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Upsprout LLC's New York cultivator license becomes inactive

Adult-use cultivator Upsprout LLC's license status shifted to inactive per state roster, amid broader license holder transitions across New York.

The Cannabis Newz Automated Desk

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

August 27, 2026 · 9:38 AM ET

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

Upsprout LLC, holder of an adult-use cultivator license (OCM-CULT-24-000130) in New York, is no longer active according to the state license roster as of August 27. The timing suggests a wider reshuffling of New York's licensed cannabis operators: the same day, at least four other license holders—Empire Distribution Group LLC, CM Spencer Farms LLC, Claverack Creek Farm, and URBAN WORLD LLC—also went inactive.

Concurrent with these closures, multiple existing operators underwent licensee-name changes, including Rise becoming Fiorello Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Sunnyside rebranding to Valley Agriceuticals, LLC. New York currently operates 247 active cultivation licenses among 877 retail and 509 manufacturing operations, suggesting room in the market despite individual license exits.

Watch whether Upsprout's inactivation signals voluntary exit, consolidation, or regulatory action—and whether the cluster of simultaneous closures reflects licensing compliance reviews or broader operator repositioning in the state's maturing market.

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