New Jersey Municipal Retail Cannabis Laws and Licensed Businesses, May 2023
by u/MapsOfNJ
Hello all, this is a map of New Jersey’s Municipal Cannabis Laws and Licensed Businesses as of May 2023.
The
New Jersey Legislature passed legislation legalizing cannabis that took
effect on February 22st, 2021 and created a framework where all of the
state’s 554 municipalities determined at a town-level whether to
prohibit or allow any of six regulated classes of Cannabis licenses
offered in the state. The six classes are Cultivator, Manufacturer,
Wholesaler, Distributor, Retailer, and Delivery Service. Only
Cultivator, Manufacturer, and Retailer have been licensed so far.One
year in, legal sales began in April 2022 with previously existing
medical dispensaries converting to begin Adult-Use Recreational Sales.By
now, the state’s municipalities have passed over a collective 1,150
ordinances on Cannabis, creating a patchwork of areas where businesses
are allowed or prohibited.New
Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission has licensed 38 Medical-Cannabis
Dispensaries, 28 Adult-Use Recreational Dispensaries, and 18
Cultivators & Manufacturer’s.This
is an infographic that has been created to chronicle the expansion of
this industry. This update sees several new business additions, and a
handful of new municipal ordinances.Datasources: Municipal Ordinance Data: Self-collection
Permitted Businesses: Self-collection, NJ CRC
Software: QGIS, Adobe Illustrator
