Kush Mart's Dispensaries Serve Buffalo and Lancaster’s Cannabis Community

The New York cannabis market is still taking shape, and operators on the ground are navigating regulation, retail realities, and consumer education in real time. On this episode of the Respect My Region Podcast: New York Cannabis Edition, we sit down with Zack Crowell, partner at Kush Mart, to talk about building and operating licensed dispensaries in Western New York. Kush Mart operates dispensaries in Buffalo and Lancaster, serving local communities while adapting to the evolving structure of New York’s adult-use cannabis rollout. Zack shares insight into what it takes to open compliant retail locations, how local markets differ even within the same region, and what consumers are actually looking for when they walk into a dispensary. We discuss inventory strategy, staffing, education at the point of sale, and the challenges dispensaries face as the state continues to refine regulations. This episode offers a grounded look at New York cannabis retail from someone actively building inside it, not theory, not hype, just real experience from the floor. 🎥 Now streaming on YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitch via RespectMyRegion.com.