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NYWY LLC licensed as manufacturing operator in Washington

Washington issues new cannabis manufacturing license as state roster records simultaneous closures across retail and producer segments.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

August 12, 2026 · 4:03 AM ET

Cannabis flower on a retail counter — file photo, not the scene of this story.

NYWY LLC has been licensed as a new cannabis manufacturing operator in Washington, according to the state license roster. The approval comes on a day that saw at least a dozen existing licenses marked inactive, including retail, cultivation, and other manufacturing operators.

The closures—spanning entities such as The Green Shelf, Evolve Cannabis, and multiple DTC Holdings licenses—suggest underlying churn in Washington's mature market. With 1,009 open manufacturing licenses already on record, the net addition of NYWY appears modest relative to concurrent exits.

Watch whether the closure pace accelerates or stabilizes in coming weeks, and whether new licensees like NYWY signal fresh capital entry or represent portfolio shifts among existing operators.

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