Ryan J Ellis gets Adult-Use Processor license in New York

New manufacturing operator licensed as state's processing tier expands amid wave of new approvals.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

October 4, 2026 · 9:38 AM ET

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Ryan J Ellis has been licensed as an Adult-Use Processor Type Three-Branding operator in New York, according to the state license roster. The license, numbered OCM-PT3B-26-000186, is now active.

The approval arrives amid a notable wave of manufacturing licenses issued the same day: at least 11 other manufacturing operators and one cultivation operator received new licenses on October 4th. The state currently lists 521 open manufacturing licenses. The timing also coincides with one inactive license—The Botanist—no longer appearing on New York's roster, suggesting ongoing churn in the processing segment.

Watch whether Ryan J Ellis and the other newly licensed operators begin commercial output within standard timeframes, and whether the manufacturing tier stabilizes or continues expanding as New York's retail footprint (884 open stores) matures.

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