Frontline Brand LLC gets NY adult-use processor license

Manufacturing operator joins wave of same-day license issuances across New York's supply chain.

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

August 12, 2026 · 9:53 AM ET

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Frontline Brand LLC has been licensed as an Adult-Use Processor Type Three-Branding operator in New York, according to the state license roster. The license (OCM-PT3B-26-000180) is now active. The move comes as part of a substantial licensing batch on August 12, which included four other manufacturing operators and two cultivation operators gaining approval on the same day.

New York's manufacturing sector continues to expand, with 517 open manufacturing licenses now on record. The state's supply-chain licensing activity suggests regulators are advancing processing capacity in parallel with retail (875 open) and cultivation (250 open) operators. Pending applications total 402 statewide.

Watch whether Frontline Brand and the other newly licensed processors begin reporting product in the state's track-and-trace system, which would signal movement toward fulfilling retail demand.

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