Silk Road NYC is a NY OCM-licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary at 166-30 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica, Queens. We opened February 23, 2024 — the 75th licensed dispensary in New York State and the first Bangladeshi-owned dispensary in the state. Owner-operated, social-equity (CAURD-24-000062), and built as a home for the neighborhood, not a branch of a chain.
Shop the MenuThe Legacy StoryFounder Sohan Bashar grew up in Jamaica, Queens and has spent over two decades in the cannabis world — from the legacy market to a state-licensed storefront. That experience is on the shelf: we curate what is actually good, not what a distributor pushes.
New York wrote the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) in 2021 to put the people most harmed by cannabis prohibition first — to turn legacy operators into licensed owners. Silk Road NYC is what that promise looks like delivered: a justice-involved, Bangladeshi-Muslim, Jamaica-Queens-raised founder who went from the legacy market to a state CAURD license (OCM-CAURD-24-000062) and opened the 75th legal dispensary in New York State — and the first Bangladeshi-owned dispensary in the state. We made history.
“The poster child for social equity.”Herb BarbotNew York’s inaugural OCM Director of Operations — on Joint Session: Diverse Voices in NYS Cannabis
That is not a marketing line — it is how the man who helped build New York’s cannabis regulator described Sohan on his podcast. Hear the full interview → Learn about the program at the NY Office of Cannabis Management.
From day one Silk Road has doubled as an event venue — the HISCORE gaming league, Friday lounge nights, Find Your Frequency, Canvas in the Clouds, Dab Bingo, and Cannabis Around The World. See the events calendar →
4.8★ from 420+ reviews earned right here in Jamaica. Benny the Butcher filmed here, Kenny Brooks pulled 7M views, and stupidDOPE has covered us 18 times. Real receipts — see them all.
166-30 Jamaica Ave, Jamaica NY 11432 · (347) 233-3879 · Sun–Wed 10–9, Thu–Sat 10–10
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