The Cannabis Place, the first legal cannabis dispensary to open in Middle Village, holds a grand opening with key figures responsible for the accomplishment.
Photo by Anthony Medina
The Cannabis Place, a legal adult-use cannabis dispensary, officially opened its doors at 74-03 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village on Saturday, March 16, after years of preparation and a slew of challenges.
Osbert Orduña, the chief executive officer and founder of The Cannabis Place, joined with family, friends, and key figures from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management to celebrate the grand opening. The store is the ninth adult-use dispensary to open in Queens—with three in Astoria, two in Long Island City, two in Jamaica and one in Bayside.
The Cannabis Place is the first store to legally operate in central Queens. However, there are more likely to follow, as several applications have been filed for licenses in Middle Village, Maspeth, Ridgewood and Glendale.
In a conversation with QNS, Orduña says he welcomes his neighbors and community members to enter his dispensary, ask questions, and learn about every product. He also says he is committed to being part of the community and help thwart the illegal cannabis sellers in the neighborhood.
“I want people from the neighborhood to know that this is a licensed legal cannabis dispensary that is completely different from the unlicensed smoke shops that exist in the community,” Orduña says.
At the site where a Capitol One Bank operated for years, the interior of the dispensary stays true in highlighting simplicity and safety in its design. Similar to what is seen at other legal dispensaries throughout the city, The Cannabis Place showcases products available to purchase on display shelves found as customers enter the facility.
A staff of nearly two dozen employees, also referred to as bud-tenders, provide advice on each of the products, such as flowers, rolls, edibles, oils, and even cannabis-infused…
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