Sohan Bashar, joined by his wife and daughter, cuts the ribbon with staff and OCM rep Damian Fagon and Cannabis NYC founder Dasheeda Dawson (right)
Photo by Athena Dawson
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Jamaica’s second recreational cannabis dispensary opened on Friday, Feb. 23, with the owner and his family holding a grand opening celebration.
Silk Road NYC, located at 166-30 Jamaica Ave., is the second licensed cannabis shop to open in downtown Jamaica, with the other being Good Grades that opened last year. Silk Road is owned and operated by Sohan Bashar, who grew up in Jamaica Queens and made history as the first Bangladeshi owner of a NYC certified dispensary.
Bashar has a longstanding relationship with cannabis and was busted on felony charges for selling pot prior to its legalization in 2021. “I’ve been in this community serving this community with clean cannabis before all of the New York roll out. I was one of the ones that would source these products myself,” he said.
Bashar was able to open the dispensary after applying for a CAURD license,