Good Grades

This family-run dispensary is owned by cousins Extasy James and Michael James Jr., who grew up in Jamaica, Queens and are committed to having a positive impact on their community by providing great weed as well as providing education and financial support. With a unique grading system, Good Grades prides itself on sourcing high quality and locally grown cannabis and its namesake comes from the weekly “report cards” they use to vet the highest quality weed. These grades are developed by the dispensary based on whether the cannabis is locally grown, organic, and of good quality. It also looks at industry-wide standards that are based on a 5A grading system that divides weed into five main categories: AAA, AA, A, and B, per its website. 5A is the highest grade and usually involves pure buds with few leaves and stems. The dispensary only sells weed that they give an "A" and don't consider selling anything that's a "B" or below.