Daily Operations

New York dispensaries must track every product from intake through sale, return, transfer, and destruction in both POS and METRC. This page outlines storage rules, internal movement logging, daily reconciliation, quarantine procedures, and the inventory discrepancies that inspectors flag first.

The inventory storage room is the core security control in a New York dispensary. Inspectors use it to assess diversion risk, camera coverage, access control, and whether physical inventory matches POS and METRC records. This page outlines location rules, hardware standards, surveillance requirements, and common failures that trigger enforcement.

All cannabis products sold in New York must meet strict packaging and labeling standards. This page outlines required THC disclosures, child resistant rules, universal symbol placement, prohibited designs, and the retailer’s duty to verify that labels match Certificates of Analysis before products reach the shelf.

Retailers are responsible for confirming that every cannabis product meets New York packaging and labeling rules before it reaches the shelf. This page explains required label elements, THC and COA matching, child-resistant standards, prohibited designs, and common inspection failures.

New York dispensaries must retain detailed sales, METRC, delivery, security, payroll, tax, and corporate records for up to seven years. This page outlines what must be kept, how long retention applies, where records must be stored, and the documentation gaps inspectors flag during audits.

Daily cannabis retail compliance in New York covers ID verification, sales limits, POS tracking, delivery rules, METRC inventory accuracy, packaging restrictions, labor law compliance, and waste and recall procedures. This page outlines the operational rules dispensaries must follow to avoid fines, stop-sale orders, and license suspension.

OCM issues cannabis licenses, but dispensaries remain subject to state and local building, fire, zoning, labor, tax, health, and sanitation laws. This page explains which agencies regulate different parts of your business and how non-cannabis rules affect site approval, buildout, hiring, inspections, and ongoing operations.

Every cannabis sale in New York must follow strict age verification, purchase limit, POS, and documentation rules. This page outlines who you can and cannot sell to, daily THC caps, ID check requirements, discount tax treatment, return handling, and the sales violations most likely to trigger enforcement.

The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) regulates New York cannabis licensing, compliance, inspections, and enforcement. This page outlines what OCM controls, what it does not handle, and how its authority impacts licensing, operations, ownership, product standards, and compliance obligations.