In all of the news about New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) starting to accept applications for Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license applications, one glaring piece of information was missing: will the OCM review applications on a rolling basis starting on August 25, 2022? Or, will OCM review applications all together when the application window closes on September 26, 2022? Well, we went ahead and asked the OCM and got an answer: all CAURD applications will be reviewed together after the CAURD application window closes.
Here is OCM’s actual answer:
“All license applications will be considered together after the close of the application period. No licenses will be issued before that.”
Practically speaking, this is an incredibly significant piece of information. A rolling review of applications would have meant that submitting an application earlier would benefit applicants. Given the somewhat recent announcement of the CAURD application portal opening on August 25, 2022 and the “evolving” information regarding the CAURD license in general, the OCM’s decision to eschew a rolling review makes sense and is, put simply, fair.
Now, all applicants will be on the same footing and will have the ability to utilize the entire application window to prepare their applications and evaluate the regional preference rankings. Given the rapidly evolving nature of the OCM’s application process as a whole, we also wouldn’t be surprised to see more news coming out about the review process. Stay tuned!
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