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New York Officials Tout $2.5 Billion In Marijuana Sales, Expansion Of Licensed Businesses And More Since Adult-Use Legalization
New York officials have released a series of reports that provide a year-end status update on the state’s medical and adult marijuana markets: sales records, state coffers revenue, license approvals, equity initiatives and more.
All told, retail cannabis sales in New York have topped $2.5 billion since recreational legalization was passed, including $1.6 billion generated since November of last year alone. In addition, licensed showrooms almost doubled from 261 in 2024 to 556 in 2025..
The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) said the state “continues to exceed” equity goals, particularly with 55 percent of adult use licenses held by Social and Economic Equity (SEE) businesses. Of these, 50 percent are minorities and 47 percent are women.
The reports also touch on enforcement action to mitigate the illegal market. And last year, OCM said it “conducted 2,017 enforcement actions that resulted in the seizure of more than $20 million worth of illegal cannabis products.”
“New York’s cannabis framework was designed to combine strong regulation with meaningful choice, and this year’s Annual Report demonstrates continued progress toward that goal,” said Jessica Garcia, Chair of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB), in a press release. “As the legal market expands, we continue to build an inclusive industry and ensure the benefits of legalization are shared broadly.”
“The launch of initiatives like Community Reinvestment Grants and the CAURD Grant Fund marks a critical step in returning resources to communities disproportionately impacted by the ban while maintaining safeguards that protect consumers and support compliant businesses,” he said.
The OCM annual report also states that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation expanding the state’s medical cannabis program improving patient access and “updating the program framework to better meet the needs of patients across the state.”
The legislation signed by the governor grants reciprocity to out-of-state residents, streamlines the patient certification process and allows adults 18 and older to grow their own cannabis plants for therapeutic use.
“Looking forward, we remain committed to fulfilling MRTA’s vision through licensing, regulatory reform and the support of social equity applicants,” Garcia said in the report. “We have new types of licenses to issue that will provide additional economic opportunities for New Yorkers.”
“We must improve patient access to the medical program and maintain our commitment to work on this in 2026. We will work with OCM to continue to strengthen our enforcement efforts against the illicit market,” he said. “Finally, we invest in building trust with our stakeholders and the public and aim to strengthen our communications and public engagement efforts, especially as they inform our decision-making process.”
Officials too he stated The state has taken in nearly $341 million in marijuana taxes from medical and adult-use sales from April 1, 2023, to November 30, 2025.
“Sales continue to be concentrated in a limited number of high-performing locations,” he says. “On November 30, 2025, the top 10 stores account for 29 percent of statewide sales, the top 25 for 43 percent and the top 50 for nearly 61 percent. The top 50 percent of all operating stores generate about 80 percent of total sales, reflecting advantages of location, brand presence and operational scale.”
Notably, the report bolsters advocates’ argument that regulating, rather than criminalizing, marijuana sales can deter youth use, despite prohibitionist arguments to the contrary. In fact, the percentage of New York high school students who reported using cannabis in the past month dropped from 20 percent in 2013 (before legalization) to 12.5 percent in 2023.
“This Annual Report reflects the market that New Yorkers have built together over the past year. We’ve expanded access to regulated and tested cannabis products, strengthened consumer protections, and continued to advance an equity-focused market framework,” said Susan Filburn, OCM’s executive director, in a press release.
“Exceeding $2.5 billion in adult-use sales is an important milestone, and looking forward to this growth remains responsible, transparent and grounded in public health and safety, while continuing to provide opportunity and reinvestment in the communities most affected by prohibition,” he said. he said.
“OCM remains committed to responsible growth, transparent regulation, and economic opportunity for all New Yorkers. In 2026, OCM will focus on accelerating licensing and market access for equity entrepreneurs, strengthening compliance and enforcement efforts statewide, and expanding consumer education to promote safer cannabis use and confidence in the regulated marketplace, and to strengthen a safer regulated marketplace.”
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Meanwhile, given the confusion in the market about temporary license terms, the CCB said it will extend the renewal period for adult conditional use to December 31, 2026.
“This extension provides more time for licensees to secure viable locations and obtain full licensure,” OCM said. “It will also apply to temporary licenses issued between September 9, 2025 and December 30, 2025, ensuring clarity and consistency for all temporary licensees.”
Part of the uncertainty surrounding provisional licensees a the recently identified zoning issue affects more than 100 cannabis businesses Those located too close to public schools or places of worship than permitted by applicable statute. Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she will push the legislature to change the state’s marijuana law to address the problem.
Additionally, both chambers of the New York legislature passed the legislation last year extend the deadline for electronic tax returns for marijuana companiessending the proposal near the governor’s desk.
If signed into law, the measure would give cannabis manufacturers and distributors an extra 30 days to file their tax returns after the end of each quarterly tax year. Currently, companies have 20 days to submit documents, and the legislation would extend it to 50 days.
In July, New York officials announced First round of grants for $5 million program to support retail marijuana businesses for justice-involved people cover startup costs.
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Curing is one of those phases of cannabis production that almost everyone agrees is important, but that importance hardly translates into cannabis facilities. It’s understandable that growers want to maximize their canopy space first and foremost. After all, more flowers, more income. However, the irony is that by the time a plant reaches the curing room, most of the money has already been spent. The genetics are locked in, the lights have done their job, the rooms have been marked, the harvest has been carefully handled. And yet, quality is often validated or left behind.
Simon Knobel of Calyx Containers has spent an amazing amount of time thinking about this disintegration. The company started about 9 years ago, when Simon and his co-founder Alex were still in school and adult cannabis was becoming legal in Massachusetts. “Back then, cannabis packaging meant pill bottles, borrowed wholesale from the pharmaceutical world and reused without much thought,” explains Simon. “Our initial instinct wasn’t to do something revolutionary. It was just to build something that made sense for cannabis.”
As the company developed a range of packaging formats, the focus was on quality at the point of sale. “Scent retention, ease of use, shelf life, that was the pace of our design process. What took longer to fully register was that the degradation didn’t just happen after packaging. In many cases, it was already baked in during curing.”
Simon and Calyx did extensive market research to understand what was happening with quality degradation. “It’s good to talk not only with operators, but with consumers.” A story stuck. Simon recalls interviewing a client who was on a ski trip with his family and trying to hide the fact that he had cannabis with him. This awkwardness of smell, discretion and manipulation became a design problem. The sliding cover, integrated gasket, meant the elimination of the twisting motion that gave some users a literal pain in the wrist. But it also opened up a deeper line of research.
As Calyx began to talk more seriously with growers, a recurring question came up. Where exactly does quality start to slip? To answer this, the company partnered with the Cannabis Research Coalition and worked with Dr. Allison Justice on research based on the cure. “What we found was that it wasn’t particularly comfortable for anyone relying on legacy methods,” says Simon. “One of the biggest drivers of terpene preservation was the stability of water activity. When water activity drops below 0.55 aW, the stomata begin to collapse, then shrink, then break. At that point, the mono-terpenes escape.”
These mono-terpenes are responsible for most of the aromas associated with quality cannabis. “They are also volatile in nature. Once they’re gone, they’re gone,” highlighted Simon.
© Calyx Vessels
Basic methods and alternatives
Traditional healing methods are based on burping. Opening containers, exchanging air, manually regulating humidity. “This methodology works, but it also introduces oxygen. In addition, the plant material is also subject to mechanical stress. Both oxygen and mechanical stress accelerate degradation, thus hampering quality.”
Calyx Cure was designed as an alternative to that ritual. “Instead of active intervention, Calyx Cure uses a passive atmospheric film with selective permeation properties. The layers are designed to allow specific gases to move through the material while others are restricted. Biological curing processes continue, but without opening the container, without introducing excess oxygen and without handling the flower.”
In controlled studies, Calyx saw a 33% improvement in monoterpene profile preservation compared to traditional approaches such as turkey pouches. “Practically speaking, that first hit of aroma you get when you open a jar, driven largely by monoterpenes, is intact.”
Complicating the picture is that curing is not reversible. There is a persistent belief that if cannabis dries out too much, there are no moisture packs or other interventions that can bring it back. “Excessive drying slows down the enzymatic reactions, alters the aging process and permanently changes the composition of the terpenes. Once the quality is lost at that stage, the bottle cannot revive it,” he said.
© Calyx Vessels
Curing and speed to market
Therefore, post-harvest processes cannot be the last element of cannabis facility design. “Sometimes speed or short-term cost savings drive the decision. Cure less, move product faster and assume the container will handle the rest.” Market dynamics don’t help either. When a new market opens and the shelves are empty, speed is rewarded and cutting corners can be the difference between hitting dispensaries later.
Calyx approaches it as a manufacturing and engineering problem rather than a branding exercise. Unlike much of the packaging industry, which operates largely as a middleman, Calyx operates its own factory in Utah. “That vertical integration allows us to iterate quickly. New designs can be prototyped in 1 or 2 weeks.”
This can be a huge plus, as quality control is a hot topic in the wider world of agriculture, not just cannabis. The industry often talks about wanting nutraceutical or food standards. These industries have already solved the complexity of the supply chain. They know how to produce in one region and deliver consistently to another. Cannabis, especially if it wants to move globally, will need similar discipline.”
And as with food packaging, sustainability is part of that equation in cannabis. Calyx has extensively studied compostable and hemp-based structures. “Compostable materials struggle with terpene conservation and water activity control. If the package breathes too much, the plant pays the price.”
Instead, Calyx’s approach to sustainability is based on reducing the use of materials at the manufacturing level. “The cover molded joint is a good example,” explains Simon. “Traditional seals require cutting circular inserts from large sheets, creating huge waste. We’ve designed molds where a small amount of polymer forms the cover and joint in one plane, creating almost zero waste and a fully recyclable component.”
Healing, it seems, is not passive waiting. “It’s an active and fragile process,” says Simon. “And like most fragile things in cannabis, it benefits from being engineered rather than inherited.”
For more information:
Calyx vessels
1991 W Parkway Blvd. West Valley City, UT, 84119-2026
724-303-7481
(email protected)
calyxcontainers.com
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Vivent Biosignals & Green Laniel join forces to bring plant-driven agriculture to the US
Vivent Biosignals and Green Laniel Consulting have announced a partnership to accelerate plant-driven irrigation and irrigation in key U.S. agricultural markets. Green Laniel Consulting is a US-focused provider of agronomic solutions led by Mauricio Manotas.
By combining Vivent’s ability to decode plant biosignals in real-time using plant biosensors, machine learning and AI with Green Laniel’s deep experience in agronomy, grower operations and US market access, the partnership allows growers to make decisions based on what really matters: how the plant itself is responding.
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The partnership will cover a variety of crops and production systems, initially plant-driven irrigation and greenhouses for perennial crops, including potatoes, directly guided by plant feedback.
“By combining Vivint’s plant-level intelligence with Green Laniel’s strong presence and agronomic leadership in the US, we are enabling a new generation of plant-driven farming systems. This partnership helps growers improve yields and quality while significantly increasing resource efficiency and sustainability.” says Mauricio Manotas, Green Laniel Consulting.
For more information:
Vivent Biosignals
Tel.: +41 79 5114627
Email: (email protected)
https://vivent-biosignals.com/
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