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As was previously covered in this column, New York's ambitious social equity focused recreational cannabis has faced its fair share of challenges.

Two years after New York State legalized recreational marijuana, why have no weed dispensaries opened on Long Island or the East End?

Last week, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) approved licenses for a slew of new Cannabis shops coming to New York City, 18 of which from

New York has now provisionally approved 165 retail dispensary licenses.

The New York State Cannabis Control Board has approved 4 Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses in Western New York.

This was the first batch of retail permits issued since January and the third round overall

The New York State Cannabis Control Board has approved 4 Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses in Western New York.

So far, only seven shops have opened in the state. A new round of licenses could expand that quickly.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York regulators approved 99 new provisional licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries Monday as they try to speed up the rollout of a legal market that had been impeded by a court ruling.

On Monday, the New York State Cannabis Control Board approved 99 more conditional adult-use retail cannabis dispensaries including two more in the Southern Tier.