The New York Cannabis Control Board (the “Board”)
held a public meeting on November 21, 2022, during which it
approved a number of conditional license applications and voted to
publish new and revised regulations for public comment. These
approvals represent important steps forward in New York's
rollout of its adult-use legalization plans. In approving both the
license applications and proposed regulations, the Board
highlighted New York's commitment to social and economic
equity as principles underlying its regulatory scheme.
The state aims to begin adult-use cannabis sales by the end of
this year. To this end, the Board has accepted applications for
three different components of the supply chain: growing,
processing, and cultivating. During last week's meeting, the
Board approved of measures granting eight applications for
conditional cultivator licenses, and eight for conditional
processor licenses. The application period for the third sector of
the supply chain,
