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Create Goodness rebrands as CDS Brands in New York license update

Create Goodness officially changed its licensee name to CDS Brands, LLC, part of a wave of structural updates across New York's cannabis roster.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

October 7, 2026 · 9:38 AM ET

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Create Goodness has rebranded as CDS Brands, LLC, according to an update to New York's state license roster published October 7. The name change was recorded as an ownership-category modification, suggesting an internal restructuring rather than a change in operational control or location.

The rebranding occurs alongside at least five other licensee name changes across New York's cannabis market on the same date—including Trucann, N&M Farms, Ryan Farms, Hepworth Pura, Growing Renaissance, and Birdsong Hemp Company—alongside two new cultivation licenses and one new retail license. The cluster of simultaneous updates suggests either a regulatory refresh cycle or coordinated compliance filings.

New York's regulated market currently includes 885 open retail locations and 250 active cultivation operations. Watch whether the CDS Brands rebrand signals a shift in product focus or market positioning, and whether similar name-change patterns continue as the state processes its backlog of 441 pending applications.

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