NJ Cannabis Data Hub: Dispensaries, Sales & Tax
NJ Culture Desk · Data HubLast updated October 12, 2026
Every number New Jersey smokers, reporters and town councils keep asking about, in one place: how many legal dispensaries are open, what the market sells, what Trenton collects in tax, which towns said yes to retail and what the Cannabis Regulatory Commission does next. Each figure links to its source and carries an “as of” date. We refresh it weekly.
NJ cannabis by the numbers
The quick read. Hard counts come from the CRC. Where we added CRC figures together, the card says “TSR sum.”
Adult-use sales: monthly and by year
New Jersey’s legal market opened on April 21, 2022. 2025 was the first full year above $1.1 billion. The biggest month in CRC data so far is May 2026 at $116.4M.
| Month | Adult-use sales |
|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $93,904,521 |
| Jul 2025 | $99,933,144 |
| Aug 2025 | $103,768,163 |
| Sep 2025 | $95,419,613 |
| Oct 2025 | $102,997,989 |
| Nov 2025 | $102,376,505 |
| Dec 2025 | $108,121,516 |
| Jan 2026 | $103,421,433 |
| Feb 2026 | $94,802,781 |
| Mar 2026 | $105,621,313 |
| Apr 2026 | $108,916,371 |
| May 2026 | $116,361,687 |
| Jun 2026 | $115,307,570 |
| Year | Adult-use sales | State sales tax | SEEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Apr 21–Dec | $329,541,810 | $20,139,655 | $698,859 |
| 2023 | $681,192,514 | $41,889,891 | $3,193,332 |
| 2024 | $1,000,125,130 | $61,019,060 | $3,484,591 |
| 2025 | $1,118,003,986 | $67,509,470 | $10,966,394 |
| 2026 Jan–Jun | $540,172,023 | $37,461,663 | $5,753,810 |
| Apr 2022–Jun 2026 | $3,669,035,463 | $228,019,739 | $24,096,986 |
Taxes and fees on NJ cannabis
Three layers hit a legal purchase: the state sales tax at the register, an optional municipal transfer tax, and the SEEF, a per-ounce fee cultivators pay at wholesale. From April 2022 through June 2026 the state collected $228.0M in adult-use sales tax and $24.1M in SEEF (TSR sum of CRC certified totals).
| What | Rate | Who pays / notes |
|---|---|---|
| NJ sales tax | 6.625% | Charged on retail adult-use sales. NJ Treasury |
| Local transfer tax | Up to 2% | Optional, set by each host town; 1% max on wholesaler sales. Treasury TB-104 |
| SEEF (2026) | $2.50 per ounce | Paid by Class 1 cultivators on sales to other license classes. The CRC kept it flat on December 17, 2025. CRC resolution |
| Year | Rate |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $1.10 |
| 2023 | $1.52 |
| 2024 | $1.24 |
| 2025 | $2.50 |
| 2026 | $2.50 |
The CRC’s June 2026 report estimates the SEEF will bring in about $12.4M in fiscal 2026. That’s the CRC’s estimate, not actual collections. CRC 2026 SEEF report
Dispensaries by county: all 21 counties
Hudson County has the most adult-use storefronts (35), led by Jersey City with 25. Measured by dollars, Camden County leads with 10.16% of statewide sales in June 2026. Dispensary counts are TSR’s tally of the CRC finder map by county. The sales share comes straight from CRC slides.
| County | Adult-use dispensaries | Towns with one | Notable towns (count) | Towns allowing retail* | Share of NJ sales, Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | 35 | 6 | Jersey City (25), Hoboken (4), North Bergen Twp (2), Harrison (2) | 10 | 5.07% |
| Atlantic | 29 | 7 | Atlantic City (17), Egg Harbor Twp (4), Egg Harbor City (2), Hamilton Twp (2) | 7 | 5.38% |
| Camden | 29 | 16 | Camden (5), Gloucester Twp (4), Voorhees Twp (3), Runnemede (2) | 20 | 10.16% |
| Essex | 28 | 8 | Bloomfield Twp (5), Newark (5), Maplewood Twp (4), West Orange Twp (4) | 9 | 5.49% |
| Burlington | 26 | 13 | Mount Holly Twp (5), Mount Laurel Twp (4), Evesham Twp (3), Pemberton Twp (2) | 18 | 9.28% |
| Union | 24 | 8 | Plainfield (6), Elizabeth (5), Scotch Plains Twp (4), Union Twp (3) | 7 | 5.16% |
| Somerset | 22 | 4 | Franklin Twp (17), North Plainfield (2), South Bound Brook (2), Raritan (1) | 5 | 4.18% |
| Monmouth | 21 | 13 | Englishtown (4), Red Bank (3), Eatontown (2), Matawan (2) | 15 | 9.76% |
| Bergen | 17 | 12 | Maywood (3), Fort Lee (2), Saddle Brook Twp (2), Elmwood Park (2) | 15 | 7.10% |
| Gloucester | 14 | 7 | Glassboro (3), Woodbury (3), Monroe Twp (3), Deptford Twp (2) | 10 | 5.62% |
| Middlesex | 14 | 7 | Highland Park (4), New Brunswick (3), Woodbridge Twp (2), North Brunswick Twp (2) | 7 | 3.81% |
| Passaic | 13 | 4 | West Milford Twp (9), Paterson (2), Little Falls Twp (1), Haledon (1) | 4 | 4.30% |
| Mercer | 12 | 7 | Ewing Twp (3), Trenton (3), Hamilton Twp (2), Pennington (1) | 7 | 3.89% |
| Morris | 12 | 10 | Rockaway (2), Jefferson Twp (2), Wharton (1), Boonton (1) | 11 | 4.26% |
| Sussex | 9 | 5 | Sussex (3), Andover (2), Newton (2), Andover Twp (1) | 6 | 1.30% |
| Ocean | 5 | 3 | South Toms River (2), Lakehurst (2), Ocean Twp (1) | 4 | 4.90% |
| Warren | 5 | 3 | Phillipsburg (2), Hackettstown (2), Washington (1) | 3 | 4.29% |
| Hunterdon | 4 | 2 | Lambertville (3), Flemington (1) | 5 | 1.81% |
| Cape May | 3 | 3 | Middle Twp (1), Lower Twp (1), West Cape May (1) | 4 | 1.85% |
| Cumberland | 3 | 3 | Fairfield Twp (1), Bridgeton (1), Vineland (1) | 6 | 1.08% |
| Salem | 3 | 3 | Salem (1), Carneys Point Twp (1), Penns Grove (1) | 3 | 1.31% |
| New Jersey | 328 | 144 | — | 176 | 100% |
Where retail is allowed: municipal opt-ins
Every New Jersey town decides for itself. Of the state’s 564 municipalities, the CRC’s opt-in table lists 233 that allow at least one type of cannabis business and 176 that allow retail dispensaries (Class 5). That leaves 388 towns with no retail: 331 that aren’t on the opt-in list at all, plus 57 that allow other license types but not storefronts. In practice, 144 towns host at least one adult-use dispensary on the CRC map. 14 of those towns aren’t marked as allowing retail in the CRC table (5 of them host medical dispensaries that expanded into adult-use), so treat the table as a floor, not a final word.
Source: NJ-CRC: Government Relations, Municipalities Opted-In to Adult-Use Cannabis Market; NJ-CRC: Find a Licensed Cannabis Dispensary (interactive map)Prices: what flower costs per gram
Prices keep falling. The CRC’s average adult-use bud/flower price per gram was $6.51 in June 2026, down 21.8% from a year earlier. This is market data, not a shopping guide. TSR sells apparel only.
| Month | Price per gram |
|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | $8.33 |
| Dec 2025 | $7.42 |
| Mar 2026 | $6.94 |
| Jun 2026 | $6.51 |
| Item | Average price |
|---|---|
| Flower, eighth (3.5g) | $29.86 |
| Flower, gram item | $13.27 |
| Any item | $29.74 |
Market snapshot, June 2026
3,469,103 combined medical and adult-use transactions, up 26% year over year. Registered medical patients: 42,984 as of September 15, 2026 (CRC).
| Category | Share |
|---|---|
| Bud/flower | 39.26% |
| Vape carts | 26.22% |
| Raw pre-rolls | 11.02% |
| Concentrates | 10.74% |
| Edibles | 10.48% |
| Shake/trim | 1.26% |
| Other (tinctures, capsules, topicals, drinks, patches) | 0.99% |
Consumption lounges
New Jersey opened the East Coast’s first legal cannabis consumption lounges in July 2025. Each one needs a CRC endorsement and the host town’s approval.
| Dispensary | Town | County | Status (source) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gynsyng | Merchantville | Camden | open since July 2025 · Philadelphia Inquirer |
| High Rollers Dispensary | Atlantic City | Atlantic | open since July 2025 · Philadelphia Inquirer |
| SunnyTien | Atlantic City | Atlantic | open since July 2025 · Philadelphia Inquirer |
| URB’N Dispensary | Newark | Essex | open since February 2026 · Heady NJ |
| Xena NJ | Jersey City | Hudson | CRC endorsement June 18, 2026; lounge opened Oct 2, 2026 · Heady NJ |
| Blazin Buddiez | Bridgeton | Cumberland | CRC endorsement March 31, 2026; opening not confirmed · NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
Regulatory timeline
| Date | What happened (source) |
|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | CREAMM Act takes effect, creating NJ’s adult-use framework and six license classes. NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation |
| Aug 19, 2021 | CRC adopts its first adult-use rules (and the original SEEF formula). NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Apr 21, 2022 | Legal adult-use sales begin in New Jersey. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Sep 19, 2024 | CRC adopts rules expanding adult-use ingestible (edible) product forms. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Dec 12, 2024 | CRC approves the notice of application acceptance for cannabis consumption area endorsements. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Jul 2025 | First consumption lounges open: Gynsyng (Merchantville), High Rollers and SunnyTien (Atlantic City). Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Dec 17, 2025 | CRC keeps the SEEF at $2.50/oz for 2026 instead of the scheduled increase. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Home grow bill S2564 (six plants) introduced, sent to Senate Judiciary. New Jersey Legislature |
| Feb 2026 | URB’N in Newark opens North Jersey’s first consumption lounge. Heady NJ |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Assembly companion A4576 introduced. New Jersey Legislature |
| May 2026 | May 2026 adult-use sales hit $116.4M, the biggest month in CRC data so far. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Jun 18, 2026 | CRC endorses Xena NJ (Jersey City) consumption area. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Latest regular CRC meeting; 1,700 conditional, 504 conversion and 363 annual adult-use licenses approved as of Sept 1. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Xena’s lounge opens in Jersey City, Hudson County’s first. Heady NJ |
| Oct 5, 2026 | CRC special meeting: summary suspension of Magic Garden Botanicals’ cultivator license (Bridgeton) for unapproved outdoor growing and plants not tracked in Metrc. Heady NJ reports a 4-0 vote, effective Oct 7. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission · Heady NJ |
What’s next: CRC meetings and pending rules
| When | Meeting | Where / agenda |
|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 29, 2026 11 AM ET |
Regular public meeting (moved from Oct 22) | 200 Riverview Plaza, Trenton (in person); watch on Zoom or YouTube. Agenda not yet posted. Register to speak by Oct 27, 5 p.m.; written comments due Oct 30, 5 p.m. NJ-CRC · Slides October 5, 2026 (special meeting; enforcement action) |
| Thu Dec 10, 2026 11 AM ET |
Regular public meeting | 44 South Clinton Ave, Trenton (CRC default venue) NJ-CRC |
Pending and unsettled
- Home grow: Still illegal for adult-use consumers. S2564 (Senate Judiciary) and A4576 (Assembly Oversight) would allow six plants per adult, 12 per household; no committee action is listed beyond referral. New Jersey Legislature · New Jersey Legislature
- Consumption lounges: Endorsements are approved one at a time at CRC meetings; towns must also approve. Five lounges are reported open. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission · Heady NJ
- SEEF rate for 2027: CRC reviews the fee every year; the 2026 rate was set Dec 17, 2025. No 2027 decision yet. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission · NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation
- 2026 tax totals: CRC has posted certified Q1 and Q2 2026 totals. Q3 2026 (July–September) and monthly sales after June 2026 are not yet published. NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission · NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission
Watching the Oct 29 meeting? Our desk previews it in SEEF Tax Watch: what the Oct 29 CRC meeting means for NJ shelf prices.
Upcoming NJ cannabis events
Only events that haven’t happened yet, pulled from The Wire, our daily NJ cannabis board. 21+ where noted. Check the organizer’s page before you go.
| Date | Event | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Wed Oct 14 | Weeding Out The Stoned (420 game show) | Newark Newark Culture Club |
| Sat Oct 17 | NJ Dispensary Takeover 2 + Cars & Cannabis car show 3–8 PM; after-party 9 PM–2 AM; 21+ | Atlantic City Showboat Resort, 801 Boardwalk |
| Sat Oct 24 | Great Pumpkin Smoke Sesh + Craft Market (Fire & Oak × 710 Labs) | Mount Holly Colonial Cafe |
| Sat Oct 24 | Croptoberfest at Brute’s Roots 11 AM–8 PM; live music, car show, vendors; 21+ for purchases | Paulsboro Brute’s Roots, 2001 S. Delaware St. |
| Sat Oct 24 | Clade9 TerpMasters (industry night) 6–10 PM; invite-only · industry (dispensary staff); not open to the public | Cherry Hill Venue not published |
| Thu Oct 29 | CRC public meeting 11 AM | Trenton 200 Riverview Plaza |
| Sat Oct 31 | ReLeaf 2nd Anniversary Halloween Party 3–6 PM; 21+ | Williamstown Autumn Lake Winery |
| Thu Nov 12 | Best in Grass New Jersey Award Show Red carpet 6 PM | Sayreville Starland Ballroom |
| Sat Nov 21 | The Drunken Stoner “Boardwalk Hempire” comedy show Showtime listed as 7 PM on site, 8 PM on poster | Atlantic City SunnyTien Lounge |
| Thu Dec 10 | CRC public meeting 11 AM | Trenton 44 South Clinton Ave |
Related coverage from the desk
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- SEEF Tax Watch: what the Oct 29 CRC meeting means for NJ shelf prices
- CRC Oct 29 countdown: Trenton week
- The Great Weed Tax Promise: where NJ’s cannabis millions go
- NJ home grow arrest and the Statehouse silence
- TSR Dispensary Report: The Apothecarium, Maplewood
- Cars & Cannabis at Showboat: the packing list
Keep Reading
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FAQ
How many dispensaries are in New Jersey?
As of October 12, 2026, the CRC’s dispensary finder lists 328 locations that sell adult-use cannabis (57 also serve medical patients) and 1 medical-only location. The CRC counted 350 adult-use retailers licensed to operate on August 5, 2026.
How much legal cannabis does New Jersey sell?
Adult-use sales were $115.3M in June 2026 (CRC, uncertified). Certified sales were $540.2M for January–June 2026 and $1.12B for all of 2025. Since sales began on April 21, 2022, the total through June 2026 is about $3.67B (TSR sum of CRC certified totals).
How much tax does New Jersey collect from cannabis?
In 2025 the state collected $67.5M in sales tax on adult-use cannabis and $11.0M in Social Equity Excise Fees (CRC certified). From January to June 2026 it collected $37.5M in sales tax and $5.8M in SEEF. Retail sales carry the 6.625% state sales tax, and host towns can add a local transfer tax of up to 2% on dispensary receipts. Cultivators pay the SEEF, $2.50 per ounce in 2026.
Which New Jersey county has the most dispensaries?
Hudson County, with 35 adult-use dispensaries on the CRC finder (Jersey City alone has 25). Camden County had the largest share of statewide sales in June 2026 at 10.16%.
How many New Jersey towns allow dispensaries?
The CRC’s opt-in table lists 176 of New Jersey’s 564 municipalities as allowing retail dispensaries, so 388 do not. The CRC notes the table may be outdated.
Can you grow cannabis at home in New Jersey?
No. Growing cannabis at home is still illegal for adult-use consumers. Bills S2564 and A4576 would allow up to six plants per adult (12 per household), but both remain in committee as of October 12, 2026.
When is the next CRC meeting?
The next regular CRC meeting is Thursday, October 29, 2026 at 11 a.m. at 200 Riverview Plaza in Trenton. It streams on Zoom and YouTube. The deadline to register to speak is October 27 at 5 p.m. The meeting after that is Thursday, December 10.
Sources & methodology
TSR's compilation is licensed CC BY 4.0. Reuse with credit to The Stoner Review and a link to this page. Underlying figures come from the NJ CRC and NJ Treasury.
- Dispensary counts: we pulled every location on the CRC’s public finder map on October 12, 2026 and counted those tagged or categorized as recreational (adult-use). We placed each one in a county with U.S. Census 2023 municipal boundary files. Delivery-only services are not counted.
- Sales: yearly and year-to-date figures are the CRC’s certified quarterly totals (through June 2026). Monthly figures are uncertified Metrc numbers from CRC meeting slides and can be revised; they run higher than the certified totals for the same months. The all-time total is a TSR sum of CRC certified totals, plus any uncertified months after the last certified quarter (none at present). It’s arithmetic, not an estimate.
- Tax: “state sales tax” is the CRC’s “Recreational Tax Revenue” column. The SEEF is the CRC’s “Social Equity Excise Fees” column. Rates come from NJ Treasury.
- Data-quality calls on the dispensary count: the CRC map had 330 pins on October 12, 2026. We removed one duplicate (an untagged second pin for NJ Leaf Aberdeen at the same address and website). The map lists two different shops, Conservatory Cannabis Company and City Leaves, at 2516 Fire Rd in Egg Harbor Township; we count both, as the CRC lists them. Central Jersey Dispensary (2 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Somerset 08873) is counted in Somerset County (Franklin Township) by its street address, although its CRC map pin sits inside Jamesburg (Middlesex). Headline number: 328 operating on the map; the CRC’s 350 licensed-to-operate count is shown as a note because licensed doesn’t always mean open.
- Third-party data (Headset) is labeled wherever it appears and kept out of the CRC tables.
- Gaps: anything the CRC hasn’t published yet is marked “not yet published.” We don’t fill holes with guesses.
- Refresh: the desk updates this page weekly. Spot an error? Use the contact page and we’ll fix it.
Sources
- NJ-CRC: Find a Licensed Cannabis Dispensary (interactive map), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Reports (license awards, patient counts, quarterly sales), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Cannabis Sales Totals 2022–Q2 2026 (quarterly, certified), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Cannabis Sales Totals 2022–2025 (quarterly, certified), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, July 16, 2026 (sales, county share, price per gram), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, August 6, 2026 (businesses licensed to operate), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, September 9, 2026 (licensing update), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, June 18, 2026 (Xena NJ consumption area endorsement), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, March 31, 2026 (Blazin Buddiez consumption area endorsement), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Public Meetings (schedule, agendas, slides), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC public meeting slides, October 5, 2026 (special meeting; enforcement action), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC legal notice: Special Public Meeting, Oct 5, 2026, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Government Relations, Municipalities Opted-In to Adult-Use Cannabis Market, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC: Robust, trouble-free first day of adult-use sales in New Jersey (Apr 21, 2022), NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC Resolution 2025-12-17-02: 2026 Social Equity Excise Fee, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ-CRC 2026 Recommendations to Legislature for Social Equity Investment, NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ Division of Taxation: Social Equity Excise Fee (SEEF), NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ Division of Taxation TB-104(R): Recreational Cannabis and Licensed Cannabis Establishments, NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ Division of Taxation: Sales and Use Tax (6.625%), NJ Treasury, Division of Taxation. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ Legislature S2564 (2026): home grow, up to six plants, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- NJ Legislature A4576 (2026): home grow companion bill, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Headset: New Jersey Cannabis Sales (Aug 2026 snapshot), Headset (third-party POS panel). Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Marijuana Herald: NJ sales $101.2M in July 2026 (Headset data), The Marijuana Herald. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Philadelphia Inquirer: East Coast’s first recreational weed lounges open in South Jersey (Aug 6, 2025), Philadelphia Inquirer. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Heady NJ: JC Mayor celebrates Xena Dispensary cannabis lounge opening (Oct 2, 2026), Heady NJ. Accessed October 12, 2026.
- Heady NJ: NJCRC suspends Magic Garden Botanicals cultivation license at special meeting (Oct 5, 2026), Heady NJ. Accessed October 12, 2026.
Last updated: · Data file version 2026-10-12. Cite as: The Stoner Review, “New Jersey Cannabis Data Hub,” https://thestonerreview.com/pages/nj-cannabis-data (accessed October 12, 2026).
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