"New York City's Upper West Side is now home to The Sanctuary Garden, a new adult-use cannabis dispensary located at 2610 Broadway. The dispensary officially opened its doors today, September 11, 2025, with a two-day grand opening celebration scheduled for September 26 and 27. Open daily from 8:00 AM to midnight, The Sanctuary Garden aims to provide a welcoming space for education, access, and healing through cannabis."
"Founded by longtime community organizer, social worker, and legacy cannabis operator Daron Hudson, The Sanctuary Garden represents both personal resilience and collective progress. Hudson is the first justice-involved individual in New York's Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) program to help launch the state's legal cannabis industry. His work on the opening team of Housing Works Cannabis-the state's first legal dispensary in 2022-positioned him as a trusted advocate for equity and ownership in an evolving market. Now, through The Sanctuary Garden, Hudson continues to champion culture, community, and second chances."
"Cannabis should be about more than transactions. It should be about healing, access, and building people up. I'm grateful to finally open these doors and create a place where community and legacy truly matter."
The Sanctuary Garden opened on September 11, 2025 at 2610 Broadway on Manhattan's Upper West Side, operating daily from 8:00 AM to midnight and planning a two-day grand opening on September 26–27. The dispensary emphasizes education, access, and healing through cannabis while serving as a community-focused retail and cultural hub. Founder Daron Hudson is a longtime community organizer, social worker, and legacy operator who is the first justice-involved participant in New York's CAURD program to help launch the state's legal cannabis industry. The Sanctuary Garden aims to model repair, reinvestment, and shared growth through equitable ownership and programming.
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