N.J.’s Cannabis Industry is Booming, With More Than 50 New Dispensaries Opening in 2023

One year ago — the state’s recreational cannabis market opened in April 2022 — there were just 22 dispensaries, and those were largely corporate cannabis companies, known as multi-state operators.

Now, at least 79 dispensaries serve recreational customers in 18 counties. Forty of those are open to both medical marijuana patients and recreational users. Nine dispensaries are open only to medical marijuana users.