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After more than a year of anticipation, New York Office of Cannabis Management is starting to show some signs of final cannabis business regulations being released. They released a dispensary operations guidance document in October of 2022, and it is being reported that the first draft of New York dispensary regulations will be released November 21, 2022. Here's a summary of the New York OCM dispensary operations guidance.

New York has a collection of cannabis business license types, as they attempted to lower the barriers to entry to the industry in order to create greater equity and allow startup entrepreneurs a chance at the green rush.

New York has a select amount of social equity programs, one specifically the pertains to giving distressed hemp farmers priority in obtaining cultivation licenses.

New York has a select amount of social equity programs, one specifically the pertains to giving social equity applicant priority in the dispensary licensing process. 

New York has a collection of cannabis business license types, as they attempted to lower the barriers to entry to the industry in order to create greater equity and allow startup entrepreneurs a chance at the green rush.