Leafology Cannabis Company began selling in downtown White Plains in October 2023, when it soft-opened at 244 Main Street, and local press credited it with Westchester County's first licensed cannabis sales. It held a formal ribbon cutting with White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach on April 19, 2024. By then, New York's licensing process had already taken the team about 33 months, according to The Examiner. Today it is one of the most fully developed independent shops in the county, with a large brand list, a delivery network, and an unusual credential on staff.
A family business with an FDNY story
Leafology describes itself as "family-owned, women-led, veteran-operated." The Examiner identified Christopher Weldon as part of a family trio of licensees and Raphael Bassalobre as chief operating officer. OCM records list the license, OCM-CAURD-24-000112, under Cat Rock CAURD LLC, with Shirley Xu-Weldon as primary contact.
The conditional license connects to the family's history. According to a 2024 press release, one co-owner had a cannabis conviction from the 1970s that affected his career before he went on to serve 31 years with the FDNY, and he is a 9/11 survivor. That conviction is exactly what New York's Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program was created to recognize. Bassalobre has described a model in which every team member shares in the profits, and the shop has publicly backed employees facing old legal problems.
One more timeline note: before it became a CAURD store, the space operated briefly under a "White Plains Growers Showcase" arrangement, a temporary state program that let licensed farmers sell directly to adults at approved sites, often in partnership with CAURD licensees. OCM's records date the current license's public opening to April 10, 2024.
The team has also built events into the business. The 2024 press release described private events that combine cannabis education with yoga, cooking, music, and art, and the company says it has helped staff deal with old legal issues, including helping an employee resolve an outstanding warrant from more than a decade earlier. Those details reflect the CAURD program's original goal: putting people harmed by prohibition at the center of the legal market.
Downtown White Plains location
Two-forty-four Main Street is in downtown White Plains, the county seat, a walkable area of offices, courts, restaurants, and apartment towers. The White Plains Metro-North station on the Harlem Line and the Bee-Line bus hub are within walking distance, so it is easy to reach without a car, something few suburban dispensaries can say.
Hours and payment
Leafology's site and OCM filing agree on the schedule: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday, among the earliest openings in the county. In-store payment is cash or debit card; delivery payment is confirmed at checkout. Phone: (914) 881-3160. Its 8 a.m. opening is also convenient for commuters, since you can stop on the walk between the Metro-North station and the office.
A deep New York bench
Leafology's site claims more than 150 licensed New York brands and more than 700 items, with over 500 terpene lab panels posted. Brands it highlights include MFNY, Leal, Nanticoke, Ithaca Organics, Ayrloom, Heavy Hitters, Wyld, Alchemy Pure, Florist Farms, and Ruby Farms. Categories cover flower, pre-rolls, vapes, concentrates, edibles, tinctures, topicals, and beverages. A "Connoisseurs Corner" groups premium flower and concentrates.
Two features make the store especially approachable for beginners and careful shoppers:
- A staff Ganjier. At the ribbon cutting, The Examiner reported that staffer Jonathan Seti held the Ganjier credential, a two-year cannabis-expertise certification often compared to a sommelier's.
- "The Leafologist," a virtual budtender on the website that suggests products based on what you are looking for, along with buying guides and brand pages.
If terpene panels are new to you, read our explainer on what terpenes are before browsing.
The lab panels deserve a closer look because few New York shops publish them this widely. A terpene panel lists the aromatic compounds measured in a batch, such as myrcene, limonene, and caryophyllene, by percentage. Shoppers who already know which profiles they like can filter for them rather than relying on strain names, which are not standardized in New York. If you have been buying by THC percentage alone, our piece on why higher THC isn't always better explains what the panels add.
Delivery and the High Rollers Club
Leafology delivers across a long list of Westchester communities, including White Plains, Scarsdale, Hartsdale, Harrison, Greenburgh, Yonkers, New Rochelle, and Mamaroneck. Its site lists 48-plus service areas. Its loyalty program, the High Rollers Club, pays out "Bud Bucks" on purchases. A Leafly reviewer also mentioned price matching, and you can compare its offers with others on High Today's deals page.
What customers say
Leafology's Leafly rating is close to perfect, though from only a few reviews. The comments describe friendly, knowledgeable staff who remember regulars' preferences, reliable delivery, a solid range across flower, cartridges, and edibles, and fair prices. We found no recurring complaints in the public reviews we checked, but the sample is small.
The White Plains field
White Plains has added licensed shops since 2024. Cannabis Realm of New York on Central Avenue opened in early 2024, and The Purple Owl Dispensary on Mamaroneck Avenue followed that summer. Compared with them, Leafology's strengths are its depth of brands, its educational tools, and its delivery reach. Farther south, The Plant in Yonkers is a locally owned alternative with on-site parking.
A note on the "first" label in our headline. OCM's license data dates Cannabis Realm of New York's public opening to January 2024, about three months before Leafology's current license went live in April 2024. Leafology's claim rests on its earlier sales in October 2023, under the growers-showcase arrangement, which local press treated as the county's first legal cannabis retail. Both facts are true. The difference is whether you count the showcase period, and readers should know it is a matter of definition. Either way, the shop was at the front of the county's legal rollout.
White Plains now has at least six licensed storefronts, including Star Life Retail Group on Hall Avenue (March 2025) and a shop on Mamaroneck Avenue that opened in October 2025. That density means shoppers downtown can easily compare prices, and Leafology's price-matching, mentioned by a reviewer, is aimed at exactly that.
Leafology is a strong choice for White Plains commuters, shoppers who want to compare many New York brands in one place, and delivery customers across southern Westchester. For more options north of the city, see our guide to the best dispensaries in the Hudson Valley or browse the High Today dispensary directory.