Chains Take Less Than 10% of Southern Tier Weed Sales
Chain stores took 9.6% of Southern Tier dispensary sales from January 1 through October 1, against 37% statewide.
Chain stores took 9.6% of Southern Tier dispensary sales from January 1 through October 1, against 37% statewide. The region's three biggest stores, Sacred Bloom, Union Chill Corning and Greenery Spot, are all independents.
About the numbers: sales figures are estimates from the Lit Alerts New York market data set for January 1 – October 1, 2026 (October 1 is a partial day). Store locations and counties come from the Office of Cannabis Management's Current OCM Licenses dataset. Population is from the U.S. Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 county estimates. Every store is on the New York 420 Week dispensary map.
Overall, the Southern Tier's 28 dispensaries sold an estimated $43.2M, 3.3% of New York's total and No. 10 of the state's 14 regions. The average store sold $1.54M and the median store $966K. That works out to $76 per resident and one store for every 20,246 people. Another 16 licensed stores in the region haven't opened yet.
Every Southern Tier store in the top 20
| Rank | Store | Town | County | Est. sales | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacred Bloom | Vestal | Broome | $7.0M | #17 |
| 2 | Union Chill Corning | Corning | Steuben | $4.2M | #59 |
| 3 | Greenery Spot | Johnson City | Broome | $4.0M | #66 |
| 4 | Hazy Daze | Waverly | Tioga | $3.6M | #79 |
| 5 | Greens Greenery | Unadilla | Delaware | $3.1M | #114 |
| 6 | Dryden Dispensary | Dryden | Tompkins | $2.3M | #176 |
| 7 | The Highly Connected - Ithaca | Ithaca | Tompkins | $2.0M | #211 |
| 8 | Archie's Cannabis Co | Horseheads | Chemung | $1.8M | #248 |
| 9 | Blissful Buds | Binghamton | Broome | $1.6M | #271 |
| 10 | Aspire Cannabis | Ithaca | Tompkins | $1.5M | #292 |
| 11 | Culture Canna Co | Corning | Steuben | $1.5M | #293 |
| 12 | Flynnstoned - Binghamton | Binghamton | Broome | $1.3M | #327 |
| 13 | Just Breathe - Binghamton | Binghamton | Broome | $1.2M | #351 |
| 14 | The Goodie Bag | Elmira | Chemung | $1.1M | #365 |
| 15 | Cotton Mouth Dispensary - Binghampton | Binghamton | Broome | $853K | #422 |
| 16 | Canna Vibes NY | Deposit | Broome | $759K | #443 |
| 17 | The Corner House | Ithaca | Tompkins | $751K | #444 |
| 18 | Holy Smokes | Elmira | Chemung | $716K | #455 |
| 19 | Vireo Health - Johnson City | Johnson City | Broome | $568K | #482 |
| 20 | Rocky River Remedies | Wellsburg | Chemung | $567K | #484 |
The other 8 stores, with their rank in the region, county and state, are on the dispensary map.
By county
| County | Stores | Est. sales | Avg store | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broome | 9 | $17.5M | $1.94M | $89 |
| Tompkins | 9 | $8.9M | $992K | $85 |
| Steuben | 2 | $5.7M | $2.83M | $62 |
| Chemung | 6 | $4.4M | $732K | $54 |
| Tioga | 1 | $3.6M | $3.64M | $76 |
| Delaware | 1 | $3.1M | $3.11M | $70 |
How the stores stack up
1 store sold more than $5 million, 6 sold between $2 million and $5 million, 7 sold between $1 million and $2 million, and 14 sold less than $1 million. The smallest store sold $71K.
Who runs the stores
Chains, meaning operators with two or more selling stores in New York, took 9.6% of the Southern Tier's sales, against 37% statewide. The top independent store is Sacred Bloom ($7.0M).
| Operator | Type | Stores here | Est. sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Bloom | Independent | 1 | $7.0M |
| Union Chill Corning | Independent | 1 | $4.2M |
| Greenery Spot | Independent | 1 | $4.0M |
| Hazy Daze | Independent | 1 | $3.6M |
| Greens Greenery | Independent | 1 | $3.1M |
| Dryden Dispensary | Independent | 1 | $2.3M |
Where the Southern Tier ranks among New York's 14 regions
No. 10 in total sales, No. 11 for average store, No. 12 for median store, No. 4 for sales per resident, No. 3 for stores per person, and No. 13 for chain share.
How we did it
Sales are Lit Alerts estimates built by sampling public dispensary menus, not point-of-sale data, so read any one store's figure as an estimate. Each store was matched to its OCM licence by name and address to get its location, county and region. Per-resident figures divide sales by the resident population of the region's counties.
This is part of a series. For the statewide picture, see our companion piece, Where New York's $1.29 Billion Goes: Every Dispensary Ranked by Region. Find every Southern Tier store, and its rank, on the dispensary map.
