The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission was created shortly thereafter and signed off on a plan last week to allow seven existing medical cannabis operators to also sell recreational pot at a combined 13 facilities.
Zen Leaf on Spring Street in Elizabeth, Union county’s largest city, has been given the go-ahead for recreational sales in addition to the company’s Lawrence outpost.
Other operators who have been cleared for recreational cannabis sales include Curaleaf, who operate dispensaries in the rural enclaves of Bellmawr and Edgewater Park.
The two largest cities in the Garden State will have to wait a little bit for recreational cannabis dispensaries.
While some municipalities have opted out of cannabis sales as is allowed under state law, others have already in some cases approved recreational cannabis dispensaries at the local level.