Enter The Platform

The infrastructure of
independent
retail.

PCA is the integrated platform behind independent cannabis retail. We carry the lease, fund the buildout interest-free, and run compliance and accounting. You open lean, stay independent, and keep what makes the store yours: the license, the equity, the brand.

Real estate. Capital. Advisory. One Platform.

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Aligned fee

10%

of gross revenue · a slow start costs you less

Independently owned

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Stores in New York
Expanding thoughtfully

Real estate, capital, and advisory — one integrated platform ✦ Interest-free buildout financing, standard across the platform ✦ One aligned fee — a percentage of gross revenue, not profit ✦ Operators keep the license, the equity, and the brand ✦ Real estate, capital, and advisory — one integrated platform ✦ Interest-free buildout financing, standard across the platform ✦ One aligned fee — a percentage of gross revenue, not profit ✦ Operators keep the license, the equity, and the brand ✦

Twelve storefronts, independently owned Neighborhood-by-neighborhood

I · What we do

Real estate. Capital. Advisory. One integrated platform.

Three pillars, delivered together. Not stitched from vendors, not sold in pieces. The way independent retail should be built.

Capital · loan program

Two loans. Neither one charges interest.

A construction loan to build the store, drawn in phases. A working capital and loss reserve loan for the opening order and the first payrolls, secured on collateral that never includes your license. Both interest-free.

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Aligned economics

10%

of gross revenue · one fee, no separate line items

No upfront cost. No hidden spread.

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Stores on the
Platform · New York

Real estate

We hold the head lease, you hold the sublease.

PCA signs the head lease, pays the deposit, rent and property taxes, provides the landlord with a suitable guarantee, and manages the relationship. You take a sublease on a finished, license-ready store.

Advisory

Back office, in-house.

Bookkeeping, accounts payable, sales and excise tax filings and payroll. Licensing and application support, SOPs and inspection prep. CFO-style oversight with regular reporting. Plus group rates on vendors, services and insurance an individual operator can't negotiate alone.

Every store keeps its independence

Operator-owned Operator-branded License stays with the operator

II · Who it's for

Built for operators. With a door for everyone else.

If you are opening a dispensary, everything on this site is for you. Landlords holding a space and the providers who supply the network have their own doors below.

I · For operators

I'm opening
a dispensary

Real estate, working capital, and hands-on advisory in one integrated engagement. PCA takes the head lease, funds the build-out interest-free, and carries the compliance and accounting back office. You stay independent, you run the store.

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II · For landlords

I own a property

An institutional cannabis tenant. PCA holds the head lease, pays rent and property taxes on schedule, and funds the build-out.

Discuss your site→

III · For service providers

I supply retailers

Security, POS, insurance, packaging, construction. One conversation with PCA can reach every store on the platform.

Discuss group rates→

Real storefronts four of twelve

Flower Power Dispensers, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Flower Power DispensersUpper West Side, Manhattan

Pure Blossoms, Upper West Side, Manhattan

Pure BlossomsUpper West Side, Manhattan

Uplift Royal, East Harlem, Manhattan

Uplift RoyalEast Harlem, Manhattan

Nice Yield, Long Island City, Queens

Nice YieldLong Island City, Queens

See all twelve, with the map →

III · Operator voices

What running PCA-backed sounds like.

Independent operators, running their own stores, saying it in their own words.

Queens

Working with PCA has been a positive experience for Nice Yield. They’ve been responsive, dependable, and have worked with us through the realities of building and growing a cannabis business in New York. We appreciate having a partner that understands the industry and our business.

S

Steve UrbanoOwner · Nice Yield, Long Island City

Hudson Valley

PCA has been a valuable partner to us as we continue building 202 Cannabis Co. Their team has helped us better understand the financial, operational, and compliance sides of the business while providing practical guidance as challenges arise. We appreciate having a team we can rely on as we continue to grow.

P

Greg and Milka PereiraOwners · 202 Cannabis Co., Haverstraw

Long Island

PCA has brought a level of insight and professionalism that has made a real difference for The Hamptons Collective. From the earliest stages of our launch through ongoing operations, they’ve helped us think through important decisions, stay organized, and approach the business with a stronger financial foundation. They are thoughtful, accessible, and genuinely invested in our success. For us, PCA feels less like an outside advisor and more like an extension of our team.

B

Ben GoldbergCo-Founder · The Hamptons Collective, Southampton

Brooklyn

Working with PCA during the opening of Chrome Flwrs was a positive experience. The PCA team was super supportive and helped us navigate the New York market. We’re grateful for their guidance and the role they played in helping us get our doors open.

G

Gregory Van RotenOwner · Chrome Flwrs, Greenpoint

IV · The Journal

Notes from learned experience. Not from theory.

The market read you only get from working alongside the stores, not from studying them. Category shifts, deal terms, regulatory reads, monthly.

September 3, 2026Platform5 min

Why scale is the whole point.

Independent doesn't have to mean isolated. What a portfolio can do for any one store that a single store never could on its own.

September 3, 2026Platform6 min

De-risking the hardest year in cannabis retail.

The first year of a dispensary is the riskiest one it will ever have. Here's what actually gets de-risked, and how.

September 3, 2026Platform6 min

How a bigger network makes every store's rates go down.

When PCA carries the lease on every store in the network, site selection gets sharp fast. A note on discipline.

Read the Journal →

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