23 New Adult-Use Retail Cannabis Dispensary Licenses Approved For Long Island
The 23 new licenses for Nassau and Suffolk counties were among 99 issues statewide
Nearly two dozen more recreational marijuana dispensaries have been approved for Long Island, increasing the total number of such businesses from 40 to 63 — but none have opened since the first licenses were issued in November.
The New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) approved the latest round of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses — the legal document required to open a pot shop or cannabis cafe — at its April 3 meeting.
“These new licenses will allow entrepreneurs to fairly participate in the legal market while promoting innovation and creative diversity throughout New York’s ever-growing cannabis supply chain,” said CCB Chair Tremaine Wright.
The 23 new licenses for Nassau and Suffolk counties were among 99 issues statewide Monday, bringing the statewide total to 399, although only a handful have opened statewide. Of the previously approved licensees, none have opened on LI since the first round of approvals on Nov. 21, the second batch were approved in January, or the third crop got the OK on March 2.
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