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Hemp Industry Consultants Inc loses license in New York amid wave of operator exits

One of five entities to lose active status on Sept. 4; license records show distributor and cultivator permits still listed as active.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

September 4, 2026 · 9:38 AM ET

Closed sign hanging in a shop door — file photo, not the scene of this story.

Hemp Industry Consultants Inc's license is no longer active in New York, according to the state license roster. The closure is part of a broader turnover recorded on Sept. 4—five operators lost active status the same day, including Juniper NY LLC, Heartbeat Lyfe LLC, Hudson Valley Canna LLC, Big Sky Ranch Holdings LLC, and Java Sprouts LLC.

A data discrepancy raises questions about timing: state records still show Hemp Industry Consultants holding both an Adult-Use Distributor License (OCM-DIST-24-000045) and Adult-Use Cultivator License (OCM-CULT-24-000132) marked as active. The gap between license record status and roster deactivation suggests either recent action not yet fully reflected in master records or administrative lag in updating systems.

The closures come as New York's market registered 876 open retail locations and 245 cultivators as of early September. Watch whether the five simultaneous exits correlate with regulatory enforcement, market consolidation, or operational failures—and whether license records are updated to reflect the roster changes.

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