21+ only
This site lists licensed cannabis retailers. You need to be 21 or over, or 18 and over with a valid medical cannabis card where your state allows it.
3 licensed shops open in Colonie right now, ranked on a star rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Cannabique leads at 5.0.
A 4.9 from 300 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the New York average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it. Both figures are printed on each entry.
243 Wolf Rd
Cannabique gets noticed for its looks, with reviewers calling it the cleanest and best-laid-out shop they have visited and praising the displays and furniture. The selection leans fun and unusual, staff are glad to introduce new brands, and online orders are ready within minutes. It is cash only with a free parking lot, and dogs are welcome.
Open
1686 Central Ave
Reviews here keep naming the same budtenders, mostly for pointing out new products to try and finding the closest match when a first choice is not in stock. The room is clean, the product range is broad, and shoppers say they get what they need efficiently.
Open
1839 Central Ave
Value is the first thing regulars mention, with prices they call the best in the area and a solid selection to match. Budtenders take time with beginners, explaining dosing clearly and steering new buyers toward lighter products rather than just making a sale. Most visits are quick, in-and-out stops.
Open
A star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every rating is shrunk toward the New York mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure sits next to the raw one on every entry.
Every one Google lists as open and licensed under a cannabis category at the time of the last check. Shops that had closed permanently or temporarily are dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside New York.
Because we have not read one. Plenty of shops sell only through a third-party ordering platform that publishes nothing on their own domain, and a brand list is not worth guessing at.
Quarterly. Ratings move and shops close, and a list nobody re-checks becomes a directory of places that used to be good.