Warren County Outspends Manhattan on Weed, Per Resident
Warren County's 5 dispensaries sold $187 of legal cannabis for every county resident from January 1 through October 1.
Warren County's 5 dispensaries sold $187 of legal cannabis for every county resident from January 1 through October 1. That's the highest per-resident figure of any county in New York, ahead of Manhattan ($142).
Overall, the Capital District's 74 dispensaries sold an estimated $135.7M, 10.5% of New York's total and No. 4 of the state's 14 regions. The average store sold $1.83M and the median store $1.33M. That works out to $122 per resident and one store for every 15,076 people. Another 32 licensed stores in the region haven't opened yet.
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.
Every Capital District store in the top 20
| Rank | Store | Town | County | Est. sales | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RISE - Halfmoon Clifton Park | Clifton Park | Saratoga | $8.1M | #14 |
| 2 | State of Mind Dispensary - Latham | Latham | Albany | $6.0M | #29 |
| 3 | Upstate Canna Co. | Schenectady | Schenectady | $5.7M | #33 |
| 4 | Verilife - Albany | Latham | Albany | $4.4M | #51 |
| 5 | High Rollers Cannabis | Queensbury | Warren | $4.4M | #53 |
| 6 | High Peaks Canna | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga | $4.4M | #54 |
| 7 | Cannabicity - Schenectady | Schenectady | Schenectady | $3.8M | #71 |
| 8 | Royale Flower - Albany | Albany | Albany | $3.5M | #85 |
| 9 | Cannabis Central | Clifton Park | Saratoga | $3.5M | #88 |
| 10 | Sashies | Ballston Spa | Saratoga | $3.5M | #91 |
| 11 | Silver Therapeutics - Saratoga Springs | Saratoga Springs | Saratoga | $3.4M | #98 |
| 12 | Stage One Cannabis | Rensselaer | Rensselaer | $3.4M | #100 |
| 13 | THTree - Coxsackie | West Coxsackie | Greene | $3.3M | #105 |
| 14 | Route 20 | Albany | Albany | $3.2M | #107 |
| 15 | Hold Up Roll Up - Albany | Albany | Albany | $2.9M | #118 |
| 16 | RR Legacy Dispensary | Glens Falls | Warren | $2.9M | #122 |
| 17 | Electric City Cannabis | Schenectady | Schenectady | $2.7M | #137 |
| 18 | Goldleaf Cannabis - Hudson | Hudson | Columbia | $2.6M | #149 |
| 19 | Smokey Paradise | East Greenbush | Rensselaer | $2.6M | #153 |
| 20 | High Society Dispensary | Hudson Falls | Washington | $2.5M | #156 |
The other 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 29 | $44.5M | $1.53M | $139 |
| Saratoga | 12 | $32.0M | $2.67M | $133 |
| Schenectady | 9 | $19.3M | $2.14M | $119 |
| Rensselaer | 8 | $13.8M | $1.73M | $86 |
| Warren | 5 | $12.2M | $2.44M | $187 |
| Washington | 4 | $4.9M | $1.23M | $82 |
| Greene | 4 | $4.7M | $1.18M | $100 |
| Columbia | 3 | $4.3M | $1.43M | $71 |
How the stores stack up
3 stores sold more than $5 million, 25 sold between $2 million and $5 million, 16 sold between $1 million and $2 million, and 30 sold less than $1 million. The smallest store sold $69K.
Who runs the stores
Chains, meaning operators with two or more selling stores in New York, took 36.4% of the Capital District's sales, against 37% statewide. The top independent store is Upstate Canna Co. ($5.7M).
| Operator | Type | Stores here | Est. sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Mind Dispensary | Chain | 2 | $8.4M |
| RISE (Green Thumb) | Chain | 1 | $8.1M |
| Silver Therapeutics | Chain | 3 | $7.1M |
| Cannabicity | Chain | 2 | $6.2M |
| Upstate Canna Co. | Independent | 1 | $5.7M |
| Verilife (PharmaCann) | Chain | 1 | $4.4M |
Where the Capital District ranks among New York's 14 regions
No. 4 in total sales, No. 7 for average store, No. 6 for median store, No. 2 for sales per resident, No. 1 for stores per person, and No. 8 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 Capital District store, and its rank, on the dispensary map.
