New Jersey cannabis rules for visitors

Adults 21 and older may buy up to one ounce (28.35 grams) of usable cannabis in a single transaction, or up to four grams of concentrate, four milliliters of vape oil or 1,000 milligrams of THC in edibles, or a mix that adds up to one ounce (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). The personal-use law protects carrying one ounce or less bought from a licensed store (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). Holding six ounces or less carries no punishment, though the Attorney General tells police that anything over one ounce may be seized; more than six ounces is a fourth-degree crime with a fine of up to $25,000 (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10). Growing at home is not legal for anyone.

Visitors buy on the same terms as residents: the CRC says anyone 21 or older may buy, and a store must accept a U.S. or foreign passport or any state's photo driver's license (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-35, N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). Use it on private property where the owner allows it, in a hotel room the hotel has set aside for cannabis smoking, or in one of five endorsed consumption areas. Smoking or vaping in any public place is banned, including boardwalks, beaches, parks, NJ Transit and casino floors, and no one may smoke or vape in a moving car (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a, 39:4-51a). Federal law governs flights out of Newark and Atlantic City, every state line and federal land such as Sandy Hook and the Delaware Water Gap.

The regulator is the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC). Check any shop's license on the state license lookup before you buy.

One ounce per purchase. A licensed store may not sell you more than 28.35 grams of usable cannabis in a single transaction, more than four grams of solid concentrate or four milliliters of liquid concentrate, a vape formulation holding more than four milliliters of oil, ingestible products totaling more than 1,000 milligrams of THC, or any mix that adds up to more than one ounce (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). The CRC's examples of a legal mix are half an ounce of flower with two grams of concentrate, or half an ounce with five 100-milligram packages of gummies.

The personal-use section of the law makes it lawful for adults 21 and older to possess, buy and transport one ounce or less of usable cannabis, its equivalent in other products, or five grams or less of cannabis resin (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). The protection applies to items first bought from a licensed retailer or a licensed delivery service, shown by the original packaging or a receipt. Holding more than that at one time is treated as possession of marijuana under the drug code, and stores must make a good faith effort to stop you exceeding an ounce across several sales.

The drug code then sets the real ceiling. Possession of six ounces or less of marijuana, or 17 grams or less of hashish, is not subject to any punishment; more than six ounces or 17 grams is a fourth-degree crime with a fine of up to $25,000 (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10). The CRC's FAQ shortens this to a six-ounce allowance, but the Attorney General's guidance to police adds that anyone holding between one and six ounces may have everything over one ounce seized, even if it was bought legally. Keep to an ounce and keep the receipt.

You may give up to one ounce, or five grams of resin, to another adult 21 or older as long as nothing is paid and the gift is not promotional; a larger gift, or any gift to someone under 21, is prosecuted as distribution (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). Product rules shape the shelf: a serving may hold no more than 10 milligrams of THC and an edible product no more than 100 milligrams (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-35). The CRC adds that inhalable packages hold about a quarter ounce, 7.09 grams, and beverages are capped at 5 milligrams a serving and 10 milligrams a product.

You must be 21 or older, and residency does not matter: asked who can buy, the CRC answers anyone, New Jersey residents or visitors, 21 years and older. Store staff must check photo identification before letting you in and again before each sale, and a retailer may not let anyone under 21 buy, enter or remain on the premises unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). Expect a second ID check at the counter even if you were carded at the door.

The law lists four kinds of acceptable ID: a United States passport, or another country's passport or government-issued travel document that is lawful to use as identification in the United States; a driver's license with a photo from New Jersey or any other state, territory or the District of Columbia; a New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission ID card; or any other photo ID issued by a state, territory or the United States showing your name, date of birth and a physical description (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-35, N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). A foreign passport therefore works.

The rules protect your privacy at the counter. A store may not require personal information beyond the ID check, may not keep a copy of your ID, and may not collect more than the information a liquor store typically acquires in a sale (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.3). Staff log only that the check happened. The CRC's consumer page repeats that dispensaries cannot copy IDs or keep records of a purchase beyond that single transaction, although you can sign up for a mailing list if you choose.

Under-21 rules are handled with warnings rather than arrests. A person under 21 found possessing or consuming cannabis receives a written warning, with a referral to community services on a third violation and notice to parents for anyone under 18 (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-15, per the Attorney General's reference card). Using false ID to buy cannabis or to get into a store is unlawful (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10d). Registered medical patients 18 and older may enter medical dispensaries, the CRC says, but consumption areas admit no one under 21.

On private property where the owner allows it, or in an endorsed consumption area. The law permits consuming lawfully held cannabis but bars smoking, vaping or aerosolizing it in any public place, anywhere tobacco smoking is banned under the Smoke-Free Air Act, and any indoor public place even where tobacco is allowed (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). The CRC's plain version: you may smoke in private spaces, landlords may prohibit use, and cannabis smoking is allowed where cigarette smoking is permitted unless stated otherwise.

Public place is defined broadly: any place the public can reach that is not privately owned, or any place the public can reach where drinking alcohol is not allowed, including streets, sidewalks, bridges, plazas, parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, shopping areas, parking lots, libraries, public transportation facilities and the vehicles used for public transportation (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33). Boardwalks, beaches, NJ Transit trains and stations are all covered. Smoke-Free Air Act fines apply to cannabis smoked where it is prohibited: at least $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second and $1,000 after that (N.J.S.A. 26:3D-62).

Edibles are treated differently. State law does not ban eating a gummy in public, but a town may pass an ordinance making it unlawful to consume cannabis other than by smoking in a public place, with a civil penalty of up to $200 (N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2b), and any property owner may ban consumption on its property. Consuming cannabis in any form is banned on the grounds and in the buildings of every public and private college and university (N.J.S.A. 18A:61F-1), and the Attorney General's guidance says an adult with cannabis on school property can be charged with a disorderly persons offense (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-16).

Housing has its own split. Owners of apartment buildings, co-ops and condominiums may restrict smoking and vaping but not other consumption, and towns may not prohibit adults from possessing or consuming cannabis where the law allows it (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-52). A short-term rental is private property, so the host's rules decide. The only public places built for use are consumption areas attached to licensed dispensaries; the CRC's list shows five endorsed in October 2026.

Not on a casino floor, and in a hotel room only if the hotel allows it. The law lets the owner of a hotel, motel or other lodging establishment permit smoking, vaping or aerosolizing cannabis in up to 20 percent of its guest rooms (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). Outside those designated rooms, smoking cannabis in a hotel is not legal. Eating or drinking cannabis in a room is consumption on private property, which the owner may ban, so read the house rules before you book and ask whether cannabis rooms exist.

Casino floors are indoor public places. The Smoke-Free Air Act as enacted in 2005 exempted casino gaming areas from its tobacco ban (N.J.S.A. 26:3D-59), but the cannabis law bans smoking cannabis in any indoor public place even if the smoking of tobacco is otherwise permitted there (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). The same section names casino hotel facilities, casinos and casino simulcasting facilities among the properties whose owners may prohibit or regulate any cannabis consumption at all, so a resort can ban edibles in its rooms too.

The Boardwalk, the beach and the streets outside are public places, so smoking there is off limits as well (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33). Atlantic City has the state's second-largest cluster of stores, 17 on the CRC map in October 2026, and two of the five endorsed consumption areas: High Rollers Dispensary on South Indiana Avenue and SunnyTien on Atlantic Avenue. A consumption area is the one place in town where smoking cannabis outside a private residence is plainly legal.

Delivery to a hotel is uncertain. The law and the CRC's rules allow delivery only to a residence, including a temporary residence, in New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-44, N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.8), and neither defines whether a hotel room qualifies. Ask the store before ordering, and remember that the hotel may still ban cannabis on its property. Casino and hotel cannabis policies are private house rules; we found no Casino Control Commission or Division of Gaming Enforcement guidance on guests and cannabis.

Yes, a handful. New Jersey calls them cannabis consumption areas: a designated space on the premises of a licensed dispensary that needs both a state endorsement and municipal approval (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-21). An indoor area must be structurally enclosed, separated from the sales floor, reached through an interior door and ventilated to the standard for cigar lounges; an outdoor area must be screened so it cannot reasonably be seen from a sidewalk (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.10, effective February 20, 2024). Each retailer may run only one.

The CRC approved the first four endorsements on July 15, 2025, for High Rollers Dispensary and SunnyTien in Atlantic City, Gynsyng in Merchantville and URB'N Dispensary in Newark, and two more on September 10, 2025, for Everest Dispensary in Atlantic City and Molly Ann Farms in Haledon. On October 16, 2026 the CRC's licensed-business list showed posted endorsements, numbered CA0001 to CA0005, for the first four plus Xena NJ on Bergen Avenue in Jersey City; the dispensary map tags the same five. Everest and Molly Ann Farms show only retail licenses.

House rules are set by the CRC. Entry is limited to adults 21 and older with photo ID; no alcohol, tobacco or nicotine may be sold or used; the area may not sell food, though you may bring food or order it in; staff may not serve anyone showing visible signs of intoxication; and a person may be sold no more for on-site use than the one-ounce purchase limit (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.10). The operator decides whether you may bring your own adult-use cannabis, but registered patients 21 and older must be allowed to bring their medicine.

You cannot walk out with an open package. Unused product that cannot be resealed goes home in a child-resistant exit package the business provides, or it is destroyed (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.10). Endorsements last one year and carry annual fees of $1,000 for a microbusiness and $5,000 for a standard business, per the CRC. Endorsement holders must pass a final site inspection before opening, and the CRC said in August 2025 that two had opened; call ahead to confirm hours and whether a given area is open.

A driver may not consume any cannabis item while operating a motor vehicle, and a passenger may not consume it by smoking, vaping or aerosolizing while the vehicle is being operated (N.J.S.A. 39:4-51a). The fine is $200 for a first offense and $250 or 10 days of community service for a second or later offense. The rule covers rental cars, taxis, limousines and rideshares alike, and the law describes vehicles used for public transportation as public places where smoking cannabis is banned anyway (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33).

Carrying it is a packaging question. Anyone in a vehicle on a public highway may not possess an unsealed cannabis item meant to be smoked, vaped or aerosolized unless it is in the trunk, behind the last upright seat of a vehicle without a trunk, or in the living quarters of a motor home (N.J.S.A. 39:4-51b), with the same $200 and $250 fines. Unsealed means anything other than the original package, such as a bag, box or wrapping. The Attorney General's guidance tells officers to check exactly this at a traffic stop.

Driving while impaired by cannabis is prosecuted under the same statute as drunk driving, N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, and police may use trained Drug Recognition Experts, according to the CRC. Its list of consequences for a first offense includes losing your license for 7 months to 1 year, a fine of $300 to $500, up to 30 days in jail, 12 to 48 hours at an Intoxicated Driver Resource Center, fees of $230, $100, $100 and $75, and a $1,000 insurance surcharge for three years. The CRC's guidance gives no THC blood number for impairment.

Odor alone is not enough for a search. The Attorney General's guidance says the smell of burnt or raw marijuana does not by itself justify a continued stop or a search for a possession case, unless the officer develops probable cause of impaired driving. Timing is the real risk: the CRC warns that edibles can take 30 minutes to 2 hours to take effect and that driving impairment can last several hours. Plan a sober ride, a rideshare or a train before you consume.

No. New Jersey's protections stop at its borders and at the airport security line. TSA says its officers do not search for illegal drugs, but if any illegal substance is found during screening the matter is referred to a law enforcement officer; its medical marijuana page, last updated April 27, 2026, lists medical marijuana as Yes (Special Instructions) for bags without printing the instructions. The FAA's Compliance Guidance Letter 2022-04 says marijuana is prohibited on federally obligated airport property regardless of state law.

Newark Liberty International is run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the airport pages we read carry no cannabis rule. Its terminals, AirTrain and parking lots fit the law's definition of public places, including public transportation facilities, so smoking or vaping there is banned (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33). Atlantic City International's operating rules, readopted by the South Jersey Transportation Authority effective March 27, 2026, prohibit the consumption of narcotics or other drugs as classified by the State of New Jersey or the federal government anywhere on the airport (N.J.A.C. 19:76-1.28).

Driving it out of state is not covered either. The CRC says it is still illegal to transport cannabis across state lines, and on the first day of sales in 2022 it reminded guests from neighboring states of the same point. Federal law applies on the bridges and tunnels to New York and Pennsylvania: simple possession of a controlled substance carries up to one year in prison and a minimum fine of $1,000 for a first offense (21 U.S.C. 844). Pennsylvania's Department of Health describes a medical program open only to Pennsylvania residents certified by an approved practitioner.

The 2026 federal rescheduling does not change this for visitors. A DEA final rule effective April 28, 2026 placed FDA-approved marijuana drugs and marijuana subject to a state medical marijuana license in Schedule III, and it states that any other form of marijuana remains a Schedule I controlled substance. New Jersey adult-use purchases are not medical marijuana. Licensed delivery also stops at the state line: deliveries may go only to a residence in New Jersey (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.8).

No. Federal regulations prohibit possessing a controlled substance in any unit of the National Park System unless it was obtained from a practitioner (36 CFR 2.35). Gateway National Recreation Area, which runs from Sandy Hook in New Jersey to Breezy Point in New York City, spells it out in its Superintendent's Compendium: despite state legalization in New York and New Jersey, the use of controlled substances is prohibited in all park locations, the park follows DEA rules that prohibit marijuana, and it will not issue permits for marijuana use at events.

Sandy Hook adds its own beach rules. Gateway's laws page says alcoholic beverages are prohibited at Sandy Hook and smoking is prohibited on its beaches, with smoking allowed only in designated areas of parking lots. Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, 40 miles of the Delaware River shared by New Jersey and Pennsylvania, goes further in its June 2026 compendium: smoking items covered by the Controlled Substances Act, including for medical use, is prohibited in all areas and buildings to protect park resources and reduce fire risk.

Federal scheduling changed in 2026, but not for adult-use products. The DEA's final rule effective April 28, 2026 moved FDA-approved marijuana drugs and marijuana subject to a state medical license to Schedule III and left every other form in Schedule I. On federal land the federal possession penalty applies: up to one year in prison and a minimum $1,000 fine for a first offense (21 U.S.C. 844). The CRC's own laws page lists preventing marijuana possession or use on federal property among federal enforcement priorities.

Tribal land is not a factor for visitors here. The Bureau of Indian Affairs' list of federally recognized tribes published January 30, 2026 names no tribe located in New Jersey, and every dispensary on the CRC's map is state licensed. State parks and forests are a different matter: a park is a public place under the cannabis law, so smoking or vaping cannabis there is banned (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-33), and the CRC says the Smoke-Free Air Act bars smoking in public parks and on beaches.

Yes, from many stores. A licensed retailer approved for delivery may use its own staff or a licensed Class 6 delivery service to bring an order to a consumer (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.8). On October 16, 2026, 82 of the 327 adult-use stores on the CRC's map were tagged as offering delivery, and the Find a Dispensary page lists four delivery services: California Honey Corp, Passing Puff Delivery, TerpTaxi and Weedies. Towns may limit delivery businesses but may not restrict the delivery of cannabis within their borders, the CRC says.

Where it can go is narrow. The law and the rules allow delivery only to a residence, including a temporary residence, in New Jersey, and never to a residence on federal land or in a federally leased building (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-44, N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.8). Drivers may not leave orders unattended on a porch or stoop, in a mailbox or at a post office box. Neither the statute nor the rules define temporary residence, so whether a hotel room qualifies is a question to put to the store, and the hotel may still ban cannabis on its property.

Orders are placed in advance and assembled at the store. A business may verify your age by phone or online the first time, but the driver must check your photo ID in person at the door before handing anything over, using the same list of IDs a store accepts, and may not deliver more than the one-ounce purchase limit in a single sale (N.J.A.C. 17:30-14.8, 17:30-15.2). Stores may charge a delivery fee and set their own delivery zones and hours, which they must post on their websites. Vehicles are unmarked and carry a lockbox and GPS.

No. The CRC's answer is that current New Jersey law gives it no authority to authorize private, residential or any growing of cannabis outside a business with a cultivation license. Medical patients are in the same position: the CRC's patient FAQ says current law does not authorize it to permit or regulate home cultivation of medicinal cannabis, and it suggests patients raise the issue with their legislators. Nothing a visitor buys at a store changes this, and seeds and plants are not part of the personal-use protection.

Growing is treated as manufacturing marijuana under the drug code, and the penalties count plants. Fifty or more marijuana plants, regardless of weight, is a first-degree crime with a fine of up to $300,000, and 10 or more but fewer than 50 plants is a second-degree crime (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5). Below those plant counts the statute grades by weight: more than one ounce but less than five pounds is a third-degree crime with a fine of up to $25,000, and one ounce or less brings a written warning for a first offense.

Hemp is a separate system. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture regulates hemp growing. Under P.L.2025, c.215, revised by P.L.2026, c.7, cannabinoids synthesized by a chemical process may not be sold, and since 13 Apr 2026 a hemp product other than a drink with more than 0.4 mg of total THC per container counts as cannabis that only CRC licensees may make or sell; no product with detectable THC may go to anyone under 21 (CRC). Hemp THC drinks may be sold by licensed cannabis retailers and certain liquor license holders until 13 Nov 2026, and from 14 Nov 2026 any hemp drink over 0.4 mg per container is cannabis sold only by licensed Class 5 retailers.

Expect state sales tax and, in some towns, a local tax. Retail sales of recreational cannabis are subject to New Jersey's 6.625 percent sales tax (N.J.S.A. 54:32B-3), which Class 5 retailers and Class 6 delivery services collect and remit quarterly, according to the Division of Taxation. A municipality may also adopt a local cannabis transfer tax on sales by businesses located there, at a rate it sets, but no higher than 2 percent of retail receipts (TB-104). The Division says it has no involvement in local transfer taxes, so the rate depends on the town where the store sits.

The social equity excise fee is not a register line. It is imposed on cultivators: beginning January 1, 2026 it is $2.50 per usable ounce of recreational cannabis sold or transferred by a Class 1 cultivator to another license class, reported monthly on Form SF-100 (N.J.S.A. 54:47F-1). Earlier rates were $1.10 in 2022, $1.52 in 2023, $1.24 in 2024 and $2.50 in 2025. A cultivator's sale that carries the fee is exempt from sales tax (TB-104). The cost reaches shoppers only through shelf prices.

One stale line to ignore: the CRC's consumer page still says every transaction carries a social equity excise fee of one-third of one percent. The statute's starting fee was one-third of one percent of the statewide average retail price of an ounce, charged on cultivators' sales rather than on shoppers (N.J.S.A. 54:47F-1); the Division of Taxation and the CRC's own FAQ now describe a per-ounce fee set each year, and this guide follows them. Registered medical patients pay no state sales tax, a change completed July 1, 2022, though municipal taxes of up to 2 percent can still apply, the CRC says.

The totals are public. The CRC reported that New Jersey's cannabis industry generated more than $1.16 billion in sales and $67.5 million in sales tax in 2025. Revenue from adult-use taxes, fees and penalties goes to the CREAMM Fund, which pays for the Commission and for grants and programs in communities harmed by past marijuana enforcement; appropriations are made by the Governor and Legislature, per the CRC's FAQ.

Partly. Under the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act, a person registered as a patient in another state is treated as a New Jersey patient for up to six months if they carry proof of registration and a photo ID card from that state, but medical cannabis may not be dispensed to them unless a New Jersey-licensed health care practitioner issues written instructions (N.J.S.A. 24:6I-5.3). In practice the CRC says visiting patients can get a nonrenewable six-month card through a registered New Jersey practitioner who enrolls them, using a copy of their home registration.

The card brings real benefits for a long stay. The CRC lists purchases without state sales tax, patient-only lines and patient-only hours at dispensaries. A patient may buy up to 85 grams, or three ounces, in a 30-day period, with the authorizing practitioner setting the dose and terminally ill patients exempt from the cap. Registered patients 21 and older may bring their medicine into any consumption area, and the CRC says they may smoke it anywhere smoking is allowed, which still excludes most public spaces under the Smoke-Free Air Act.

Most visitors will not need a card, since any adult 21 or older can buy adult-use cannabis. Fifty-seven locations on the CRC's map are expanded alternative treatment centers serving both patients and adult-use customers, and the CRC's delivery guidance tells them to put medical patients first when making home deliveries. New Jersey's qualifying conditions include anxiety, cancer, chronic pain, migraine, opioid use disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, seizure disorders and terminal illness. Medical cannabis was first authorized by the Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act, which the CRC dates to January 2010.

Most visitor trouble brings a fine, not an arrest. Smoking or vaping cannabis where it is prohibited carries the Smoke-Free Air Act penalties, at least $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second and $1,000 for each one after (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a, 26:3D-62). Eating cannabis in public where a town has banned it is a civil penalty of up to $200 (N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.2b). Consuming in a moving car, or carrying unsealed smokable cannabis in the passenger area, is $200 for a first offense and $250 or 10 days of community service after that (N.J.S.A. 39:4-51a, 39:4-51b).

Amounts matter next. One ounce or less bought legally is protected; up to six ounces carries no punishment but the excess over an ounce may be seized; more than six ounces of marijuana or 17 grams of hashish is a fourth-degree crime with a fine of up to $25,000 (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10). The Attorney General's reference card says officers may not arrest, detain or search anyone solely for possessing marijuana, and the odor of marijuana alone is not grounds to stop or search, though police may still seize it.

Selling or sharing is where the drug code bites. Distributing one ounce or less brings a written warning for a first offense and a fourth-degree crime for any later offense; more than one ounce but less than five pounds is a third-degree crime with a fine of up to $25,000 (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5). Giving an adult more than an ounce, or giving any amount to someone under 21, is prosecuted as distribution (N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10a). Growing 10 or more plants is a second-degree crime, and 50 or more is first degree.

For people under 21, possession or consumption brings written warnings rather than charges, with parents notified for anyone under 18 (N.J.S.A. 2C:33-15). A first impaired-driving conviction costs 7 months to 1 year of driving privileges and a $300 to $500 fine, per the CRC (N.J.S.A. 39:4-50). Federal law is separate: simple possession on federal land or in federal custody carries up to one year in prison and a minimum $1,000 fine for a first offense (21 U.S.C. 844).

Check the CRC's Find a Dispensary map first. The page says New Jersey has more than 320 licensed dispensaries, and the CRC says every legal dispensary is added to the map once it tells the agency it is operational. On October 16, 2026 the map's data held 331 locations: 327 serving adult-use customers, including 57 expanded alternative treatment centers that also serve patients, 66 microbusinesses, 82 offering delivery and 5 with consumption areas, across 145 municipalities. You can search it by name, city or ZIP code.

The CRC's April 2026 checklist for spotting a legal store: everyone is carded; the CRC-issued annual license certificate is displayed, which the rules require in a conspicuous location (N.J.A.C. 17:30-9.1); the shop is a fixed storefront, not a pop-up or parking lot; shelves hold only display samples and accessories, with real products kept in a secure area; packaging carries no candy-like graphics or candy names; every product is grown and made in New Jersey; and the store charges sales tax and gives a receipt.

License details live on a second CRC page, Permitted and Licensed Cannabis Businesses, which posts a PDF for each business showing the Class 5 retailer license number in the form RE000123, the licensed street address and the expiration date, plus any consumption area endorsement. Licenses are renewed every year. In October 2026 the list carried 352 personal-use retailer license rows. Because the CRC adds stores to the map only once they report being open, a license with no map marker may belong to a store that has not opened yet.

Hours are local. The CRC says municipalities may regulate the location and hours of cannabis businesses, so check the store's posted schedule rather than expecting a statewide closing time. Delta-8 made from CBD has been illegal to sell in New Jersey since 13 Jan 2026, when the state banned cannabinoids synthesized by a chemical process, so a gas station or smoke shop selling it is not a lawful source (CRC). The Commission's FAQ is blunt about everything else: buying cannabis anywhere other than a licensed dispensary is illegal, and the safety of the product cannot be guaranteed.