Avoid the mistakes everyone else is learning the hard way.
The wiki shows you the law.
The Map, Manual, and Tools show you how operators get through licensing, buildout, inspections, and daily operations without getting crushed by delays or fines.
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OCM Guidance, MRTA, NYCC, ADA, Zoning, Tax, Labor, Insurance, Inspections, Operations - all in one searchable place
Our system has three connected parts:
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Where am I and what comes next?
The Map shows you where you are in the NY cannabis journey before lease, buildout, pre-opening, daily operations, or expansion, and what you actually need to focus on next.
It connects your current situation to the laws, requirements, and decisions that matter right now, so you’re not guessing or working on the wrong thing at the wrong time.
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How do I actually do this?
The Manual turns requirements into step-by-step playbooks for running a NY dispensary.
From onboarding and METRC to inventory, POS, ADA, security, and inspections, this is where rules become real workflows, written for operators who need things done correctly, not explained academically.
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Stop duct taping solutions together.
The Tools help you execute without reinventing the wheel. This includes a vetted Partner & Service Provider directory and a cannabis product directory built for operators, so you can find the right vendors, services, and products without sorting through bad fits, half-answers, or sales pitches.
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Pre- Launch Operators
If you’re still getting to the starting line, this is where most mistakes get locked in.
Site selection, zoning, proximity protection, buildout coordination, inspections, lease readiness, this is the phase where timing matters and bad assumptions are expensive.
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Open & Operating Dispensaries
Once you’re open, the pressure doesn’t let up, it just changes.
Daily compliance, staff onboarding and off-boarding, METRC, ADA exposure, audits, renewals.
This is about keeping the doors open, staying clean, and not getting blindsided six months in.
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Teams & Staff
Dispensaries don’t run on policies, they run on people.
Training, role clarity, and clear guidance, so staff know what to do, how to do it, and don’t get stuck guessing on the floor. Customers leave happy... and come back.
New York cannabis rules don’t live in one place. They’re spread across state law, OCM guidance, local zoning, ADA, labor, tax, banking, and federal requirements. Each enforced differently, each carrying real consequences.
Every rule matters.
The challenge is keeping them connected.
Purple Ocean brings them into one system, with the law behind every workflow and the steps your team needs to follow day to day.
We are the navigation system built for NY Cannabis Retail.