED

John D’Angelo on navigating New York’s massive labyrinth of red tape

Advisory Board Geoffrey Brown, PharmD Terrance Bellnier, RPh, MPA Michael Monzillo, MS Jake Schecter, RN

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Empire State Cannabis Update:

Takeaways from the First Round of Open Adult-Use Applications

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Publisher’s Letter Dear Readers, As we embrace the spring of 2024, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in New York’s history—the continued rollout of legalized cannabis. This April, as we celebrate 4/20, we not only commemorate a counterculture holiday but also mark a new chapter for New Yorkers, one of progress and promise.

This 4/20, let us celebrate the strides we have made while acknowledging the work that lies

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above all, let’s remain committed to the vision of a cannabis industry that uplifts and heals, just as the plant itself does.

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Empire State Cannabis Update: Takeaways from the First Round of Open Adult-Use Applications

IN LATE 2023 cannabis

entrepreneurs looking to enter the New York market were given the first opportunity to apply for a slate of adult-use licenses without having to prove they met any eligibility criteria.

For many, this first open application window was the culmination of nearly three years of waiting, planning, and recalibrating to the ever-changing industry landscape since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) was passed in March of 2021.

This application round was categorized by two phases: (1) adult-use retail dispensary and microbusiness applicants

a randomized selection process by which it would review and award licenses.

While many expected this first window to be a merit-based review system (i.e. the stronger the application, the more likely the applicant is to get licensed), instead, OCM created a lottery system.

who could prove immediate site control over real estate, who were asked to apply in a condensed 30-day window; and (2) cultivation (indoor only), processing, distribution, and provisional dispensary and microbusiness applicants, who had a longer, 60-day window to submit materials. Below we highlight a few lessons learned from this first nonconditional application window that we hope will guide future applicants.

Specifically, after the application window closed and all applications were received, OCM worked with the NYS Gaming Commission to create a randomized process by which applicants were assigned a queue number, which number would dictate the order in which applications would be reviewed and licenses awarded. The higher the number, the greater chance an applicant would have at being licensed, so long as the applicant met all application criteria (e.g., actually proving site control via a lease or deed) or corrected application deficiencies within the window provided by OCM.

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Arguably the biggest surprise of this application window was the Office of Cannabis Management’s (“OCM”) introduction of

Great – but how do I get a high queue number?

As required by New York’s Cannabis Law, OCM must attempt to issue at least half of available adult-use cannabis licenses to social and economic equity (“SEE”) applicants – those applicants whose ownership is comprised of at least 51% of any of the following: individual(s) from a community disproportionately impacted by prior cannabis enforcement, minorityowned or women ownedbusiness (“MWBE”),

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distressed farmers, or service-disabled veterans.

If an applicant could demonstrate SEE status, it received certain additional points awarded to its application that could help, but did not guarantee a higher queue number.

Okay – so what’s the takeaway from the queuing process?

Put simply – accessibility and equity. Instead of requiring hundreds of pages of application submissions detailing, among other things, security and employee training plans, OCM released a relatively straightforward application that required cannabis entrepreneurs to provide general personal and business information, certify they met basic compliance requirements and did not violate true party of interest (“TPI”) restrictions, and had control over the site they wished to operate at.

Moreover, application fees were relatively low ($1,000) and cut in half for SEE applicants ($500).

As told by the sheer number of SEE applicants in the non-provisional dispensary (77%) and microbusiness (70%) round, OCM achieved, at least initially, its equity goals and has made the industry accessible to all demographics of cannabis entrepreneurs.

DEFICIENCY NOTICE AND THE 30-DAY GRACE PERIOD

The next big takeaway for applicants is that the application process does not end once you hit “submit” and pay your application

fee. On the contrary, it has only just begun. Pursuant to Section 120.20 of the Adult-Use Cannabis Regulations, OCM may issue a deficiency notice (“Notice”) which requests applicants to submit additional documentation or information, answer certain questions raised by OCM, or cure certain deficiencies in the documents previously provided by the applicant (e.g., lease agreements, labor peace agreements, vendor contracts, or corporate documents).

These deficiency notices were quite common, especially for applicants in the non-provisional microbusiness and dispensary window, as OCM showed it was going over submissions, both application and the associated TPI disclosures, with a fine-toothed comb.

It has proved to be imperative that applicants who received a Notice take immediate action to prepare curatives (i.e., requested documentation, answers to questions or requests for information) because applicants have only 30 days to submit those required documents or information to OCM. If you miss the window, the email gets caught in your spam folder, or you simply thought your application process was over, you will risk giving up your coveted queue spot, and, accordingly, the chance at receiving a license.

That said, for those applicants who saw the deficiency emails, it provided both the applicant and OCM the opportunity to get to know one another and demonstrated that OCM has been more than willing to work with applicants on curing defects so long as applicants comply with the applicable

30-day grace period.

hand, those with a lower queue number may feel less than optimistic that they will receive a license this round. However, these applicants should not throw in the towel just yet.

Rather, they should remain vigilant in checking for communications from OCM and be prepared to move quickly upon receiving a Notice from OCM. Moreover, they should ensure that their TPI disclosure(s), and more specifically, their entity’s structuring, is easily understood.

It wouldn’t be an Empire Cannabis Update if we didn’t touch on the notorious true party of interest (“TPI”) disclosures. In fact, even with the application period closing at the end of 2023, applicants may still find themselves working through the nuances of TPI disclosures. What are our biggest takeaways from the TPI disclosure process?

Clean corporate documents are non-negotiable. If and when your application gets selected from the queue, the clearer your TPI disclosure is (e.g., Operating Agreement, By-Laws, Organizational Chart), the better OCM can understand your entity’s structure, and the happier your OCM reviewer will be. The more digestible your entity’s structure is to your assigned OCM reviewer, the less room for questions there is (e.g., who the owners are, who is entitled to profits, etc.), the smoother the application process will be and the less back and forth you are likely to have.

Finally, this is the first of many licensing rounds the OCM will roll out and

just because the queue dominated the dialogue this time, it is not necessarily indicative of what is to come in subsequent application windows.

The Lippes Mathias Cannabis Practice Team will continue to monitor developments in New York’s cannabis industry, including any developments in the adult-use cannabis application process and the opening of future application windows. If you have any questions or would like assistance with an application, please contact one of our attorneys.

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As always, remember that OCM is vigilant in weeding out those entity structures that seek to circumvent the Cannabis Law’s prohibition on vertical integration.

Applicants should tread lightly when setting up their ownership structures, and keep in mind that OCM has zero tolerance for attempts by applicants to receive profits from both supply and retail side operations (with the exception of microbusiness applicants).

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By John D’Angelo IN NEW YORK’S rapidly evolving legal cannabis

market, businesses both big and small are learning to navigate a web of legislation. State regulations aimed at controlling the industry are inadvertently hindering small businesses. These businesses struggle to flourish due to the Cannabis Control Board’s (CCB) wellintentioned but stringent regulations on packaging, labeling, marketing, and advertising, primarily focused on public safety and reducing attractiveness to minors.

Since March 22, 2023, the regulatory framework has unintentionally created substantial obstacles for small cannabis companies. They face complex packaging and labeling requirements and strict marketing and advertising limitations, which don’t fully consider the realities of operating a small enterprise in this competitive sector.

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MARKET DYNAMICS: EVOLVE OR PERISH The market dynamics are equally challenging and exciting. St. John, who started her business pre-MRTA in 2021, observed a gap in professional

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“The early entry of Registered Organizations (ROs) from the medical sector and the varied product preferences across different locations add layers of complexity. Businesses like ours have to constantly adapt our strategies and product offering to stay ahead.

This includes competitors who may not always play by the same rules, further complicating things.”

Mike Casacci John, CEO of The Roaring 420’s lounge, envisions a dual-role future for his business, focusing on a for-profit cannabis lifestyle brand and a not-for-profit club for consumer education and safe cannabis use. He emphasizes the importance of adapting to the laws and market changes, citing their role as pioneers in product safety testing.

“Our journey began as a crew at popup events, evolving into The Roaring 420s Lounge, a private club for safe cannabis consumption. We’ve grown into a market research entity, using our software and data to support both a non-profit club and a for-profit research firm.”

John Averill With the industry still in its infancy, those who can adapt and innovate will not only survive but thrive in the ever changing state of the stoned.

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What the Hemp? NY’s Confusing Hemp Regulations DUE TO FEDERAL inaction on regulating

cannabinoid hemp products like CBD, New York developed their own laws to govern the manufacturing, processing, and sale of hemp-based products.

Remember that hemp is cannabis with less than 0.3% THC content by weight.

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) oversees these regulations, requiring businesses to obtain licenses for processing and selling hemp products and the regulations set standards for manufacturing, laboratory testing, packaging, and labeling. The goal of these regulations being to help improve consumer safety and set industry standards.

somewhat loose interpretation of what is hemp. For instance, a THC-infused beverage with 5mg THC per serving in an 8 oz can fulfills the weight based criteria to qualify as hemp. But the OCM believes this should not be the case and wants to limit hemp products to 1 mg per serving. The OCM issued emergency regulations to try and reign in the sale of these types of products.

The proliferation of supposedly hempderived THC isomers like Delta-8 and Delta-10 has made this matter even more of an enforcement priority for OCM.

One key aspect of these regulations is what products do and do not qualify as “cannabinoid hemp.”

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A significant legal development in this space was the Cycling Frog lawsuit.

The company, along with other plaintiffs, challenged the emergency regulations adopted by the New York State Cannabis Control Board and the OCM, which limited the amount of THC in hemp-based beverages. A New York state judge granted a preliminary injunction in favor of Cycling Frog, halting any enforcement. The court recognized the potential economic harm to businesses and the need for a balance between regulation and the industry’s viability.

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SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF THE SUNY CANNABIS CONFERENCE: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CANNABIS EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY Other highlights of the day included keynote

THE STATE UNIVERSITY of New York (SUNY) Niagara concluded its highly anticipated two-day SUNY Cannabis Conference on January 10th, 2024, marking a significant milestone in advancing cannabis education and industry collaboration. Hosted by SUNY Niagara in partnership with SUNY Erie, Jamestown Community College, and Genesee Community College, the conference brought together diverse stakeholders to explore the latest trends, research, and opportunities in the rapidly evolving cannabis landscape.

presentations from Tremaine Wright, the chairperson of the NY State Cannabis Control Board, and also the James Beard nominated Chef, bestselling author, cannabis culinary pioneer, and podcast host– Jordan Wagman.

The second day of the SUNY Cannabis Conference took place on the main campus of SUNY Niagara. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from internationally renowned medical cannabis doctors, and experts in cannabis genetics, and processing technology. Guests

History was made on the first day of the conference with the first-ever National Cannabis Culinary Competition occurring, sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). This took place at the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute (NFCI), located within walking distance of the Niagara Falls State Park in New York. SUNY Niagara and NFCI have dedicated the past few years to pioneering cannabis education. In 2021, NFCI became the first college to offer students the ability to earn an ACF Specialization Certificate in Culinary Cannabis and Edibles.

were also treated to a once-in-a-lifetime panel of 7 legacy pioneers from the cannabis industry, including Dan Herer from Jack Herer Brands, Tim Blake from the Emerald Cup, and Andrew DeAngelo co-founder of Harborside.

“We are thrilled with the overwhelming success of the SUNY Cannabis Conference and the vibrant exchange of ideas and networking that took place,” said Melissa Moore, organizer of the event and Assistant Professor of Cannabis and Co-coordinator of the Horticulture department atSUNY Niagara. “As interest in the cannabis industry continues to grow, it is essential to provide a platform for education, innovation, and collaboration.”

In addition to providing valuable educational content, the conference also served as a platform for networking and partnership-building, facilitating connections between entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, and policymakers with a shared interest in the cannabis industry.

The success of the SUNY Cannabis Conference underscores the growing importance of cannabis education and collaboration in shaping the future of the industry.

As attitudes and regulations surrounding cannabis continue to evolve, events like this play a crucial role in driving progress and ensuring the responsible and sustainable development of the cannabis market.

For more information about the SUNY Cannabis Conference and future events, please visit www. niagaracc.suny.edu/cannabisconference.

About SUNY: The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States, serving more than 1.3 million students across 64 campuses. SUNY Niagara is a community college within the SUNY system. It offers a certificate, micro-credentials, Workforce Development, and an A.A.S. degree in Horticulture with a specialization in Cannabis, along with a certificate in Culinary Cannabis.

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WRFLLC@hotmail.com

sales@nowave.com • 585-201-8994

For a complete state-wide list of licensed cultivators and processors, contact the Office of Cannabis Management.

Website: cannabis.ny.gov/adult-use • Phone: 1-888-OCM-5151 (1-888• 626-5151)

ANCILLARY BUSINESSES ADVOCACY & EDUCATION Colleges Cornell

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Hemp.cals.cornell.edu

Erie County Community College (716) 851-1322

Public Officials

Capital & Lending Companies

Jeremey Cooney

Bengal Capital

280 E.Broad St. Ste 110 Roch.NY 14604 (585) 225-3650

425 Michigan Ave. Buffalo, NY 14203 (716) 897-9714

Finger Lakes Community College flcc.edu

Niagara County Community College

WNY NORML

SUNY Cobleskill

Cannabis Science Minor Cobleskill.edu

Syracuse University

cannabisprograms@syr.edu

Non-profits

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Home Grow Consultants

PO Box 61, Buffalo NY 14213 (716) 830-1958

PlantItExpressNY.com rbell@plantitexpressny.com

Banking & Payment Processing

JD Chapman Insurance Agency (585)-394-5482 jdchapmaninc.com

866-367-1818 420MerchantServices.com

Legal Representation Patrick J. Hines

New Line Processing

Bookkeeping

facebook.com/NYHempLab

Upstate Strategic Advisors, LLC

Plant It Express

EMS NY

@cannabookkeeper CannaBookkeeper@gmail.com

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Sam.Hoyt@UpstateStrategicAdvisors.com

Marketing & Advertising BFS Brand

Influencer marketing @bfsbrand on IG

CannaBuff

Print and Digital Advertising Advertising@cannabuff.com

FLX420

Print advertising Flx420.com

Hodgson & Russ, LLP (716) 848-1679 phines@hodgsonruss.com

Range Marketing

Joseph W. Schafer

Spring Big

Lippes Mathias, LLP (716) 853-5100 x1394 jschafer@lippes.com

Canna Bookkeeper LLC

SLASolutions.com info@slasolutions.com

PoseidonAssetManagement.com

Insurance

Last Prisoner Project Hemp Lab NY

SLA Solutions

BUSINESS SERVICES

TheWeldonProject.org/MissionGreen LastPrisonerProject.org

Panther Group

Poseidon Asset Management

(716) 440-1560 wnynorml@gmail.com

7954 Transit Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221 (800) 865-6792

Mission [Green]

info@csghemp.com CastetterCannabis.com

ThePantherGroup.com

Chuck Schumer

Castetter Cannabis Group

LaHoja.cc

La Hoja Capital Management

Office of Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes

Leo O’Brien Building, Room 827 Albany, NY 12207 (518) 431-4070

3111 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132 (716) 614-6222

BengalCap.com

Licensing Consultants/ Advisors/Lobbyists

Custom Websites and SEO Rangemarketing.com Text message marketing Springbig.com

Payroll Processing Wurk

Cannabis friendly payroll processing Enjoywurk.com

Sativa Remedy

19 Main St, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 260-1324

Village One Stop Smoke Shop

Product Design

11 Commercial St, Angola, NY 14006 (716) 549-0393

IV Thought

Your CBD Store Kenmore

ivthought.com

Product Packaging CannaZip

3191 Delaware Ave, Kenmore, NY 14217 (716) 768-2020

Your CBD Store Depew

Decades III

Oasis Smoke Shop 2

Decades Hamburg

Oasis Smoke Shop

4514 Camp Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075 (716) 202-1953

1402 French Rd, Depew, NY 14043 (716) 608-6777

Elevated Smoke Shop

Pot Patrol

Essential Life Plus

Prism Smoke Shop

2855 Sheridan Dr, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 322-5631

7 Kelly Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14227 (716) 322-6499

958 Maple Rd, Williamsville NY 14221 716-400-7005 www.cannazipbags.com

5319 Transit Rd, Depew, NY 14043 (716) 393-3400

Wholesalers & Distributors

4154 McKinley Pkwy Suite 800 Blasdell, NY 14219 (716) 649-1940

Galaxy Glass

Your CBD Store Williamsville

Golden Pipe Smoke Shop Cheektowaga

Art of Glass Wholesale

50 French Rd, Cheektwga, NY 14227

FireGlassCo

@fireglassco

Ground Level Distribution (716) 775-7969

MEBCO

(716) 560-0908

MEDICAL CANNABIS PRACTITIONERS For a full list of practitioners who consent to being listed publicly please visit the NYS Department of Health’s MMJ program website.

Dawn M Springer FNP-BC

716-359-7457 dawn1008@gmail.com

Gerald Frisicaro-MS/ANP DBA

3911 N Buffalo St, Orchard Park, NY 14127 (716) 662-1795

Jarod Masci, MD of Landmark Health Systems

Your CBD Store Hamburg

8070 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 458-0075

Your CBD Store Irondequoit

1971 East Ridge Road, Irondequoit, NY 14622 (585) 978-7441

Your CBD Store East Rochester

129 W Commercial St, East Rochester, NY 14445 (585) 485-0105

Head Shops & Glass Retailers Art of Glass Smoke Shop on Delaware 3497 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217 (716) 712-5347

Art of Glass Smoke Shop on the Boulevard

3154 Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY 14228 (716) 712-5347

2451 William St. Buffalo, NY 14206 716-332-1075 3047 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 768-3687 3770 Harlem Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14215 (716) 833-7473

Golden Pipe Smoke Shop Lackawanna

2540 Hamburg Tpk #3 Lackawanna, NY 14218 (716) 824-7473

Greener Mile

174 Orchard Park Rd, West Seneca, NY 14224 (716) 541-0790

Headspace Glass & Gifts Buffalo

67 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14201 (716) 844-8907

Headspace Glass & Gifts Tonawanda

Nerfis Elminowski, DNP-BC of Adult Health DNP PC

Buffalo Smokes

Hollyweed

Buff City Smoke Shop

Local Smoke Shop

California Dreamin’ Smoke Shop

O’s Smoke Shop Lewiston

RETAIL BUSINESSES Cannabinoid Hemp Retailers Bison Botanics

1100 Military Rd Unit 1, Buffalo, NY 14217 (716) 259-9001

Buffalo Botanicals

Derby, NY 14047 (716) 200-7459

Buffalo Sport & Spine

100 College Pkwy, Buffalo, NY 14221 (716) 626-0093

7806 Transit Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221 (716) 276-8714

Cannacopia

18 Jamestown St., Gowanda, NY 14070

Cloud 9 Smokes & Vapors on Elmwood

2293 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132 716-799-5446 42 Allen St, Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 881-0537 482 Center St, Lewiston, NY 14092 (716) 246-2241

O’s Smoke Shop Niagara Falls

1623 Pine Ave, Niagara Falls, NY 14301 (716) 371-2307

476 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222 (716) 881-1100

O’s Smoke Shop Niagara Falls 2

Cloud 9 Smokes & Vapors on the Boulevard

O’s Smoke Shop Town of Niagara

1594 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 831-8273

2708 Niagara Falls Blvd, Niagara Falls, NY 14304

2027 Military Rd., Niag.Falls, NY 14304 (716) 236+7367

1050 Harlem Rd, Chktowaga, NY 14227 (716) 931-5545

The Stash Jar

10255 Main Street, Clarence 14031 3173 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 602-3387 1172 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216 (716) 874-6677 11 Commercial St, Angola, NY 14006 (716) 549-0393

Yeti Vape

1385 Abbott Rd, Lackawanna, NY 14218 (716) 768-1017

Hydroponics & Garden Supply Stores Buffalo Roots Hydroponics & Organics 3231 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 240-9075

Gramps Garden

7502 Porter Rd, Niag.Falls, NY 14304 (716) 400-8698

Green Zone Hydroponics

2928 Southwestern Blvd.

Orchard Park, NY 14127 (716) 677-9663

Harvest Moon Hydroponics

Indoor Gardens Yeti Vape

2895 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14224 (716) 677-0311

1330 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda, NY 14150 (716) 931-9117

Remedy Hemp Boutique

Decades Too

Oasis Smoke Shop

6053 Transit Rd, Depew, NY 14043 (716) 681-4420

Smoke World Smoke & Vape Shop

Oasis Smoke Shop

Decades Psychedelic Daze

7224 Buffalo Ave, Niag.Falls, NY 14304 (716) 538-8001

2273 Saunders Settlement Rd, Sanborn, NY 14132 (716) 462-2605

2789 Union Rd, Suite 300 Cheektowaga, NY 14227 (716) 634-8290

One Hemp Holistics

2023 Military Rd, Niag. Falls, NY 14304 (716) 362-9499

Shoot the Moon Headshop & Wholesale

4212 Union Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 428-3567

Cloud 9 Smokes & Vapors on Hertel

1567 Hertel Ave, Buffalo, NY 14216 (716) 836-1111

5150 Broadway, Depew, NY 14043 (716) 257-8138

Oasis Smoke Shop

The Kokoro Way Clarence

10255 Main St #2, Clarence, NY 14031 (716) 930-4073

Shake N Daze Depew

Village One Stop Smoke Shop

942 Maple Rd, Buffalo, NY 14221 (716) 906-3112

88 Lisbon Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214 (716) 464-3851

929 South Park Ave, Buffalo, NY 14220 (716) 257-8138

Terrapin Station

5989 Transit Rd, East Amherst, NY 14051 (716) 428-5730 4170 Southwestern Blvd., Orchard Park, NY 14127 (716) 648-1111

8207 Main Street Williamsville, NY 14221 (716)-277-0267

Shake N Daze

Headspace Glass & Gifts East Amherst Headspace Glass & Gifts Orchard Park

Sherry Verostko-Slazak, ANP-BC of Advanced Integrative Care

1079 Union Rd, W.Seneca, NY 14224 (716) 671-8006

Tasty Clouds Vape & Smoke Shop

Buffalo Smokes

394 Evans St., Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 458-0460

3125 Walden Ave, Depew, NY 14043 (716) 800-9323

920 Niagara Falls Blvd, Buffalo, NY 14223 (716) 837-0201

387 Franklin St, Buffalo, NY 14202 (716) 462-0284

2234 Seneca St, Buffalo, NY 14210 (716) 331-3322

7474 Transit Rd, Williamsville, NY 14221 (716) 529-6001

685 Dick Rd, Cheektowaga, NY 14225 (716) 901-7774

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