New York Cannabis in October 2026: Every Story We Published
All 36 stories from October 2026, in one place.
Here’s everything we published in October 2026. If you missed a story, start here.
NJ Medical Cannabis Lost Two of Every Three Patients
Thursday, October 1 · Registered patients fell from 129,369 to 42,984 since adult-use began. The cause is total cost and convenience, and the promised fix is nine months late. Read the story →
The State of Legal Weed: America's Adult-Use Market, State by State
Thursday, October 1 · Twenty-three states have licensed stores open, and about half the country lives in them. Here's what every state regulator's public filings say about sales, transactions and medical patients. Read the story →
Puffcon and ComplexCon: A Weekend of Glass and Culture in Los Angeles
Thursday, October 1 · Puffcon turns six and ComplexCon turns ten, about a mile apart in Downtown LA. Every event, set time, drop and tag for Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4, 2026. Read the story →
NJ’s Rule Set a $30 Cannabis Fee. Regulators Waived It.
Friday, October 2 · The fee was built to rise as prices fell. Regulators waived it twice, because the legal market is splitting the same customers among ever more stores. Read the story →
NJ Cannabis Is 60% Cheaper. Tax Growth Fell to 2%.
Friday, October 2 · Stores and brands keep multiplying and baskets are bigger, but New Jersey isn’t adding customers — and by late 2025 sales tax growth had nearly stalled. Read the story →
Legal to Hold, Illegal to Sell: Virginia and D.C.'s Missing Rec Markets
Friday, October 2 · In Virginia and D.C., cannabis is legal to possess and grow, but there's nowhere legal to buy it. Here's how that happened, and when it could change. Read the story →
Where New York's $1.29 Billion Goes: Every Dispensary Ranked by Region
Monday, October 5 · New York's legal dispensaries sold an estimated $1.29 billion between January 1 and October 1, 2026. Read the story →
Two Farmingdale Dispensaries Sell More Than Half of Long Island's Weed
Monday, October 5 · Two stores in Farmingdale, Strain Stars - Farmingdale and Happy Days Dispensary, sold an estimated $97.5M from January 1 through October 1. Read the story →
Twelve Months Became Six Years: New York Can't Stop Moving Its Own Deadline
Tuesday, October 6 · New York told its first provisional dispensary licensees they had twelve months to get their paperwork done. Read the story →
Manhattan's Biggest Dispensary Sells More Than Twice Any Other in the Borough
Wednesday, October 7 · The Travel Agency's Union Square store sold an estimated $16.1M from January 1 through October 1. Read the story →
Warren County Outspends Manhattan on Weed, Per Resident
Wednesday, October 7 · Warren County's 5 dispensaries sold $187 of legal cannabis for every county resident from January 1 through October 1. Read the story →
Westchester Has the Most Dispensaries in the Mid-Hudson. Ulster Spends the Most Per Person.
Thursday, October 8 · Westchester has more dispensaries than any other county in the Mid-Hudson (26) and the most sales ($65.4M). Read the story →
Half of Brooklyn's Dispensaries Have Sold Less Than $1 Million This Year
Thursday, October 8 · 42 of Brooklyn's 83 dispensaries sold less than $1 million from January 1 through October 1, roughly half the borough. Read the story →
The Bronx Spends $26 a Resident on Legal Weed, the Least of Any Region
Friday, October 9 · The Bronx sold $26 of legal cannabis per resident from January 1 through October 1, the lowest of New York's 14 regions. Read the story →
Queens' Top Two Dispensaries Are $90,000 Apart
Friday, October 9 · Through October 1, Curaleaf - Queens ($6.61M) and ZenZest - Queens ($6.52M) are $90K apart at the top of Queens. Read the story →
Staten Island Is the Only Region Where Chains Take Over Half the Sales
Saturday, October 10 · Chain stores took 52.4% of Staten Island dispensary sales from January 1 through October 1, the only region in New York where chains took more than half. Read the story →
Three Stores Make Two-Thirds of the North Country's Weed Sales
Monday, October 12 · The North Country's top three dispensaries, Cannabis Depot, The Herb Cave and Curaleaf - Plattsburgh, took 67% of the region's sales from January 1 through October 1. Read the story →
Syracuse Has the Stores. A Cortland Dispensary Is No. 1.
Monday, October 12 · 17 of Central New York's 24 dispensaries are in Onondaga County, home to Syracuse. Read the story →
Western New York's Average Dispensary Sells the Least in the State
Monday, October 12 · The average Western New York dispensary sold an estimated $1.25M from January 1 through October 1, the lowest of New York's 14 regions. Read the story →
Two Henrietta Dispensaries Are $137,000 Apart at the Top of the Finger Lakes
Monday, October 12 · Through October 1, RISE - Henrietta ($8.78M) and MJ Dispensary - Henrietta ($8.65M) are $137K apart at the top of the Finger Lakes. Read the story →
Chains Take 5.5% of Mohawk Valley Weed Sales, the Lowest in New York
Tuesday, October 13 · Chain stores took 5.5% of Mohawk Valley dispensary sales from January 1 through October 1, the lowest of any region in New York. Read the story →
CHAMPS and Smoke & Mirrors: A Week of Glass and Culture in Austin
Tuesday, October 13 · Texas spent the past seven months squeezing its hemp industry. This week, the people who make the pipes came to Austin anyway. Read the story →
Chains Take Less Than 10% of Southern Tier Weed Sales
Wednesday, October 14 · Chain stores took 9.6% of Southern Tier dispensary sales from January 1 through October 1, against 37% statewide. Read the story →
Genuine Grow Is Small-Batch Cannabis Made in Montclair
Wednesday, October 14 · Andrew Marshall of Genuine Grow in Montclair, NJ, on licensing, the 8 Inch Bagel, rosin collabs, an under-canopy light trial and why he holds back batches. Read the story →
A New Jersey Grower Bet Its License on a Hidden Farm. It Lost Everything.
Wednesday, October 14 · A former employee describes investor pressure, an unlicensed outdoor harvest and a plan to drive down extract prices. By their account, it ended with the state revoking every license the company held. Read the story →
Curaleaf Raised Its Hostile Bid for Aurora to $5 a Share. Aurora Still Hasn't Said Yes.
Thursday, October 15 · Curaleaf raised its hostile bid for Aurora Cannabis to about US$5 a share on October 5, an 86% premium, by Curaleaf's math, to Aurora's 30-day average price before the bid was announced. Read the story →
Germany Imported 201 Tonnes of Medical Cannabis Last Year. Canada's Producers Are Buying In.
Thursday, October 15 · Germany imported 201 tonnes of medical cannabis in 2025, nearly three times its 2024 total, and Canadian cannabis companies have been buying into Europe, most directly Germany. Read the story →
Your Guide to Hall of Flowers Week: Pier 36, the Pre-Parties and the Afterparties
Thursday, October 15 · Hall of Flowers is back at Pier 36 October 21 and 22, and this time it brought a whole week with it: a comedy show, a High Times pre-party, Puffco and Astor Club in Bushwick, and Third Thursday on the Delancey roof. Read the story →
Florida's Busiest-Store Ranking Changes Every Week. Four Weeks of State Data Show What Holds.
Friday, October 16 · Three companies held third place in four weeks, and Sunburn knocked Rise off the top once. But averaged across a month, the order we published in September stands — and the bottom of the table hasn't moved at all. Read the story →
Vireo Growth Had 14 Dispensaries in March 2025. It Now Has 170.
Friday, October 16 · Vireo Growth ran 14 dispensaries in three states in March 2025. Read the story →
Grabba's Big Moment and the Toxic Brands Killing the Vibes
Sunday, October 18 · Walk into almost any bodega in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem or even TriBeCa and ask for grabba, and nobody behind the counter will blink. Read the story →
Possessing Delta-8 in Texas Is Now a Felony. Whether THCA Flower Is Legal Depends on Who You Ask.
Monday, October 19 · Since July 31, possessing delta-8 in Texas has been a state jail felony, punishable by 180 days to two years in jail and a fine of up to $10,000. Read the story →
Toad Venom Is the Strain of 2026. Nobody Can Agree Where It Came From.
Tuesday, October 20 · First things first: Toad Venom is weed. Read the story →
Cannabis Finally Got Rescheduled. Nine Public Operators Went Under Waiting.
Tuesday, October 20 · Nine publicly traded US cannabis operators have collapsed since 2024, through receivership, creditor protection, forced asset sales or delisting, while the industry waited on federal rescheduling. Read the story →
Cannabis' Biggest Landlord Is Down More Than 80%. Here's Every Tenant That Fell Behind on Rent.
Wednesday, October 21 · On October 15, 2026 it closed at $53.20, down 81% from its record close of $286.21 in November 2021. Read the story →
Correction: Three Cannabis Businesses Sold Far More Than Our Data Showed
Thursday, October 22 · Flynnstoned, EV Family Farms and Noble Valley Harvest sent us their own sales records. Each sold far more than the Lit Alerts estimates we used — and we're now accepting self-reported data from any NY or NJ business. Read the story →
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