Recreational Weed In Manalapan: Closest Place To Buy

MANALAPAN, NJ — Recreational marijuana will be legal in New Jersey starting Thursday, and a total of 13 dispensaries will open across the state.

Although there will not be a cannabis dispensary directly in Manalapan, there are several in the local area.

"We expect 13 locations for the entire state will make for extremely busy stores," said Jeff Brown, executive director of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission. "The dispensaries have assured us that they are ready to meet the demand without disrupting patient access, and with minimal impact on the surrounding communities, but patience will be key to a good opening day."

Recreational cannabis customers will be able to buy up to 1 ounce of dried flower or up to 5 grams of concentrates, resins, or oils, or 10 100 mg packages of ingestible items in a single transaction, according to the Commission.

So far, 13 shops have been granted permission to sell adult-use cannabis products.

The following are the closest dispensary locations in Central Jersey:

• Zen Leaf, 117 Sprint Street, Elizabeth
• Zen Leaf, 3256 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township

North Jersey locations:

• Apothecarium, 1865 Springfield, Avenue, Maplewood
• Apothecarium, 55 South Main Street, Phillipsburg
• Ascend Wellness, 174 Route 17 North, Rochelle Park
• RISE, 26-48 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield
• RISE, 196 3rd Avenue, #3C, Paterson

South Jersey locations:

• The Botanist, 100 Century Drive, Egg Harbor Township
• The Botanist, 2090 N Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown
• The Cannabist/Columbia Care, 1692 Clements Bridge Road, Deptford – 5 PM Open for recreational
• The Cannabist/Columbia Care, 1062 North Delsea Drive, Vineland – 5 PM Open for recreational
• Curaleaf, 640 Creek Road, Bellmawr
• Curaleaf, 4237 US-130 South, Edgewater Park

NJ's Cannabis Regulatory Committee Chair Dianna Houenou said that patient access and public safety remain the top priority during this new expansion into the recreational market.

You can read the state's guidelines for safe and responsible marijuana consumption here.

New Jersey voters approved a ballot question in November 2020 to legalize regulated marijuana sales in the state for those 21 and older.