Empire Chem reps the whole state — plus a 600th store on the UWS, NY sales blowing past $1.2B, and where rescheduling really stands.
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Sunday, September 28, 2026  ·  Weekly · NYC
Last Sunday of September and the city's got that first real jacket-weather bite to it. This week we're repping the whole state with Empire Chem, tipping our hat to the Upper West Side landing NY's 600th shop, and cutting through the rescheduling noise so you actually know where it stands. Pull up.
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Empire Chem

1 g Pre-Roll · Hybrid · 25.9% THC
Empire Chem 1 g pre-roll by Toke Folks They don't call it the Empire State for nothing. Empire Chem is the one we built to rep all of New York at once — not one block, not one borough, the whole skyline. Bold chem and earthy gas up front, a strong, balanced finish on the back end. It's diesel with a backbone: the smell that hits before the elevator doors even open.
 
Rolled from small-batch, indoor-grown flower and lab-tested by lot — match the number on your pack to its COA. One clean gram that smokes like the city runs: loud, steady, no days off.
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Now stocking: Flower Power, Upper West Side

Fitting week for it — the UWS just put NY's 600th licensed shop on the map (more on that below). Flower Power Dispensers at 22 W 66th St is your uptown plug: a real, licensed NY dispensary a stone's throw from the park. Roll through, ask for Toke Folks, and see what's on the shelf.
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The UWS just landed NY's 600th licensed store

New York's legal market quietly clicked past 600 open dispensaries, and store #600 planted its flag on the Upper West Side. Two years ago the city had a handful of legal doors; now uptown's got a real one steps from Lincoln Center. The gray-market corner shop is finally losing the plot.

NY blew past $1.2B in sales — and it's only August

The state rang up $165.8M in legal weed in August alone, pushing 2026 past $1.22 billion through eight months. Translation: buying legal isn't the fringe move anymore — it's what New York does now, tested product and all. The scene you're part of is officially huge.

Weed farmers' markets & showcase pop-ups get the green light

The state is now taking applications for cannabis showcase events and farmers'-market-style pop-ups — think galleries, cafés and open-air markets where licensed brands set up shop for a weekend. It's the IRL version of the culture: meet the growers, smell the jars, and actually discover new NY flower in person. Keep an eye on your local shop's calendar.
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Rescheduling: what's actually true right now

Cutting the noise: this month a federal court let a partial Schedule III order stand for medical-licensed and FDA-approved products, but adult-use weed is still Schedule I while a broader review grinds on. Nothing changes at your NY register today — it's a slow-moving federal story, not a switch that just flipped. We'll flag it when it means something for you.

Prices stay low nationwide — good news at the counter

The US market is set to rebound to about $30.5B in 2026 after its first-ever dip in 2025, but supply's still heavy and prices keep sliding — so shoppers keep winning on cost. For a small-batch grower it means the flower has to actually be worth it. Suits us fine: we compete on quality, not shortcuts.
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