NEW YORK
ADULT USE + MEDICALSALES LIVESTATE REGULATORY PROFILE Β· MEDICAL EST. 2014 Β· ADULT USE EST. 2021
Legal Status
Current program type
ADULT USE + MEDICAL
MEDICAL SINCE 2014
ADULT USE SINCE 2021
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TRACKED IN NY
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Regulatory Framework
Program details
RegulatorOCM
Track & TraceBioTrack9 NYCRR 125.8 (BioTrack) β
Lab AccreditationISO 170259 NYCRR 130.7 (ISO/IEC 17025) β
License RenewalBiennial9 NYCRR 120.10 (biennial) β
Application Fee$2,000
Retail CapNo cap9 NYCRR Part 120 (no fixed cap; OCM controls) β
Apps Currently OpenYes
Tax (Adult Use)13%NY Tax Law 493 (9% distributor + 13% retail) β
Tax (Medical)3.15%NY Tax Law Art. 20-B (3.15% medical excise) β
Market TierEmerging
Program Features
Permitted activities
Adult-Use Deliveryβ YES9 NYCRR 123.10 (Dispensary delivery) β
Consumption Sitesβ YESNY Cannabis Law 77 (on-site consumption license) β
Social Equity Programβ YESNY Cannabis Law 87 (social and economic equity program) β
ACTIVE LEGISLATION IN NEW YORK
Bill #TitleStatusLast Action
REGULATORY TIMELINE
LEGALIZATION
REFORM
ENFORCEMENT
PROCEDURAL
APR 2026PROCEDURAL
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.
DEC 8, 2025PROCEDURAL
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.
SOURCE βNOV 2025PROCEDURAL
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.
SOURCE βOCT 2025ENFORCEMENT
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.
JAN 2025PROCEDURAL
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.
JUN 10, 2024PROCEDURAL
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 Alexanderβs resignation after a critical agency audit.
SOURCE βProgram data reviewed August 2026 and maintained by hand. For anything critical, verify with New York's official regulator β. Spot something off or missing for New York? Tell me and I'll fix it.
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