Daily Operations

This page explains the security rules every New York cannabis dispensary must meet before opening. It covers required camera coverage, 60-day video retention, alarm systems, restricted access areas, cannabis and cash storage, delivery receiving setup, and the common security mistakes that delay final license approval.

New York dispensaries must maintain an approved security plan covering surveillance, alarms, access control, cannabis and cash storage, and incident reporting. This page outlines required camera coverage, alarm logging, access restrictions, and the security failures inspectors cite most often during audits.

Retailers must report safety, security, inventory, and compliance incidents to OCM and follow strict recall procedures when required. This page outlines what triggers reporting, how recalls work, and the enforcement consequences for delayed or incomplete action.

OCM conducts pre-opening inspections, unannounced compliance visits, targeted investigations, and full compliance audits. This page explains how inspections are structured, what inspectors review in the first minutes on-site, which records must be immediately accessible, and how deficiencies escalate into fines, corrective action plans, or license enforcement.

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.