Which N.J. counties have the most weed stores? Here’s the list.

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The international counterculture weed holiday — 4/20 — is fast approaching — and New Jersey has made progress in opening up dispensaries across the state.

Whether it’s the state’s first legal pot brownie or more stores, customers have additional shopping options this year.

Roughly a year ago there were 30 dispensaries in the state. Now, there are more than 120 spread across all but one of the state’s 21 counties.

South Jersey counties rank high as a popular destination with ample space and a cheaper real estate market than in North Jersey.

Additionally, the state has issued more than 160 licenses for businesses to open up. Those licenses cover retail stores, cultivation and manufacturing. Not every business that’s been given a license is operating yet, but they too will influence New Jersey’s weed market.

Here’s the list of how many cannabis stores are located in each county:

21. Salem County

It’s the only county that doesn’t have stores open according to the most recent data from the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission, but the agency has issued two cannabis licenses.

20. Sussex, Cumberland and Cape May

These counties have just one dispensary each. As of April 2023, Sussex has a total of five cannabis licenses. Cumberland has six and Cape May has two.

17. Morris

Morris County has two dispensaries

16. Ocean and Hunterdon

Ocean and Hunterdon counties have three dispensaries each.

14. Warren, Gloucester, Mercer and Monmouth

These counties have four dispensaries each. Warren and Gloucester have five overall cannabis licenses in their counties. Mercer and Monmouth each have eight.

10. Middlesex and Passaic

Middlesex and Passaic each have six dispensaries.

8. Bergen

Bergen has seven dispensaries.

7. Essex

Essex County has nine dispensaries.

6. Somerset

Getting into double digits, Somerset has 10 dispensaries.

5. Atlantic and Hudson

Each county has 11 dispensaries. A large portion of Hudson’s businesses are located in the county seat, Jersey City. Farther south, Atlantic City has bet big on cannabis alongside its casino industry.

3. Union

Union County beat out Hudson and Atlantic by a slim margin with 12 dispensaries. Union is home to one of the primary architects of the cannabis law, Senate President Nicholas Scutari.

2. Burlington

In second place is Burlington County, with 13 dispensaries.

1. Camden

Camden County currently takes the top spot for most dispensaries at 15.

Here is a complete list of New Jersey’s cannabis dispensaries.

Jelani Gibson is a cannabis and politics reporter for NJ.com. He can be reached at jgibson@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @jelanigibson1 and on LinkedIn.

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