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New York’s Cannabis Control Board has granted another 74 retail marijuana licenses despite mounting legal action which had temporarily delayed this progress.
At its recent meeting held Friday, February 14, the regulator granted subpoena powers to the Office for Cannabis Management (OCM), while simultaneously creating a Trade Practice Bureau to combat unlicensed sellers.
Controversially, a Public Convenience and Advantage (PCA) proposal was advanced with an aim of amending existing zoning restrictions that limit how close dispensaries may be located from one another.
Of the 74 new adult-use retail licenses issued last week, 39 went to processors; 16 to retailers; 10 to microbusinesses; 6 for distributors and 3 were conditional retailers.
OCM reports that, to date, California has issued over 240 conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CAURD) licensees; another 300 licensees continue their search for suitable locations for CAURD stores.
The #NYCCB recently approved 74 adult-use licenses. For an exact breakdown, please see below. The Office is actively reviewing and issuing additional adult use licenses on an ongoing basis; pic.twitter.com/v7nxZBDos1
— New York State Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) on February 14th 2025.
Due to an impossibly large backlog of applications pending approval, 2000 were reviewed from November’s queue and an additional 5000 are waiting approval in December’s.
The newly established Trade Practice Bureau will focus on investigating predatory lending, licence stacking and product diversions within the industry.
Under this plan, PCA proposes to reduce minimum buffer zones between dispensaries in cities with over 20,000 residents from 1000 feet to 500 feet and from 2000 ft in smaller towns.
Businesses will also need to demonstrate an economic benefit before being approved as PCA participants, although waivers will be granted for hardship cases. It was controversial when this bill was first proposed but eventually managed to pass with only minimal changes needed for passage.
Now is the time for public input; expect heated remarks from critics warning about existing license holders already struggling against illegal operatorss during this 45-day comment period.
New York State’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) recently granted another 74 cannabis retail licenses despite legal challenges that had hindered licensing progress.
On Friday, February 14, the regulator granted subpoena powers to OCM as part of efforts to curtail unlicensed sellers and established the Trade Practice Bureau as part of an anti-illicit sales crackdown strategy.
An additional PCA proposal, intended to change zoning restrictions governing how close dispensaries may be located together, was also advanced in December and received widespread opposition.
One week’s total adult-use retail license allocation included 39 processor licenses, 16 retailer licenses, 10 microbusiness licenses, six distributor licenses and three conditional retail licenses.
OCM reported that California has now issued over 240 final conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CAURD) licensees while another 300 continue their search for suitable locations for CAURDs.
The #NYCCB recently granted 74 adult-use licenses. Please see below for a breakdown of license distribution, while their Office is actively reviewing and issuing additional adult use licenses as they become available – pic.twitter.com/v7nxZBDos1
— NYS Office of Cannabis Management (@nys_cannabis) will host their 2019 event on February 14, 2025.
As for the backlog of applications awaiting approval, 2000 were reviewed from November’s queue, while another 5000 applications are reportedly still pending in December’s.
The newly established Trade Practice Bureau will focus on investigating predatory lending within the industry, license stacking and product diversions.
Under this latest PCA proposal, minimum buffer zones between dispensaries would be reduced from 1000 feet to 500 feet for cities with over 20,000 residents, and from 2000 feet to 1,000 feet in smaller towns.
Businesses will also have to demonstrate an economic benefit before being granted PCA approval; waivers will only be considered in cases of hardship or emergency situations. It was highly contentious before passing by only a narrow margin.
Now begins the 45-day public comment period; critics will likely raise issues like existing license holders already being threatened by illegal operatorss who breach existing agreements and threaten future renewal.
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