Veteran Releaf LLC receives New York adult-use processor license

Manufacturing operator joins wave of license issuances as New York's processing sector expands to 517 active operators.

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Machine-written from our data · source: State license roster

August 12, 2026 · 9:53 AM ET

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Veteran Releaf LLC has been licensed as an adult-use processor in New York, according to state license records. The company holds license OCM-PROC-26-000347 and appears among a batch of operator approvals issued on August 12, which also included three other new manufacturing licensees and two new cultivation operators.

The approval reflects continued expansion in New York's regulated cannabis supply chain. The state now operates 517 active manufacturing licenses alongside 250 cultivation and 875 retail locations. The timing aligns with processing capacity buildout, though state records show 402 pending applications remain in the queue.

Watch whether Veteran Releaf and other newly licensed manufacturers begin supply relationships with New York's retail network, and whether the pending application backlog narrows in coming months.

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