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State to begin accepting applications for retail cannabis dispensaries at month’s end
State to begin accepting applications for retail cannabis dispensaries at month’s end
The Office of Cannabis Management will begin accepting applications for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary on Aug. 25, the state agency announced this week.
Applicants will be able to access the application portal for a CAURD license on New York State Business Express beginning on that date. The application window will close on Sept. 26.
CAURD is a key pillar of the New York state Seeding Opportunity Initiative.
Through the Initiative, New York’s first legal adult-use retail dispensaries will be operated by those most impacted by the enforcement of the prohibition of cannabis, who will make the first sales of adult-use cannabis in New York with products grown by New York farmers.
To be eligible for these licenses you can choose to apply under the qualifying business track or qualifying nonprofit track.
Prospective Qualifying Business applicants must:
- Have a marijuana-related offense conviction that occurred prior to the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Tax Act on March 31, or have had a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse or dependent with a pre-MRTA marijuana related offense conviction in the state of New York, and
- Have experience owning and operating a qualifying business.
Applicants are encouraged to start preparing their documentation for their applications before the portal opens and the Office of Cannabis Management has published an interactive resource page to help.
“In just two weeks my team will start accepting applications for adult-use retail cannabis dispensaries,” said Chris Alexander, executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management in a statement. This is a monumental step in establishing the most equitable, diverse and accessible cannabis industry in the nation.”
The RBJ and The Daily Record will host a webinar entitled, “The Business of Cannabis,” on Thursday, Aug. 18. Go to Business of Cannabis | Rochester Business Journal (rbj.net) to register.
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