Evergreen Retail brought licensed cannabis to the Village of Brockport in spring 2024, from a storefront at 51 North Main Street in the village's downtown. It's a CAURD dispensary (license OCM-CAURD-24-000113) owned by Karen M. Tobin of nearby Kendall, in Orleans County, and its website describes it as women-owned. Two and a half years in, it's growing in two directions: a planned community space called the Evergreen Lounge, and a second store in Schoharie County.
Karen Tobin's Brockport bet
When Evergreen held its grand opening on April 18, 2024, the Orleans Hub reported that Tobin had more than eight years of experience in New York's regulated cannabis market. It described the store as a licensed dispensary between Buffalo and Rochester that sources from local farmers and processors. Tobin told the paper she wanted a store with "the highest standards of compliance and customer care." Community leaders and residents attended the opening, and the neighboring D.P. Dough supplied food.
OCM data puts the first day of sales a month earlier, on March 19, 2024, so the April event was a grand opening after a quieter soft launch. Evergreen's site calls it "one of New York State's first dispensaries," which fits: CAURD licensees were the first adult-use retailers the state allowed to open.
Local flower and featured brands
Evergreen organizes its online menu into flower, pre-rolls, extracts (shatter, wax, and other dab products), vapes, edibles, and drinks. Its homepage currently features MFNY pre-rolls and edibles, 6 Points flower, and Gage Farm flower. Earlier store descriptions also mention topicals. The Orleans Hub coverage and the store's own copy both emphasize stocking product from upstate farms and processors. If you want to learn about the growers behind those labels, our guide to the best New York-grown cannabis brands is a good starting point, and Pre-Roll Power covers the category MFNY is known for.
Local sourcing has a practical benefit for a store this size. Upstate farms and processors can restock a village shop quickly, and staff can often tell you who grew a jar and where. Tobin's own roots are nearby: Kendall is a rural Orleans County town on the Lake Ontario shore, a short drive northwest of Brockport. Ask which products come from the nearest farms. Upstate flower can sell out quickly after harvest, so check the online menu first if you're after a particular strain.
We didn't record prices, because the live menu changes often. Evergreen's menu is the place to check current pricing.
Growth plans: a lounge and a second store
The biggest new project is the Evergreen Lounge. The site calls it "the first cannabis-centered community space in the area," starting as a gathering space for events, education, creativity, and connection. The shop is surveying the community for people interested in attending events, hosting them, teaching classes, or performing, and it keeps an events calendar on its site. As described, the lounge is a community and events space, not a consumption lounge. New York hasn't finalized rules for on-site consumption.
Evergreen's site announces a second location at 813 East Main Street in Cobleskill, opening in fall 2026. OCM records show a standard adult-use retail license, OCM-RETL-26-000517, issued August 6, 2026, to the same company. OCM classifies that license as women-owned and lists it as not yet operational. Cobleskill is more than 200 miles east, in Schoharie County, so the expansion won't affect Brockport shoppers directly. It does show that the business is stable enough to grow.
Reviews, hours, and contact
Leafly reviews give Evergreen 4.4 out of 5 from eight ratings, with sub-scores of 4.6 for quality, 4.3 for service, and 4.4 for atmosphere. Positive reviews describe knowledgeable staff, a small but well-organized room, and support for local growers. Leafly's summary also notes that the owners are often in the store. One review complains about staff being condescending, so service seems to depend on who's working. With so few reviews, any single visit could go either way. Leafly flags the listing as unclaimed, so check Google for more recent feedback.
- Monday through Saturday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Sunday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Call (585) 391-3474 or email [email protected]. The newsletter is where Evergreen says it posts deals and specials. The store doesn't advertise delivery, so plan to shop in person. Brockport is a SUNY college town on the Erie Canal, and North Main Street is the village's walkable spine, so students and residents can usually walk there. Drivers from Hamlin, Clarkson, and eastern Orleans County have a short trip.
Getting the most from a small-village store
Evergreen's store is smaller than a suburban superstore, so a few habits help. Check the online menu before you go: it's organized by category, with separate pages for drinks, flower, wax, and pre-rolls, so you can see what's in stock before you drive in. If you're coming from Orleans County or farther west, closing time matters: the store closes at 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sunday, earlier than many stores in Rochester and Buffalo.
The events calendar will carry Evergreen Lounge programming as it starts. If you'd like to host a class or perform, the shop's survey asks for exactly that.
Bring a valid 21+ photo ID. Students from SUNY Brockport who are 21 or older can use a driver's license, a state ID, or a passport, but New York dispensaries generally won't accept a college ID alone. Because the store is in the village center, it's easy to reach on foot without a car.
Nearby comparisons
Brockport is less isolated than when Evergreen opened. OCM records show MJ Dispensary at 377 South Union Street in Spencerport, which opened in November 2025, roughly a dozen miles east. Rochester's city shops are farther still. High Today's guide to the best dispensaries in Rochester covers those. Compared with newer competitors, Evergreen offers a well-established village storefront, an owner who is often in the store, and a growing events program.
Who it's for
Evergreen suits Brockport residents and SUNY Brockport students who are 21 or older, western Monroe and eastern Orleans county shoppers who'd rather not drive into Rochester, and anyone who wants to buy local flower from a woman-owned CAURD store.
It's a weaker fit if you need delivery, late-evening shopping, or a very large menu. Evergreen doesn't advertise delivery, it closes at 8 p.m., and its room is described as small. For those needs, larger Rochester stores are worth the drive. For a quick weekday stop in the village, though, it covers the main product categories, and its owner has years of experience in the regulated market. For more stores in the region, see High Today's dispensary directory.