NC ACCIDENT REPORTS LLC: Owned by Joseph Merlo and Berkay Sebat in the New York State Borough of Manhattan.For five years Markel Bababekov, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated S&M Planet Consulting Inc, a dry cleaning service. THE HERBAL CARE THC LLC: Owned by Markel Bababekov and Abbas Bababekov in the New York State Borough of Manhattan.For three years Jennifer Tzar, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated Scrimshaw Scratchers a restaurant and bar with an attached retail store in Hudson, New York. Robin Hood Cannabis, LLC: Owned by Jennifer Tzar and Tanya Hotton in the New York State Borough of Manhattan.Marte, a justice-involved applicant, owned & operated CONBODY INC, a fitness, health & wellness center in New York City. and Ramon Martinez in the New York State Borough of Manhattan. “The approval of these licenses will help expedite building a robust and diverse supply chain while also ensuring that individuals that have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition have meaningful opportunities to participate in the industry.” Below are the new NYC licensees: “We are thrilled to announce the addition of 99 more CAURD provisional licenses as we continue to work swiftly and equitably to establish New York’s cannabis industry,” said Chris Alexander, Executive Director of the Office of Cannabis Management. This new batch of licenses is a burst of fresh air for those who were holding their breath, waiting for the next announcement. The first in NYC to be awarded licenses were The Housing Works Cannabis Co., Union Square Travel Agency and Smacked. In late 2022, OCM issued just 36 licenses across the state. Nonprofits were eligible if they had a history of serving current or formerly incarcerated individuals have at least one justice-involved board member at least five full-time employees and have operated a social enterprise that had net assets or profit for at least two years. This means that there are 53 more legal dispensaries planning to open up across the boroughs in the coming year.Īccording to OCM, in order to be eligible for a license, each applicant had to either have had a cannabis conviction or be the family member of someone who has and has owned a profitable business. RECOMMENDED: Weed 101: Everything to know about cannabis in NYC On Monday, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) awarded 99 more recreational cannabis dispensary licenses, including three in Brooklyn, nine in the Bronx, 21 in Manhattan, 17 in Queens and three in Staten Island. NYC is about to get 53 more state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensaries!
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