

The New York State Department of Labor’s Cannabis Employment and Education Development (CEED) Unit is designed to assist job seekers, workers, and businesses in the adult-use, medical cannabis, cannabinoid hemp, and hemp industries. We help connect job seekers and workers to a variety of employment and educational opportunities in these emerging fields. We also support businesses so they may thrive in the New York economy. Explore how we can help you.
The NYSDOL does not issue business licenses in cannabis. We serve as a valuable resource between job seekers, cannabis businesses, and other New York State agencies that offer employment opportunities in the cannabis industry. For more information about cannabis business licenses and New York State laws and regulatory proposals on the cannabis rules, please click on the buttons below.
**The regulatory framework is outlined in cannabis law, and is currently under development by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). Please visit the OCM website for updated information on cannabis business licenses and overall regulations as it becomes available.