The cannabis worth buying in Westchester right now falls into four categories: properly cured flower from small New York farms, live resin vape carts, fast acting gummies and seltzers, and infused pre rolls. Those are the parts of the New York supply that have gotten genuinely good, and they are what our budtenders on McLean Ave talk about all day.
A licensed shelf here does not look like Colorado’s or California’s. Every gram sold in this state was grown in New York and tested by a New York lab, so you get small farms, seasonal swings, and a menu that turns over week to week. A brand that was excellent in June can show up flat in October.
This page is the map for the rest of the cluster. Every recommendation below comes from what our team sells and restocks at 471 McLean Ave in south Yonkers and 2 S Central Ave in Spring Valley, so it reflects a Westchester and Rockland shelf, not a statewide average.
What to know up front
- Toke’s Westchester store is at 471 McLean Ave in Yonkers, open 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM daily, 914-207-1545. The Rockland store is at 2 S Central Ave in Spring Valley, a block off Route 59, open 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily, 845-406-3004.
- Every product on a licensed New York dispensary shelf was grown and processed in New York and tested by a New York lab. Cannabis cannot cross state lines, so a California brand reaches a Yonkers shelf by licensing its genetics to a New York cultivator.
- Adults 21 and over can buy up to 3 ounces of flower or 24 grams of concentrate per day in New York. You need a valid government photo ID every time, at the register and at the door for delivery.
- Flower, live resin vapes, fast acting gummies and seltzers, and infused pre rolls are the four strongest categories on a New York menu, and Connected x Alien Labs is the flower line to ask about first at either Toke store.
- Dispensaries take cash and debit only, in store and at the door. That is a federal banking rule that applies to every dispensary in the country, not a store policy.
Why does the menu here look different from Colorado or California?
New York built its supply chain small. Most flower on a Westchester shelf comes from farms working a few acres rather than a twenty acre greenhouse, and much of it is grown outdoors or in mixed light. Outdoor flower can be excellent, and it swings with the weather, which is why an in-state brand can be the best jar in the store one month and merely fine the next. More in why New York cannabis is different from other states.
One practical effect: ask when something came in. A jar sitting since spring smells like hay no matter whose name is on it.
What is the best flower to buy in Westchester?
Judge flower with your nose and your fingers before you look at the number on the label. Good New York flower smells loud through the jar, springs back when you press it, and breaks apart without turning to dust. Bad flower smells like cut grass or like nothing, and no THC percentage fixes that.
Connected x Alien Labs is the line we point people to first, because very few New York menus carry it and the cure is consistent. Florist Farms, MFNY, Bouket, Wizard Trees, and Back Home Cannabis all show up regularly in our best sellers, and So Dope is a brand our budtenders reach for on their own shifts.
Skip to whichever flower guide matches how you shop: the best flower brands in Westchester for a brand by brand read, the best indica strains in Westchester or the best sativa strains in Westchester if you already know what kind of night or morning you are planning, the strongest weed in Westchester for the high testers, and the best value flower in Westchester for smalls and seven gram jars.
A word on haze. New York haze is hit or miss. Some of it is beautiful and some is thin and grassy, and the label will not tell you which you are holding, so ask to smell it.
Which vapes are worth buying?
Live resin is the category worth your money. It comes from cannabis frozen right after harvest instead of dried, which keeps the terpenes that carry flavor, so the cart tastes like the plant rather than like sugar. Distillate carts are cheaper and more neutral.
Heavy Hitters, Jeeter, Super Fog, and Boutiq move fastest at both stores. Carts are what people grab on the way home, whether that is a stop on McLean before the Bronx River Parkway or a swing off Route 59 in Spring Valley. Hardware matters as much as oil, since a clogged cart is a hardware problem. The best vapes in Westchester sorts the shelf by extract type and use case, and the best live resin carts in Westchester covers flavor first.
Are the gummies and seltzers actually good?
Yes, and the beverages are the surprise. Ayrloom moves faster than almost anything else in the store, and seltzers have pulled in people who never wanted to smoke anything. Most drinks use an emulsion that gets the dose into you quickly, so a seltzer usually lands within 15 to 20 minutes where a standard gummy takes 45 minutes to two hours. A drink is easier to pace across an evening, and a gummy is easier to carry and split.
Read the best gummies in Westchester for dosing and the lines that stay in stock, and the best cannabis drinks in Westchester for the seltzer side. If you have only ever smoked, edibles versus smoking explains why the same milligram number lands differently.
What about pre rolls?
Pre rolls are the easiest category to get wrong. Plenty are packed with trim and burn hot and harsh. The ones worth buying use whole flower, have an even grind you can feel through the paper, and burn straight instead of canoeing down one side. The best pre rolls in Westchester covers singles and multipacks.
Infused pre rolls are a different product. A cone with hash, live resin, or distillate worked into it hits much harder than the same strain uninfused, and one is plenty for an evening. The best infused pre rolls in Westchester breaks down what each infusion type does to flavor and strength.
How do you choose between indica, sativa, and hybrid?
Those three words are shelf labels, not a lab result. What you feel tracks the terpenes in the jar, the aromatic compounds that give cannabis its smell. Myrcene heavy flower reads as heavy to most people, limonene reads bright, caryophyllene reads peppery. Leafly’s guide to cannabis terpenes is a good primer, and we wrote the blunter version in indica versus sativa versus hybrid. Shop by smell and by the last thing that worked.
What should you buy on a first trip to the store?
Start low and buy small. A low dose gummy, a single pre roll, or an eighth of something mild teaches you more than a big purchase you end up not liking. Tell the budtender what you have tried before, including anything that went badly, and skip the THC percentage conversation. How to choose what is right for you is worth reading before you walk in.
How much can you legally buy in New York in one day?
Three ounces of flower or 24 grams of concentrate, per adult, per day. You have to be 21 with a valid government photo ID, checked at the register and again at the door on a delivery. The Office of Cannabis Management publishes the rules, and its licensed dispensary verification tool shows whether a shop is licensed. Our plain English version is New York cannabis laws explained.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best thing to buy at a Westchester dispensary?
Well cured flower, a live resin vape, a fast acting gummy or seltzer, or an infused pre roll. Those four categories are where New York’s growers and processors are strongest. If you want one thing to ask for at the Yonkers counter, ask what Connected x Alien Labs came in this week.
Is there a dispensary in Bronxville or Scarsdale?
No. Both villages opted out of adult-use retail, along with most of the smaller Westchester municipalities. The closest licensed store to either one is Toke at 471 McLean Ave in Yonkers. The Bronxville and Scarsdale pages cover delivery if you would rather not drive.
Does THC percentage tell you how good flower is?
No. Percentage tells you how much THC was in the tested sample and nothing about flavor, aroma, or the cure. Two jars at the same number can smoke completely differently. We go through the math and the marketing in what THC percentage actually means.
Can I use a credit card at a dispensary?
No. Cash and debit only, both in store and at the door. Federal banking rules keep credit cards out of every dispensary in the country. Both stores have an ATM, and some of our drivers carry PIN debit terminals.
How do I know a dispensary is actually licensed?
Look for the OCM license number posted in the store and check the state’s verification tool. Toke’s licenses are OCM-RETL-25-000418 for Yonkers and OCM-RETL-25-000344 for Spring Valley. A shop that sells without checking ID, or that carries out of state packaging, is not licensed.
Where to shop in Westchester and Rockland
The Westchester store is at 471 McLean Ave in south Yonkers, an easy run from Bronxville, Mount Vernon, Scarsdale, and New Rochelle, open 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM daily. Parking is on the street, so give yourself a minute on a weekday evening. Browse the Yonkers menu first, and the Westchester County dispensary guide covers which towns allowed retail.
The Rockland store is at 2 S Central Ave in Spring Valley, a block off Route 59 and a short drive from Monsey, Nanuet, and Nyack, open 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily. The Spring Valley menu is online too.
Both stores deliver the same day, Westchester out of Yonkers and Rockland out of Spring Valley, with a real ETA and a text from the driver. The delivery minimum is $75, and orders over $150 deliver free within Yonkers and Spring Valley themselves. For any other address the fee shows in your cart. Whoever placed the order has to be there with ID.
Veterans get 15% off with one-time proof, New York medical cardholders get 10% off, and first orders get a welcome discount at checkout.