New York State has passed legislation that allows the selling of cannabis products to both patients as well as recreational customers. Leasheets covers all the requirements you will need to be compliant with what the regulators want to see. Visit our blog for the latest updates on the industry in New York City and the United States.
The New York Office of Cannabis Management will require dispensary operators to have certain plans in place, policies, and procedures. While getting a dispensary license in a competitive market like New York is no easy feat, never fear. We've got your back. Below you'll find the New York dispensary license requirements and the list of sheets that will help you to build a top of the line application and operation that the regulators will love.
Based on these requirements and on the compliance specifications of the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, the following Leafsheets plans will help you meet the standards for your business to comply with the New York dispensary rules for application and operation (once you win a license!).
Requirement based on MRTA Section 2
The intent of this act is to regulate, control, and tax marihuana, heretofore known as cannabis, generate significant new revenue, make substantial investments in communities and people most impacted by cannabis criminalization to address the collateral consequences of such criminalization, prevent access to cannabis by those under the age of twenty-one years, reduce the illegal drug market and reduce violent crime, reduce participation of otherwise law-abiding citizens in the illicit market, end the racially disparate impact of existing cannabis laws, create new industries, protect the environment, improve the state's resiliency to climate change, protect the public health, safety and welfare of the people of the state, increase employment and strengthen New York's agriculture sector.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 64(g)(vi)
The ability to increase climate resiliency and minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts, including but not limited to water usage, energy usage, carbon emissions, waste, pollutants, harmful chemicals and single use plastics.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 64(j)
The applicant will contribute to communities and people disproportionately harmed by enforcement of cannabis laws through including, but not limited to, the social responsibility framework as provided in section sixty-six of this article and report these contributions to the board
Requirement based on MRTA Section 78
The board shall, by regulation, require each licensee pursuant to this article to adopt and maintain security, tracking, record keeping, record retention and surveillance systems, relating to all cannabis at every stage of acquiring, possession, manufacture, sale, delivery, transporting, testing or distributing by the licensee, subject to regulations of the board.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 78
The board shall, by regulation, require each licensee pursuant to this article to adopt and maintain security, tracking, record keeping, record retention and surveillance systems, relating to all cannabis at every stage of acquiring, possession, manufacture, sale, delivery, transporting, testing or distributing by the licensee, subject to regulations of the board.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 78
The board shall, by regulation, require each licensee pursuant to this article to adopt and maintain security, tracking, record keeping, record retention and surveillance systems, relating to all cannabis at every stage of acquiring, possession, manufacture, sale, delivery, transporting, testing or distributing by the licensee, subject to regulations of the board.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 81
The board is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the advertising, branding, marketing, packaging, labeling and unconventional methods of administration or ingestion, of cannabis products, sold or possessed for sale in New York state, including rules pertaining to the accuracy of information and rules restricting marketing and advertising to youth.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 82
Licensed retail dispensaries shall maintain accurate documentation of laboratory test reports for each cannabis product offered for sale to cannabis consumers. Such documentation shall be made publicly available by the licensed retail dispensary.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 85 (2)
Valid proof of age is required for each transaction. No licensee, or agent or employee of such licensee shall accept as written evidence of age by any such person for the purchase of any cannabis or cannabis product, any documentation other than: (a) a valid driver's license or non-driver identification card issued by the commissioner of motor vehicles, the federal government, any United States territory, commonwealth or possession, the District of Columbia, a state government within the United States or a provincial government of the dominion of Canada, or (b) a valid passport issued by the United States government or any other country, or (c) an identification card issued by the armed forces of the United States.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 85 (11)
All adult-use dispensing facilities shall make educational materials and resources available to cannabis consumers at the point of sale, as prescribed by the board.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 67(2)
Each applicant must submit to the office documentation of the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the applicant's employees and owners prior to a license being renewed. In addition, the board shall consult with the chief equity officer and executive director to create a social responsibility framework agreement that fosters racial, ethnic, and gender diversity in their workplace and make the adherence to such agreement a conditional requirement of license renewal.
Requirement based on MRTA Section 87(2)
The board's social and economic equity plan shall also promote diversity in commerce, ownership and employment, and opportunities for social and economic equity in the adult-use cannabis industry.
We know applying for a dispensary in New York can be confusing and frustrating, but we have made everything easy for you. Our Leafsheets come pre-filled out with all the information you need to get licensed and open on time! They look professional, are downloadable and printable, and come with the DIY Guide that will show you step by step how to set up your own application. Contact us if you have any questions.
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