N.Y. Cannabis Law Section 80
Adult-use cultivators, processors or distributors not to be interested in retail dispensaries

1.

It shall be unlawful for any person authorized to cultivate, process, or distribute under this article to:

(a)

be interested directly or indirectly in any premises where any cannabis product is sold at retail, including for on-site consumption; or in any business devoted wholly or partially to the sale or delivery of any cannabis product at retail, including for on-site consumption, by stock ownership, interlocking directors, mortgage or lien or any personal or real property, or by any other means;

(b)

make, or cause to be made, any loan to any person engaged in the manufacture or sale of any cannabis product at wholesale or retail;

(c)

make any gift or render any service of any kind whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to any person licensed under this chapter which in the judgment of the board may influence such licensee to purchase the product of such cultivator or processor or distributor; or

(d)

enter into any contract or agreement with any retail, on-site consumption or delivery licensee whereby such licensee agrees to confine his or her sales to cannabis products manufactured or sold by one or more such cultivator or processors or distributors. Any such contract or agreement shall be void and subject the licenses of all parties concerned to revocation for cause and any applicable administrative enforcement and penalties.

2.

The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a registered organization authorized pursuant to section thirty-nine or sixty-eight-a of this chapter, or microbusiness authorized pursuant to § 73 (Microbusiness license)section seventy-three of this chapter, from cultivating, processing, or selling adult-use cannabis under this article, at facilities wholly owned and operated by such registered organization or microbusiness, subject to any conditions, limitations or restrictions established by this chapter.

3.

The board shall develop rules and regulations in regard to this section.

Source: Section 80 — Adult-use cultivators, processors or distributors not to be interested in retail dispensaries, https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CAN/80 (updated Apr. 9, 2021; accessed Nov. 29, 2025).

61
License application 62
Information to be requested in applications for licenses 63
Fees 64
Selection criteria 65
Limitations of licensure 66
License renewal 67
Amendments 68
Adult-use cultivator license 68–A
Registered organization adult-use cultivator processor distributor retail dispensary license 68–B
Registered organization adult-use cultivator, processor and distributor license 68–C
Conditional adult-use cultivator license 69
Adult-use processor license 69–A
Conditional adult-use processor license 70
Adult-use cooperative license 71
Adult-use distributor license 72
Adult-use retail dispensary license 73
Microbusiness license 74
Delivery license 75
Nursery license 76
Notification to municipalities of adult-use retail dispensary or on-site consumption license 77
Adult-use on-site consumption license 78
Record keeping and tracking 79
Inspections and ongoing requirements 80
Adult-use cultivators, processors or distributors not to be interested in retail dispensaries 81
Packaging, labeling, and administration of adult-use cannabis products 82
Laboratory testing 83
Provisions governing the cultivation and processing of adult-use cannabis 84
Provisions governing the distribution of adult-use cannabis 85
Provisions governing adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries 86
Adult-use cannabis advertising and marketing 87
Social and economic equity, minority and women-owned businesses, distressed farmers and service-disabled veterans 88
Data collection and reporting 89
Regulations

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N.Y. Cannabis Law Section 80 Adult-use cultivators, processors or distributors not to be interested in retail dispensaries

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(a)

(b)

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(d)

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N.Y. Cannabis Law Section 80
Adult-use cultivators, processors or distributors not to be interested in retail dispensaries