CONBUD is the cannabis business started by Coss Marte, the Lower East Side native best known for ConBody, the prison-style fitness studio that hires formerly incarcerated trainers. According to ConBud's own account of a New York Post profile, Marte grew up on the LES, was incarcerated at 23 for running a multimillion-dollar drug operation, and developed the workout that became ConBody in a tiny prison cell. CONBUD extends the same idea to legal cannabis: the company describes itself as owned and operated by formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted people, founded by three Black and Latino entrepreneurs, with a tagline that sums it up: "You get New York's finest. We get second chances."
The flagship is at 85 Delancey Street, under CAURD license OCM-CAURD-23-000021, and the address matches its listing in the regulator's verification database. The company cited roughly $7 million in 2024 sales, per that same New York Post coverage.
Three stores, two boroughs
CONBUD has expanded well beyond its original corner. The OCM list now shows:
- CONBUD LES, 85 Delancey Street, Manhattan (OCM-CAURD-23-000021)
- CONBUD Mott Haven, 2412 Third Avenue, Bronx, listed by the state as CONBUD Bronx (Summit Canna) (OCM-CAURD-23-000083)
- CONBUD by Yankee Stadium, 898 Gerard Avenue, Bronx (OCM-CAURD-24-000220)
The Mott Haven store sits on Third Avenue in the South Bronx, and the Gerard Avenue shop is in the blocks around Yankee Stadium, so game-day crowds and Concourse-area residents are its natural customers. If you're shopping uptown, compare them with our review of Sesh NYC, one of the Bronx's best-loved dispensaries.
Late weekends on Delancey
The LES store keeps late hours: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and until 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, per the hours listed across most of CONBUD's website (one store-hours panel shows a 2 a.m. weekend close, so call (646) 449-0809 if you're cutting it fine). Mott Haven runs 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. The Yankee Stadium store is open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. most days, until 10 p.m. Friday and until 8 p.m. Sunday.
Read the payment fine print
CONBUD is unusually transparent about what each payment method costs, and it's worth knowing before you get to the register. According to its FAQ, cash is preferred and cheapest, and there are ATMs in the store. Debit carries a flat $3.50 fee; the store rounds the total up to the nearest $5 or $0 and gives change back. Credit cards carry a 6% fee with a $419 per-transaction limit, though larger baskets can be split. The FAQ also notes the 13% cannabis tax and that the in-store kiosk shows pre-tax prices, so the total at checkout will be higher than what's on screen. Accepted IDs include state IDs, passports and IDNYC cards. Our dispensary etiquette guide covers how fees and tipping work elsewhere in the city.
Delivery, rewards and the Clayton Patterson capsule
CONBUD delivers throughout Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, according to the website, which also asks customers to tip their drivers. A rewards program runs through Alpine IQ. Categories on the menu include pre-rolls, concentrates, flower, vaporizers, edibles, tinctures, topicals, accessories and apparel. The apparel isn't an afterthought: CONBUD released a capsule collection with Clayton Patterson, the photographer and artist long associated with documenting LES street life, sold only at the Delancey store. The capsule's pieces include a skull tee, a mermaid hat, brass-knuckles graphics and a "Breaking Bars" bomber jacket, imagery that leans into the company's second-chance theme. It's an unusual move for a dispensary and gives regulars something to buy that has nothing to do with THC. For current Lower East Side discounts, browse our dispensary deals hub.
From ConBody to CONBUD
Marte built his public profile with ConBody, a fitness studio modeled on the workouts he devised in a cell and staffed by formerly incarcerated trainers. That studio gave him a template: a consumer business whose hiring policy is part of the product. CONBUD applies it to cannabis, a category whose prohibition drove many of the arrests the CAURD program was designed to address. The company says it prioritizes hiring people who face barriers to employment because of incarceration, and it runs events and workshops on cannabis education and equity.
What the 13% on your receipt means
CONBUD's FAQ is one of the few shop pages that spells out tax at the register, and it's worth understanding. New York charges a 9% state tax and a 4% local tax on adult-use cannabis sales, for 13% total, on top of a potency-based tax collected earlier in the supply chain that is already built into shelf prices. Because CONBUD's kiosk shows pre-tax prices, mentally add about an eighth to what you see on screen. Add a card fee if you're not paying cash, and the gap between the sticker and the receipt can be noticeable.
The Bronx stores in practice
The Yankee Stadium location is a short walk from the 161 St–Yankee Stadium station on the 4, B and D lines, and its hours run a little later on Fridays, which helps on game nights. The Mott Haven store has the simplest schedule in the group, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Both share the same mission and much of the same approach as the Delancey Street flagship.
Delancey Street context
The flagship sits on Delancey Street, the wide crosstown artery that feeds the Williamsburg Bridge, a short walk from the Delancey St–Essex St station (F, J, M, Z) and the Essex Market area. That makes it reachable from Williamsburg in a few subway stops and from much of Lower Manhattan on foot.
Nearby licensed competitors include Mighty Lucky on the Bowery and KushKlub NYC on Orchard Street, both on the OCM list. Mighty Lucky emphasizes a curated, boutique feel with earlier closing times; CONBUD's late weekend hours and mission-driven hiring set it apart. Shoppers focused on potency numbers may want to read our explainer on why higher THC isn't always better before choosing between shelves.
Who should shop at CONBUD
This is a natural choice for shoppers who want their money to support second-chance hiring, LES residents and nightlife-goers who need a counter open past midnight on weekends, and Bronx customers near Mott Haven or Yankee Stadium. If you prefer to pay by card, factor in the fees, or bring cash to keep costs down. Visitors exploring the Lower East Side's bars and music venues will find the Delancey store's weekend hours especially convenient, and fans of downtown history may want a look at the Clayton Patterson capsule while they're there. Just remember that buying late doesn't change where you can consume: smoking rules for public spaces still apply.