NEW YORK The first licenses for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensaries (also known as CUARDs) in the state have been approved by the New York State Cannabis Control Board.
The clearances were disclosed during a public meeting that took place early on Monday morning. Over 900 license applications were submitted to the Office of Cannabis Management.
In this initial round, the board granted temporary licenses to a total of 36 applications, comprising 28 qualified people and 8 applicants representing nonprofit CAURD organizations. At the very least one CAURD license was issued in each and every one of the state’s available regions.
The announcement that was made on Monday occurred after there was a last-minute disagreement regarding the licensing process. There will eventually be a total of 150 licenses available, but a federal judge imposed an order earlier this month that temporarily blocks license approval in certain portions of the state.
Brooklyn and Westchester were two of the counties in which the county governments’ decisions to grant licenses were being questioned. In September, one corporation filed a lawsuit against the state of New York and its Office of Cannabis Management, claiming that the agency gave preference to residents of the state.
Although the recreational use of marijuana was made legal in New York State in March of 2021, the state is still in the process of licensing people to sell the drug.
The state Cannabis Control Board is under a lot of pressure to establish one of the most highly anticipated legal marijuana markets in the entire country, so they have moved to issue certain dispensary licenses to private business owners and nonprofit organizations.
Cannabis regulators have been emphasizing that they are attempting to prohibit unlicensed sales for some time now, and this new development represents a significant step in that direction.
While OCM is excited to announce New York’s first CAURD licensees, the office has an obligation to be transparent about challenges to our state’s cannabis law.
Due to active litigation, the office was blocked from recommending 4 Brooklyn CAURD applicants to the #NYCCB.
— NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) November 21, 2022
You are able to obtain online access to the proposed regulations for the sale of cannabis for adults.
FULL LIST OF LICENSEES
New York City
Nube NYC LLC
Carl M Anderson III
Royal Leaf NY
Gabbys Green LLC
CGG Enterprises Inc.
Suzanne M Furboter
Anthony Crapanzano
Smacked LLC
Gabriel Marin
Planet 51 LLC
Florisun LLC
Eastern Holdings 88 LLC
SAMJNY Holdings LLC
Capital Region
Stage One Cannabis LLC
D-Andrews LLC
Essential Flowers
Capital District Cannabis & Wellness Inc.
Southern Tier
William Durham
Union Chill Cannabis NY LLC
Mohawk Valley
Cured NY, LLC
Long Island
Brian Stark Enterprises LLC
Albert D Capraro
Strain Stars LLC
Root 13, LLC
Growth Industries NY, LLC
Keep it 100 LLC
Hydo Phonics
North Country
Brent L Rogers
Non-For Profit
Housing Works Cannabis, LLC – HOUSING WORKS
The Doe Store LLC – Doe Fund
Urban Weeds LLC – Urban Upbound
CWS Holdings I, LLC — Challenge Industries
NYCCABUDS – Center for Community Alternatives
Kush & Kemet LLC – LIFE CAMPS
On Point Cannabis, INC. – Broome County Urban League
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