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Adult-use sales pass $3.28B since launch

Cumulative legal adult-use sales exceed $3.28 billion since December 2022, with more than $553 million year-to-date through April 2026. 4/20 week single-day sales reached $8.6 million.

Hochul forces out OCM acting director Reid

Gov. Hochul demands acting OCM Executive Director Felicia Reid resign after the agency withdrew its inversion case against processor Omnium a day before trial. Second agency leadership exit in under two years.

500th dispensary opens; CAURD renewals extended

OCM marks 500 operating dispensaries and $2.3 billion in cumulative sales. CCB extends conditional adult-use renewal deadline to December 31, 2026 amid a zoning issue affecting 100-plus businesses near schools and worship sites.

OCM charges Omnium with reverse-licensing scheme

OCM seeks revocation of Omnium Canna licenses over an alleged scheme letting unlicensed businesses produce and distribute cannabis. CCB also asserts state supremacy over restrictive Long Island municipal ordinances.

Cumulative sales surpass $1 billion

OCM announces adult-use sales have passed $1 billion since launch. Statewide seed-to-sale tracking via BioTrack becomes mandatory for all licensees.

Felicia Reid named acting OCM director

Gov. Hochul appoints Felicia A.B. Reid as Executive Deputy Director and Acting Executive Director following inaugural director Chris Alexander’s resignation after a critical agency audit.