NY Cannabis Dispensary Review Series: The Plant – Where Yonkers Goes Green

Dispensary Name: The Plant

Dispensary Location: 2595 Central Park Avenue

Dispensary Owner:  Anthony Bannister and Regina Smith

Website: https://fanoftheplant.com/menu

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theplantyonkers/?hl=en

Trail Blazing:

Excerpted from The Emerald Magazine

According to Marijuana Business Daily, approximately 81% of cannabis business owners or founders are white. Only 4% are Black owned…

Legalization, however, continues to deter Black entrepreneurs from even getting their foot in the door… It is important now more than ever to become conscious cannabis consumers.

Excerpted from News 12 Westchester

On Thursday, May 9, The Plant opened its doors at its new location on Central Avenue. The store sells state-grown and tested cannabis products.

The Plant co-owners and Yonkers natives Regina and Anthony Bannister said they are thankful to be opening the city's first adult-use retail dispensary.

Excerpted from Yonkers Times

The Plant is an independently owned premium cannabis dispensary in Yonkers, New York. With local ownership and an emphasis on serving the surrounding community, The Plant’s role in the community goes far beyond selling the widest variety of high quality, New York-grown cannabis products. 

Excerpted from Budsfeed

Regina Smith: “We always talk about our love for the plant, how the plant connects us with all types of people, and how the plant can be used to heal. Cannabis connects us in many ways, so for us our dispensary didn’t need an outlandish name because THE PLANT speaks for itself in many ways.”

Rooted in Community:

Excerpted from PIX11

“Opening The Plant is the culmination of a lifetime dream. The Plant is more than just a retail location, but a way to use cannabis to bring together people, culture, and community,” Anthony Bannister, CEO and co-owner of The Plant, said in a statement.

Excerpted from Microsoft News

“Our neighbors can look to The Plant not just for high-quality, tested cannabis products, but for a forum to learn more about cannabis and explore the multitude of benefits it can have on individuals and society.”

Excerpted from Lo Hud

CEO and Yonkers native Anthony Bannister says he hopes to bring New York state-grown and tested premium cannabis products to the over 1 million residents in Westchester that still may not have access to safe products.

Excerpted from Westfair

The store says it is intended to provide access “to the highest quality cannabis brands and products New York has to offer in a comfortable environment designed for people to quickly pick up favorites or take the time to explore something new.”

Growing Dreams:

Excerpted from New York Post

Regina Smith, co-owner of Yonkers dispensary The Plant and Scarsdale-based cupcake and cookie shop Small Cakes NY, loves cookies on a normal day, and really loves them when she’s high…There is only minimal crossover between Smith’s two businesses as she and her husband try to keep them separate.

Excerpted from Budsfeed

Anthony Bannister: “The path from selling weed since I was 15, to being incarcerated at 19 for selling weed and to now at 47 having the opportunity to sell legal cannabis in my hometown of Yonkers has given me great joy and is by far the greatest highlight. It has been an amazing journey…

What makes it stand out is, behind the scenes, we have a phenomenal team that's educated and determined. These traits are reflected by our front leadership and will carry on to the people we serve, making THE PLANT a great place to visit for premium legal cannabis in Yonkers.”

Excerpted from New York Cannabis Insider

Regina Smith: “It’s not an easy ride, but if you are passionate about it, have patience and continue to work hard to get to where you want to be, and you’ll be able to make it happen.”