Native Haze Cannabis Co. opened at 1503 Canandaigua Road in Macedon on Saturday, May 18, 2024, and its owner, Scott General, told local reporters that day it was the first Native-owned cannabis shop in the Rochester area. More than two years on, that ownership story is still the main thing that separates this Wayne County storefront from the many other licensed counters around Monroe County. This profile is built from public records, the shop's own website, and local news coverage; High Today has not yet visited in person.
Rochester's first Native-owned dispensary
Native Haze operates under a Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license, number OCM-CAURD-24-000128, which it lists on its website. CAURD was the state's first round of retail licenses. It was reserved for people with past cannabis convictions, or their family members, who also had experience running a business. That puts Native Haze in the same equity-first group as many of New York's earliest shops, but with an added distinction: coverage from Rochester's 13WHAM and RochesterFirst at the time described it as the region's first Native American-owned cannabis retailer.
The shop describes itself as "rooted in local culture." Its site talks more about a welcoming atmosphere and customer education than about lineage or politics. Public sources we reviewed do not say which nation General belongs to, so we won't guess.
A May 2024 opening with a Fleetwood Mac tribute band
The opening was more of a block party than a soft launch. According to RochesterFirst's report, it included a ribbon cutting, a set from The Seven Wonders (a Fleetwood Mac tribute band), free T-shirts for the first 100 customers, a food truck from Schutt's Apple Mill, a Reservoir Dog'z hot dog stand, and a tattoo bus parked on site. That mix of local vendors tells you who the shop wants to reach: the shoppers who already head to Schutt's for cider doughnuts in the fall.
The shop's website says the community-event approach has continued, with workshops and education sessions. Check the site or its social channels before planning around a specific date, because the schedule isn't posted far ahead.
Where Canandaigua Road fits into Wayne County shopping
Macedon is the southwest corner of Wayne County. It borders Perinton and Fairport in Monroe County to the west and Farmington in Ontario County to the south, and the Erie Canal runs through the village. Canandaigua Road runs south out of the Macedon area toward Farmington and the northern Finger Lakes. That makes the store an easy stop for anyone driving between eastern Rochester suburbs and Canandaigua.
The state's dispensary verification list puts the shop in Suites 3B and C at 1503 Canandaigua Road. The shop's own website uses a playful "Suite 420" in its address line. If your GPS gets you to the building, you're in the right place.
Native Haze is a car-first store, like most retail along this part of the county. We found no published information about a dedicated lot, so we won't make claims about parking.
What's on the shelves, and how delivery works
The website lists the usual adult-use categories: flower, pre-rolls, edibles, vapes and concentrates. It doesn't name exclusive brand partnerships, and we couldn't load a live menu with brand-level detail, so we're not listing brands here. Every product in a licensed New York store has to pass state lab testing and carry a compliant label. If you're still learning how to read those labels, our guide to New York dispensary labels walks through THC percentages, terpene panels and test dates.
Delivery is the second feature that sets Native Haze apart from a basic small-town counter. Its site says it delivers on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, in discreet, secure packaging, with real-time tracking. The site doesn't publish a delivery-zone map. Confirm that your address qualifies before you build a cart, especially if you live farther out in Wayne or Ontario County.
New buyers who are mostly interested in edibles may want to read our milligram-by-milligram edibles dosing guide before a first order. Products bought for delivery take just as long to kick in as anything bought over the counter.
Paying, hours, and the planned Rochester store
According to the shop's website, Native Haze takes cash and debit, and there is an ATM on site. Posted hours are 10 a.m.–9 p.m., Monday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The phone number listed is (877) 420-4293. Bring a valid government-issued photo ID showing you're 21 or older. Our New York dispensary etiquette explainer covers what to expect at check-in.
The website also says a Rochester location is "opening soon" and that the company is hiring. At the time of writing (October 2026), we couldn't find that second storefront on the state's verified dispensary list, so treat it as planned, not open.
What the public record says about the customer experience is limited. Reviews featured on the shop's own site mostly praise personalized service and pricing, but a business picks the reviews it shows. Look at a neutral platform before deciding. Visit the official Native Haze website for current hours and any delivery changes.
How it stacks up against Newark and Victor
Within a short drive there are two other licensed choices worth knowing:
- Haze and Harvest at 6740 State Route 31 East in Newark, farther east in Wayne County. It's a better fit for Palmyra and Newark residents.
- FingerLakes Cannabis Co. at 5 Railroad Street in Victor, and Flower City Dispensary at 8053 Pittsford-Victor Road, both on the Ontario County side and closer to the Eastview Mall area.
Native Haze stands out for its Native ownership, a delivery program that runs three days a week, and a location that suits Macedon, Walworth and Farmington residents better than going into Rochester. If your main concern is having the largest menu, compare the live inventories on High Today's dispensary directory before you drive. You can also check current deals around Rochester. For more choices in Monroe County, see our roundup of the best dispensaries in Rochester.
A state license, not a sovereign-land shop
Many New Yorkers know Native-run cannabis businesses from shops on Haudenosaunee territory. Upstate papers, including the Olean Times Herald in 2022, reported that several nations in the state were in the marijuana business, operating under their own tribal rules and outside the Office of Cannabis Management's system. Native Haze works differently. It's an off-reservation store in a Wayne County town, licensed by New York State. That means it follows the same rules as every other OCM licensee: lab testing, packaging and labeling, seed-to-sale tracking, the 21-and-over age check, and state and local cannabis taxes collected at the register.
For shoppers, that means the prices and labels can be compared directly with any other licensed store. It also explains why the opening got so much local attention. When it opened, Native ownership was rare inside the state-licensed system, even though Native-run cannabis retail was already common on nation lands.
Best fit: the Monroe–Wayne–Ontario line
Native Haze is a practical choice for people who live along the Monroe–Wayne–Ontario line and would rather not drive into the city. It also suits anyone who wants their purchase to support a Native-owned, equity-licensed business, and shoppers who want home delivery late in the week. People who want a big curated brand wall or a published brand list will find less public detail here than at some larger Rochester operators.