Back Home Cannabis has opened a new dispensary in Kingston, bringing the city to three cannabis retail locations, the most of any single municipality in Ulster County. The shop is led by agricultural veterans Kira Kinney and William Leibee, who built the business as a New York microbusiness.
Farmers Turned Cannabis Operators
Leibee brings expertise in commercial vegetable production, soil science and farm infrastructure, while Kinney founded Evolutionary Organics on Springtown Road in New Paltz and has supplied fresh produce to competitive New York City greenmarkets for more than 30 years. She also cultivates roughly 140 distinct hot pepper varieties, a detail that underscores the horticultural roots behind the dispensary's branding.
Back Home Cannabis markets itself as farm-grown in New York, describing its cannabis as being produced “with love and meticulous care,” per the business's own website, backhomedispensary.com.
Back Home Cannabis Products
New York state made adult-use cannabis legal statewide. The business's website lists flower and edibles among its product categories and describes its cannabis as farm-grown in New York.
The operation has a dedicated administrative structure. Megan Andrade, the company's human resources manager, operates an on-site administrative hub known as the She Shed, while Derek Hempstead handles inventory for the business.
A Crowded and Growing Ulster County Market
The Kingston opening lands in a cannabis market that has grown rapidly since New York legalized recreational use. Big Gas Dispensary in New Paltz became the first pot shop to open within Ulster County's borders, three years after the state's 2021 legalization, according to the Daily Freeman. Back Home Cannabis lists its address as 3056 NY-213 in Stone Ridge.
By August 2026, the Daily Freeman counted 14 cannabis shops in Ulster County, tying it with neighboring Dutchess County. The same report noted that, as of Aug. 21, 2026, the state Office of Cannabis Management listed 12 dispensaries in Orange County, six in Sullivan County, four in Greene County and three in Columbia County. Kingston's three dispensaries make it the most concentrated municipality for cannabis retail in Ulster County.
How Close Shops Can Be to Schools and Churches
New York cannabis regulations include proximity protections, according to the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.
Customers can check the company's live menu online to place pickup orders, a process the business has used to connect its farm-grown products directly with shoppers.
