New York has 1,632 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of November 2026, operating across 366 cities. The count comes straight from the New York Office of Cannabis Management license database and refreshes weekly.
By Program
New York issues Adult-Use Conditional Retail Dispensary (CAURD) and standard Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses through the OCM. The OCM publishes the licensee list on its official site.
Compared
New York has the 2nd-most licensed dispensaries of the 10 states we track, behind California with 1,822.
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Methodology
The figure is sourced from the New York Office of Cannabis Management (NY OCM) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and exclude closed or revoked licenses — so the number reflects dispensaries actually operating, not licenses ever issued. Free to cite with attribution to Holden Leads.
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New York has 1,632 licensed cannabis dispensaries as of November 2026, spread across 366 cities. The count is verified against the New York Office of Cannabis Management (NY OCM) license database and refreshed weekly.
Of the New York dispensaries with a known program type, 1,586 are adult-use, 15 are medical, and 31 serve both programs.
New York leads New York with 193 licensed dispensaries, followed by Brooklyn with 168.
The count comes directly from the New York Office of Cannabis Management (NY OCM) public license database. We re-crawl it weekly, deduplicate licensees, and drop closed or revoked licenses, so the figure reflects dispensaries actually operating — not just licenses ever issued.
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