Cortland → Dryden
Dispensary near Cortland, NY — a straight shot down Route 13
From downtown Cortland, SUNY Cortland or out by Greek Peak, Dryden Dispensary is one road away: Route 13 southwest through McLean, about ten minutes, to the corner of Route 13 and Irish Settlement Road.
- ~10 min
- from Cortland
- ~11 mi
- one road, no turns
- 1st in NY
- recreational drive-thru
- 7 days
- a week
One road down Route 13
Cortland has always been a get-in-the-car-and-go kind of town — Huskie Town, home of Brockway trucks and Smith Corona. We built Dryden Dispensary for exactly that kind of trip: order online, pick a time and pull up to the window. The choosing happens in Cortland; only the handoff happens in Dryden.
Every flower, pre-roll, vape and edible on the shelf is on the online menu, so you can decide before you turn onto 13 and keep the run to eleven miles of road and nothing else.
The drive-thru is the difference
Dryden Dispensary opened the first recreational cannabis drive-thru window in New York State in July 2024. For a driver coming down from Cortland it turns a pickup on the Cortland–Ithaca corridor into a stop of a couple of minutes, without leaving the car.
Inside, it is a licensed cannabis shop first — flower, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, concentrates, tinctures and topicals from New York’s licensed growers — with a full smoke shop alongside. SUNY Cortland students: all you need is a valid ID showing you are 21 or older. Rewards members get weekly deals, and military, veterans, educators, police and first responders get 10% off every day.
How the drive-thru works
- 1 Order online Browse the menu and prepay from anywhere.
- 2 Pull up on Route 13 Follow the drive-thru lane at 2207 Dryden Road.
- 3 Show your 21+ ID A valid government photo ID at the window.
- 4 Drive away Most pickups take a couple of minutes.
Full details, including what ID we accept and how payment works, are on the drive-thru page.
Getting here
From downtown Cortland, take Route 13 south toward Dryden and Ithaca. Stay on 13 — it runs straight through the hamlet of McLean and delivers you to our door at 2207 Dryden Road, on the corner of Irish Settlement Road.
No highway and no complicated turns: about 10 minutes, start to finish. Coming from Greek Peak, Virgil or the I-81 side? Pick up Route 13 through the city and keep going.
Open 7 days: Saturday–Wednesday 10am–8pm, Thursday–Friday 10am–10pm.
No car? No problem.
The TCAT bus runs the Route 13 corridor right past us.
- From Ithaca TCAT Route 43
Runs seven days a week along Route 13. Get off at Dryden Rd @ Irish Settlement, right at our corner. Heading back to Ithaca, catch it at Dryden Rd @ George, just across the road; it runs through Cornell to The Commons.
Timetable → - From Cortland Centro COR 6, then TCAT Route 43
Take COR 6 as far as TC3 and change to Route 43. Centro runs weekdays only, roughly 6:30 AM to 4:45 PM, so check the timetable before you set out.
Timetable → - From Groton TCAT Route 43G
Select Route 43 trips run between Groton and Ithaca as the 43G, through Freeville and Dryden and past our corner. Only some trips go to Groton, and on weekends the return trip runs as Route 40, so check the timetable first.
Timetable →
Serving
- Cortland
- SUNY Cortland
- Homer
- McGraw
- Cortlandville
- McLean
- Virgil
- Preble
Common questions
- How far is Dryden Dispensary from Cortland?
- About 11 miles on Route 13 — roughly a 10-minute drive with essentially no turns. Route 13 runs from Cortland through McLean to our door at 2207 Dryden Road.
- Is there a drive-thru dispensary near Cortland?
- Yes. Dryden Dispensary, about 10 minutes from Cortland on Route 13, is New York State’s first recreational cannabis drive-thru. Order online and choose a pickup time. When you arrive, follow the drive-thru lane to the window, show your 21+ ID and collect your prepaid order. No parking, no going inside.
- Can SUNY Cortland students buy cannabis here?
- Anyone 21 or older with a valid government-issued ID can buy at a licensed New York dispensary. A valid government-issued photo ID showing you are 21 or older. No medical card and no New York residency are needed.
- Can I get there from Cortland by bus?
- Yes, on weekdays: take Centro COR 6 to TC3 and change to TCAT Route 43, which stops right at our corner. Centro runs weekdays only, so check the timetable first.
- What payment methods do you accept?
- Cash and DutchiePay, with two ATMs on site.
- What are your hours?
- Open 7 days a week: 10am–8pm Saturday through Wednesday, and 10am–10pm Thursday and Friday.
All Things Cannabis, on Route 13
Order online and pick up at the window, or come inside and browse with a budtender. Bring a valid ID showing you are 21 or older.
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