New Jersey gets its nickname, the Garden State, from a long history of agricultural advertisements enticing farmers to settle and plant their crops. Today, New Jersey has a different kind of garden growing since medical dispensaries opened across the state in 2021 and expanded into adult-use in 2022. The state’s stance on cannabis legalization has marked a significant step forward for New Jersey, creating a new and rapidly-growing business market for cannabis companies and entrepreneurs. So, knowing which dispensaries are known for offering great deals and excellent customer experience is a helpful way to find a dispensary.
To help narrow your choices, our dispensary experts have analyzed dispensary reviews from real people on Leafly to create this guide to the best dispensaries in New Jersey.
Highest-rated recreational dispensaries in New Jersey
While there aren’t any dispensaries in New Jersey that exclusively serve adult-use customers, many medical dispensaries across the state have expanded their offerings to include adult-use cannabis for recreational customers. In just a year, a select few have risen to the top in terms of quality and customer experience.
URB’N Dispensary – Recreational & Medical
378 South St, Newark, NJ
“I am a Constant customer and I will continue to be. Great Staff. Always incredibly Friendly and helpful. I love coming to this shop.🤘🏼”
NJ Leaf
546 Park Ave, Freehold, NJ — recreational
“The worker Jadyn was very respectful and patient, very knowledgeable on the items in the store. Overall great experience.”
Hello High Dispensary
7685 Black Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ — recreational
“Great place. Helpful staff. Awesome vibe. I imagine I will become a regular. 😂”
Gynsyng
14 South Centre St, Merchantville, NJ — recreational
“Great to have a place like this right down the street from me. Employees always happy to help and some good reward benefits to boot! Thx!”
A21 Dispensary
2507 US Highway 22, Scotch Plains, NJ — recreational
“Great people, selling great products. Out of all the dispensaries I have visited, I have never been treated as good as I was here and the product was even better. Each of the flower and vapes are out on displayed and gives you all the details about them right there! Great place and definitely coming back.”
Evolve Cannabis
186 US-130, Bordentown, NJ — recreational
“It was all good, really good! Jackie was really knowledgeable and helped me get a great deal on some good products!”
Queen City Dispensary
1353 South Avenue Plainfield, New Jersey 07062 United States, Plainfield, NJ — recreational
“Great staff, great selection. Usually have some great deals on just about anything you could want which is always another reason to try something new!”
Zen Leaf – Elizabeth (Adult Use)
117 Spring St, Elizabeth, NJ — recreational
“Great prices, clean, friendly!!!”
Unity Rd. Cannabis Dispensary
441 Elizabeth Ave Suite 11, Somerset, NJ — recreational
“Awesome bud tenders, really helpful and knowledgeable! Great deals too. Highly recommend!!”
Eastern Green Dispensary – Recreational
78 NJ-73, Voorhees, NJ — recreational
“This is by far, the best dispensary I’ve been to yet! They are very friendly and accommodating. I am always welcomed by a smiling face and great conversation. They have had many good recommendations for specific meds that help my many ailments. They always have really great discounts over the weekends along with holiday specials! Give Eastern Green a try, you’ll be happy you did!”
Highest-rated medical-only dispensaries in New Jersey
As many medical dispensaries have expanded to serve recreational customers, medical marijuana patients in New Jersey are attracted to medical dispensaries that can balance prioritizing medical patient care with recreational sales. According to Leafly reviewers, these are the best medical dispensaries in New Jersey.
Breakwater Treatment & Wellness
2 Corporate Dr. Suite E, Cranbury, NJ — medical
“1st time there and got a few products. Quality was much better then the other places i have been. I also see people mentioning the prices. I see the prices lower then freehold or Neptune. This facility doesn’t have the promotions then the others, but this product is so much better. Definitely making this my home store.”
Garden State Botanicals (Med)
1345 US-1 , North Brunswick, NJ — medical
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“Had a little variety of everything. clean, sleek atmosphere. budtender was pleasant and knowledgeable.”
MPX NJ – Atlantic City (Med)
124 St James Pl, Atlantic City, NJ — medical
“Perfect!! The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable about the products. Great People and Great Prices, the reason why I go to this dispensary.”
Eastern Green Dispensary – Medical
78 NJ-73, Voorhees, NJ — medical
“Love my newest dispensary find! Eastern Green is top-notch — from the friendly, professional staff to the beautiful surroundings and of course a really impressive selection of a variety of great products. I was there today for the second time — and I’m going back! Try it — medical only right now but Adult Use is coming soon!”
Selection criteria for Leafly List New Jersey
To calculate the highest-rated dispensaries in New Jersey for 2024, our Leafly List team uses a methodology based on quantitative and qualitative review data of dispensaries listed on Leafly in New Jersey. This list also uses quality indicators, like customer reorder rates and deals availability (in markets where discounts are legal). Our teams are dedicated to showcasing a wide variety of highly-rated medical and recreational dispensaries.
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