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New York · Through 2026-09-11

N.Y. Cannabis Law § 71: Adult-use distributor license

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  1. Cannabis Law
  2. Article 4. Adult-use Cannabis

§ 71. Adult-use distributor license. 1. A distributor's license shall

authorize the acquisition, possession, distribution and sale of cannabis

from the licensed premises of a licensed adult-use cultivator,

processor, adult-use cooperative, microbusiness, or registered

organization authorized pursuant to this chapter to sell adult-use

cannabis, to duly licensed retail dispensaries and on-site consumption

sites.

2. No distributor shall have a direct or indirect economic interest in

any microbusiness, adult-use retail dispensary, adult-use on-site

consumption licensee or in any registered organization registered

pursuant to article three of this chapter. This restriction shall not

prohibit a registered organization authorized pursuant to section

thirty-nine of this chapter, from being granted licensure by the board

to distribute adult-use cannabis products cultivated and processed by

the registered organization to licensed adult-use retail dispensaries.

3. Any distributor with a direct or indirect interest in a licensed

cultivator or processor, shall only distribute cannabis or cannabis

products cultivated and/or processed by such licensee.

4. Nothing in subdivision two of this section shall prevent a

distributor from charging an appropriate fee, authorized by the board,

for the distribution of cannabis, including based on the volume of

cannabis distributed.

5. Adult-use distributor licensees are subject to minimum operating

requirements as determined by the board in regulation.

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