Good vibes and good weed

Best bud tenders around

The best bud tenders around. They have the knowledge and experience that you’re looking for . Ozy has been-very helpful and helped me with my purchases. Come see all the great products and the very best bud tenders around at stage one dispensary

Pamela835Upstate New York

Yea boy!

Finally Upstate NY getting into the cannabis game. Came here the other day and a very nice lady helped me checkout and was very informative and cool as hell! Check in was easy and scanning the shelves while waiting for order ain’t half bad!!! Will be back!

DonaldJones11Albany, NY

Kate was such a pleasure to deal with and was very knowledgeable, thank her for a great job.

injurjefferyCapital Region Brands

Wonderful staff good vibes good deals good merch 🫰🏼

lovedaddyxoxoWestchester County

My favorite store in the area as of March 24

Doesn’t feel like a dentist office! I appreciate that there is some natural light in this location. They have done a great job with the displays too!

WMUser228948900Beverly Hills, CA

Best Trees Around!!

The best dispensary I've been to while I'm on my trip in NY!!!!

rastaman118Wheat Ridge, Colorado

THIS IS THE SPOT.

Super cool space, bright, fun and inviting. Staff is enthusiastic, knowledgable and pleasant. Prices are competitive and there really is something for every budget. I adore everything about Stage One dispensary!!

StillcantkillmeAlbany, NY

Great experience

Amazing experience the bud tenders are super knowledgeable and the store offers a great selection of products. Anything you can think of they have it!

Shanelle30Anaheim

A real ny dispensary

Easily the best dispensary in the albany area. Super knowledgeable staff, solid shop vibes, and my budtender clearly knew what was up with all of the products. Probably the closest to the vibes im used to on the west coast.

Cricket410Albany, NY

Amazing atmosphere and good nugs

Always a good time when walk into stage one. Budtenders are super knowledgeable.

Jay____Utica

Dope Spot

Shopping here has been nothing but a great experience, from the first time I visited I knew I wanted to come back. Staff was ready and eager to help with my order, the wait wasn’t too long, and everyone seemed happy to be there. With a good inventory of products and new ones coming in weekly, it’s super exciting to have a dispensary close to home with new things to try. I can’t wait to see both the location and the industry continue to grow!

JoaquamFlakemAlbany, NY

Top Notch

Extremely knowledgeable staff, fast service, awesome products ,AND a delivery option. If i could give 6 stars I would.

JpHopeAlbany, NY

Love this place

Everyone who works here is real chill and knows a lot about the product. Learn a lot Everytime I'm here. It's the only NYS rec Dispensery I'll go to!

Swarley27Anaheim

Wow, thank you for the nice compliment! We love to hear that and look forward to seeing you again soon.

Official response

great place great service

really good, friendly customer service, great options, reasonable prices and good location

robwags382Long Island Brands

Aggressive Ownership

Ownership was very rude and aggressive simply because I parked in the incorrect spot. They also don’t take debit and their atm will double charge you for withdrawals.

Peeloff8Capital Region Brands

Details

License information

Storefront | Pickup

810C Broadway, Rensselaer, New York 12144

Recreational

Supports the Black community

Amenities

Accessible

Age minimum

ATM

Security

Accepts debit

Announcement

Now Accepting Weedmaps Online Ordering.

Introduction

It all began 30 some years ago, when Nate Innes and Josh Mirsky met in Albany, NY. Both teenagers living with their parents in Center Square, off of Lark Street, Nate, Josh and their crew would meet at Stage One: on the stoops of a brownstone, next to a Bodega, located on the corner of Lark and Jay Streets.

If you got a page on your pager to your skytel (look it up, it was a thing) that said 42011111, they knew it was meetup time at Stage One.

Stage One was a jump off point, a place to people watch, a place they would meet to converse, have a laugh, and yes…smoke a jay or two.

We are staying true to our roots and bringing it back full circle, back to Stage One.

About us

One of the first and only CAURD recipients to open in NYS. Small, family owned, minority owned, female owned, justice involved business. Taking pride in helping shape the culture of the legal market of NYS cannabis. We are proud to trail blaze and be a part of making history!

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