Who regulates cannabis retail in New York?

New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is the state cannabis regulator for New York. Official site: https://cannabis.ny.gov.

What seed-to-sale track-and-trace system does New York use?

New York uses METRC (Franwell) for seed-to-sale traceability — the de-facto standard across most regulated states. CannAgent maps its inventory and transfer events to METRC's required fields.

What cannabis taxes apply to retail in New York?

At the register, as of September 2026: a 9% state excise and a 4% local cannabis tax on every adult-use retail sale, with no general sales tax on top; the 9% distributor tax is paid upstream, and medical runs on a separate basis.

Is CannAgent available for New York dispensaries?

Not yet — New York is not open to new stores. Target: Mid 2027. Join the waitlist. Targets, not promises. Each state's rules come first. Joining the NY list gets you one email when New York opens.

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OCM

Target: Mid 2027

New York dispensary POS for OCM rules and Metrc

Written against OCM rules under the MRTA. Tax Law §493 sets three cannabis taxes: 9% distributor-to-retailer, already in your wholesale cost, then a 9% state retail excise and a 4% local tax at the register, 13% combined, with no general sales tax on top. Plus Metrc traceability (post-BioTrack transition) and the adult-use, medical and CAURD lanes.

Seed-to-sale system: Metrc (Franwell)
Taxes at the register: At the register, as of September 2026: a 9% state excise and a 4% local cannabis tax on every adult-use retail sale, with no general sales tax on top; the 9% distributor tax is paid upstream, and medical runs on a separate basis.
Purchase limits: Not published on this page yet
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Regulator

New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM)

https://cannabis.ny.gov ↗

We re-check this regulatorweekly— active rulemaking / transition / year-over-year scheduleLast checked 2026-09-07. That is 41 days past the weekly re-check above — treat anything time-sensitive on this page as due for confirmation.

Your rules, handled

New York’s tax rules and purchase limits are written into CannAgent’s compliance engine from the rule text. Where a figure still waits on an answer from the OCM, it is flagged against the rule rather than guessed.

What we have written for New York

New York coverage is written against OCM rules: the completed BioTrack-to-Metrc migration, the distributor and retail excise split, and the advertising rules that catch operators off guard most often. We say what is not built for New York before you sign.

Operator playbooks

Compliance ops playbook

State traceability reconciliation — the daily, weekly, monthly discipline

Buyer scorecard

Picking a cannabis POS: the 7-question scorecard

Migration playbook

POS migration: a 4-week playbook for cannabis dispensaries

Operations deep-dive

Cash discipline at a cannabis dispensary: variance, escalation, audit

New York cannabis retail — common questions

Who regulates cannabis retail in New York?: New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is the state cannabis regulator for New York. Official site: https://cannabis.ny.gov.
What seed-to-sale track-and-trace system does New York use?: New York uses METRC (Franwell) for seed-to-sale traceability — the de-facto standard across most regulated states. CannAgent maps its inventory and transfer events to METRC's required fields.
What cannabis taxes apply to retail in New York?: At the register, as of September 2026: a 9% state excise and a 4% local cannabis tax on every adult-use retail sale, with no general sales tax on top; the 9% distributor tax is paid upstream, and medical runs on a separate basis.
Is CannAgent available for New York dispensaries?: Not yet — New York is not open to new stores. Target: Mid 2027. Join the waitlist. Targets, not promises. Each state's rules come first. Joining the NY list gets you one email when New York opens.

Target: Mid 2027. Join the waitlist.

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