New York Dispensaries Are Here! See The First 36 License Holders To Get Approved

New Yorkers have waited for legal recreational cannabis sales for too long. Although the state legalized adult-use cannabis in March 2021, it took until November 21 of this year to hand out retail licenses.

Finally, the NYS Office of Cannabis Management made a historic announcement involving the state’s upcoming cannabis dispensaries. It states that the New York Cannabis Control Board has approved the first batch of CAURD licenses (Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses).

Social equity licensing is a priority for New York, encouraging minority and underserved communities to have a fair shot at thriving in the modern industry. According to the tweet from the NYS Office of Cannabis Management, 28 justice-involved individuals and 8 nonprofit organizations were selected for approval.

Below is the list of New York’s first 36 approved cannabis retail licenses, 28 of which are justice-involved individuals and 8 being nonprofit organizations:

• Capital District Cannabis & Wellness Inc – Capital Region
• William Durham – Southern Tier
• D-Andrews LLC – Capital Region
• Nube NYC LLC – The Bronx
• Gabby Green LLC – Queens
• Essential Flowers – Capital Region
• Brian Stark Enterprises LLC – Long Island
• Albert D Capraro – Long Island
• Strain Stars LLC – Long Island
• On Point Cannabis, Inc. – Binghamton
• Smacked LLC – Manhattan
• Brent L Rogers – North County
• Root 13, LLC – Long Island
• Gabriel Marin – Manhattan
• Housing Works Cannabis LLC – New York City
• Florisun LLC – Manhattan
• Growth Industries – Long Island
• The Doe Fund LLC – New York City
• Carl M. Anderson III – The Bronx
• Royal Leaf NY LLC – The Bronx
• Keep It A 100 LLC – Long Island
• CGG Enterprises Inc – Queens
• CURED NY, LLC – Mohawk Valley
• Kush & Kemet, LLC – Queens
• Urban Weeds LLC – Queens
• GOTHAM CAURD LLC – New York City
• CWS Holdings I, LLC – Ithaca
• EASTERN HOLDINGS 88 LIC – Staten Island
• PLANET 51 LLC – Manhattan
• Stage One Cannabis LLC – Capital Region
• Suzanne M Furboter – Queens
• NYCCABUDS – Center for Community Alternatives – NYC, Rochester, and Syracuse
• Anthony Crapanzano – Queens
• SAMJNY Holdings LLC – Staten Island
• Union Chill Cannabis NY LLC – Southern Tier
• Hydro Phonics – Long Island

New York’s recreational cannabis retail is expected to launch by the end of 2022. This might be true, considering there is allegedly $750 million worth of state-legal cannabis grown by New York farmers that are packaged and ready to hit the shelves.

New Yorkers have waited patiently for this promise to become a reality, and today’s first 36 licenses are an excellent start.