Long Island Cannabis Club — "LICC" on its socials — celebrated its grand opening on November 6, 2024, becoming the first recreational dispensary in Deer Park and, by the Long Island Press's count, the seventh state-licensed cannabis shop on Long Island. It sits at 94 East Industry Court, just outside the Deer Park Tanger Outlets, in a 4,200-square-foot space.
Two and a half years to opening day
LICC's license tells the story of New York's slow rollout. It holds CAURD license OCM-CAURD-23-000012, which OCM records show was issued in June 2023 — making it one of the earlier conditional licenses on the Island — yet the doors didn't open until late 2024. Co-owner Amber Bennett told the Press at the grand opening that the team was "about two and a half years in," a timeline familiar to many CAURD licensees who spent long stretches securing real estate and financing.
The grand opening included a ribbon-cutting, vendor booths, free T-shirts for the first 50 customers and a raffle for Mariah Carey concert tickets.
Why so many CAURD shops took this long
LICC's long road wasn't unique. Its license comes from New York's 2023 CAURD batches, the first group of retail licenses meant to go to justice-involved entrepreneurs. Many of those licensees struggled to find landlords willing to lease to a cannabis business and to line up financing, and a 2023 court injunction temporarily froze many CAURD openings statewide. On Long Island, where many towns opted out of retail, finding a compliant site was harder still. Opening in a Deer Park industrial court near a regional shopping destination was a practical answer to all of that.
Who's behind Budding Industry Group
The license is held by Budding Industry Group LLC. Long Island press coverage of the opening named the owners as Anthony Traina, Amber Bennett, Lisa Ripi, Leslie Rodriguez and Samuel Jurist, with backgrounds ranging from operating engineering and dog rescue to massage therapy and retail management. The shop's own About page describes the founders as local partners with experience in business, retail and cannabis consulting.
The company's stated mission is to offer a safe, regulated alternative to the illicit market, to support local producers — including women-owned brands — and to keep a judgment-free shop with what it calls a Long Island coastal design. It also says plainly that no membership is required, despite the "club" in the name; it's open to anyone 21 or older.
What the club leans on
The pitch is straightforward: a large, approachable store, a discount almost every weekday, and New York-grown products with an emphasis on supporting local and women-owned brands. The owners told the Long Island Press at opening that they "sell a little of everything," and the online store bears that out, mixing flower, live resin carts, chocolate-covered coffee beans from 1906 and other edibles. For shoppers who want a reliable neighborhood stop rather than a destination boutique, that breadth is the point.
Next to the outlets
Deer Park is car country. LICC is on an industrial court a short drive from the Tanger Outlets and the Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway corridors, and most customers arrive by car. The Deer Park LIRR station on the Ronkonkoma Branch is the nearest rail link, though it's not a short walk. Pairing a stop with an outlet trip is the obvious play for out-of-towners.
The shop's site lists weekday and Saturday hours of 9 to 9, with Sunday hours of 10 to 8. The phone number is (631) 868-8488.
A deal for every day of the week
LICC runs a named daily deal calendar on its site:
- Munchie Monday: 15% off all pre-rolls.
- Terpy Tuesday, Wellness Wednesday, Thirsty Thursday and Fire Friday: 15% off the entire store.
- Smokey Saturday and Stock-Up Sunday: rotating specials.
A storewide 15% off four days a week is generous by New York standards. There's also a loyalty program, plus email and text alerts for new deals. For planning bigger purchases around seasonal sales, see our fall cannabis deals calendar, and check High Today's Long Island deals for competing offers.
Ordering ahead
The shop's online store lets you browse by brand and category, add items to a cart, choose pickup or a delivery time slot, and pay at checkout; staff then pull and package the order. The site also hosts an education page and an FAQ for first-time buyers, and posts deals on Instagram at @official.licc. If you're buying for the week, ordering ahead on a 15%-off weekday is the simplest way to save.
Brands and delivery towns
The shop's online store features New York brands including Cache flower, 1906 edibles, High Garden live resin and cartridges, and PC Nursery flower. At the time of writing (October 2026), the rotating deal-of-the-day slots priced Cache flower at $45, 1906 edibles at $35 and a High Garden live resin cartridge at $45. Not sure which flower to pick? Our explainer on indica vs. sativa vs. hybrid labels explains why those categories only tell part of the story.
Delivery runs seven days a week to towns including Deer Park, East Islip, Commack, Sayville, Bohemia, Patchogue, Cold Spring Harbor, Central Islip, Brentwood and Bellmore, and the shop invites calls for addresses not listed. Orders are placed online with a chosen delivery window. The site doesn't publish a delivery minimum or fee, so confirm by phone.
Things the website doesn't say
LICC's site doesn't list accepted payment methods, delivery minimums or fees, so a quick call to (631) 868-8488 before your first delivery order is worthwhile. Likewise, Saturday and Sunday specials rotate and aren't spelled out in advance; follow the shop's social accounts if weekend deals matter to you.
Competition in the Town of Babylon
LICC is one of several licensed shops in the Town of Babylon, and the field nearby has grown. OCM lists The High Life at 1300 Wellwood Ave in West Babylon, which opened in May 2026, and East Farmingdale's three-shop cluster — Strain Stars, Happy Days and Planet Nugg — is a short drive west.
Against those, LICC's case is its weekday 15%-off structure, its proximity to Tanger, and its broad delivery map across central Suffolk's South Shore. See our best dispensaries on Long Island roundup for how it compares.
The best fit
- Deer Park, Dix Hills, North Babylon and Brentwood residents who want a nearby licensed option.
- Outlet shoppers combining errands.
- Deal-driven buyers who can shop on a Tuesday through Friday.
- South Shore delivery customers from Bellmore to Patchogue.
See the live menu on Long Island Cannabis Club's official site.