Who's really behind NY's cannabis brands?
New York licenses companies, not brand names — so the name on the package rarely matches the name on the license. These pages publish the verified chain for 9major brands: brand → licensed New York entity → state license number, each checked against the state's official records on August 1, 2026.
Rythm
Fiorello Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · MM0702D
Is Rythm licensed? →
Cannabist
Columbia Care NY, LLC. · MM0306D
Is Cannabist licensed? →
Curaleaf
Curaleaf NY, LLC · MM1002D
Is Curaleaf licensed? →
Fluent
Etain, LLC · MM0407D
Is Fluent licensed? →
The Botanist
NYCANNA, LLC · MM0603D
Is The Botanist licensed? →
Verilife
PharmaCann of New York, LLC. · MM0106D
Is Verilife licensed? →
Sunnyside
Valley Agriceuticals, LLC · MM0804D
Is Sunnyside licensed? →
Vireo
Vireo Health of NY, LLC. · MM0204D
Is Vireo licensed? →
Be.
Citiva Medical, LLC · MM0906D
Is Be. licensed? →
NY brands: common questions
What is a New York Registered Organization?
The state's original licensed medical cannabis operators. Several now also hold adult-use licenses, and most of the big brand names on NYC shelves — Rythm, Sunnyside, Curaleaf, The Botanist, Verilife, Fluent, Cannabist — trace back to one of these entities. The brand on the package and the entity on the license are different names for the same supply chain.
Why do brand names differ from the licensed company?
New York licenses legal entities, not brand names. Rythm's license belongs to Fiorello Pharmaceuticals; Sunnyside's to Valley Agriceuticals. That gap is exactly where confusion lives — so each page here publishes the full chain: brand → NY entity → license number, with the date we checked it.
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