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Location Update 3 min readApr 13, 2026By LeVar Thomas

From Harlem to 150+ Dispensaries: How We Built Silly

We didn’t start with a big team, outside funding, or a national rollout plan.We started small.Just us, our vision, and a belief that cannabis in New York...

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We didn’t start with a big team, outside funding, or a national rollout plan.

We started small.

Just us, our vision, and a belief that cannabis in New York could be done differently.

We’re a family-owned, Black-owned, and veteran-owned cannabis brand, built right here in New York. Every step we’ve taken has been intentional. Every relationship has mattered. Every product has been something we’ve stood behind fully.

Today, we’re in 150+ licensed dispensaries across New York State.

And we’re still approaching it the same way we did on day one.

We Built This With People Who Believed in Us

We want to be very clear about something.

We didn’t do this alone.

We are manufactured by Veterans Holdings, and we would not be here without them.

Jason and Sonja Ambrosino gave us a chance early.

They believed in what we were building before it was proven, before it was scaled, and before it had traction.

They helped us bring our ideas to life the right way:

Clean processes

Here's what you need to know about consistent production.

Consistent production

Real attention to detail

That relationship means everything to us.

What We Learned From Being on 150+ Shelves

We’ve had the opportunity to work with dispensaries all across New York.

Different regions. Different customers. Different store environments.

But one thing stays consistent.

The stores that win are the ones that build with intention.

They don’t just fill shelves.

They think about:

What their customers actually want

What products will come back for repeat purchases

What brands they can trust long-term

That’s the kind of partnership we look for.

We’re Not Trying to Be Everywhere

We’re focused on being in the right places.

We’re selective because we care about:

Product freshness

Here's what you need to know about brand integrity.

Brand integrity

Here's what you need to know about strong relationships.

Strong relationships

We’re not trying to flood the market.

We’re trying to build something that lasts.

What We Bring to Dispensary Partners

We understand what it takes to get a product onto a shelf.

But more importantly, we understand what it takes to move it off the shelf.

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When we work with dispensaries, we support them beyond just wholesale.

Content That Drives Discovery

Through our media platform, stupidDOPE, we create:

Blog features

Here's what you need to know about locationbased content.

Location-based content

Here's what you need to know about product highlights.

Product highlights

All designed to help customers find your store and the products you carry.

Distribution Beyond the Dispensary

Our content reaches:

Apple News

Here's what you need to know about google news.

Google News

Here's what you need to know about organic search.

Here's what you need to know about aidriven discovery.

AI-driven discovery

That creates visibility that most brands can’t offer.

Ongoing Support

We stay engaged.

We highlight restocks.

We support launches.

We help tell the story of the stores we work with.

We Know What It Feels Like to Build From Scratch

We understand new dispensaries because we’ve been in that position ourselves.

Building something from the ground up is not easy.

There are a lot of decisions to make, and every one of them matters.

Choosing the right brands is one of the biggest.

If You’re Opening a Dispensary in New York

First, respect.

Getting to this point is not easy.

Second, we’d love to connect.

If you’re building your menu and looking for brands that:

Care about quality

Care about consistency

Care about relationships

We’re here.

👉 https://www.sillynice.com/wholesale

Final Thought

We’re not trying to be the loudest brand in the room.

We’re trying to be one of the most reliable.

We’re building this the right way, with the right people, one relationship at a time.

If that’s how you’re building your dispensary, we’d love to work together.

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Written by LeVar Thomas

Co-Founder of Silly Nice — a Black-owned, Veteran-owned, LGBTQ+-owned New York cannabis brand. LeVar writes about hash, concentrates, dispensary culture, and the NYC cannabis community. Adults 21+ only.

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