Adults 21 years and older can buy recreational cannabis at a licensed dispensary. Adults and minors with a qualifying medical condition may participate in the Medicinal Cannabis Program. Patients and adult-use consumers may purchase cannabis and cannabis products at one of New Jersey's licensed dispensaries.
Note some locations dispense medicinal cannabis and medicinal cannabis products only. Purchasing cannabis from anywhere other than these locations is illegal and the safety of the purchased product cannot be guaranteed. In each transaction, dispensaries are allowed to sell up to the equivalent of That means up to :. A purchase of a combination of products may be Legally allowable product categories include dried flower, concentrated oils, resin, vape formulas, tinctures, topicals, syringes, lozenges, soft chews, and shelf-stable food products but availability will vary by dispensary.
New Jersey state law allows adults 21 years and older to have up to 6 oz of cannabis and cannabis products in their possession. The price of cannabis in both the medicinal and recreational cannabis market is set by the cannabis business that sells the products.
Current New Jersey law does not give authority to NJ-CRC to authorize private, residential, or any growing of cannabis outside of a business with a cultivation license. Generally, an adult 21 years of age or older can use cannabis on private property. However, property owners can limit the use of cannabis on their property. Visit our Recreational Use and Medicinal Cannabis pages for more information about buying and using recreational cannabis in New Jersey. Both terms refer to the plant of genus Cannabis L.
Hemp and cannabis both derive from the Cannabis plant. The difference is determined in the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol THC found in the particular item. Hemp production was legalized in the federal Farm Bill. Cannabidiol CBD is a compound found in the cannabis plant. It is typically found in hemp flower or derived from hemp plants as an oil and used for medicinal or therapeutic purposes. The State Agriculture Development Committee SADC considers cannabis an agricultural crop and that growing cannabis on a preserved farm is permitted under the deed of easement.
