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Growing Heart Greens shifts to LLC structure in New York microbusiness license

New York licensee undergoes name change to Growing Heart Greens LLC; timing coincides with turnover among other state operators.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

September 5, 2026 · 9:38 AM ET

Cannabis plants inside a commercial greenhouse — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Growing Heart Greens has formally changed its licensee name to Growing Heart Greens LLC, according to the New York state license roster. The entity holds an Active Adult-Use Microbusiness License (OCM-MICR-24-000127), a designation that permits integrated cultivation, manufacturing, and retail activity under a single license.

The name change comes as New York's cannabis market continues shifting: simultaneous records show four operator licenses became inactive between Sept. 5–7 (TK Growers LLC, Stop 29 LLC, Simply Gold LLC, and Canna Cure Farms LLC), while at least eight new licenses were issued to cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail operators over the same window. The state now reports 880 active retail locations, 248 cultivation sites, and 515 manufacturing facilities.

The structural change itself—incorporating as an LLC—may reflect routine business formalization or regulatory alignment. Watch whether the microbusiness model continues to attract entrants as New York's market consolidates, or if further closures among smaller operators accelerate licensee restructuring.

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