Cannabis Regulations in New Jersey (2026)
31 rules on the books across New Jersey, 20 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
New Jersey: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsUnder N.J.S.A. 24:6I-45, New Jersey lets each municipality decide whether cannabis dispensaries operate locally: a town…
Read full rule →Bergenfield
Heavy RestrictionsBergenfield prohibits Class 3 cannabis wholesalers, Class 4 distributors and Class 5 retailers from operating anywhere…
Read full rule →Brick
Heavy RestrictionsBrick Township prohibits every class of cannabis establishment, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers…
Read full rule →Cherry Hill
Heavy RestrictionsCherry Hill Township prohibits every class of cannabis business defined by New Jersey's cannabis legalization law…
Read full rule →Clifton
Heavy RestrictionsClifton prohibits every class of cannabis establishment, cannabis distributor and cannabis delivery service in all…
Read full rule →Freehold Township
Heavy RestrictionsFreehold Township prohibits every class of adult-use cannabis business, cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers…
Read full rule →Lakewood
Heavy RestrictionsLakewood Township, Ocean County, opted out of the state's cannabis licensing program entirely: its zoning code…
Read full rule →Ridgewood
Heavy RestrictionsVillage of Ridgewood Code Section 244-18 bans cannabis and marijuana shops, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers in…
Read full rule →Toms River
Heavy RestrictionsToms River Township bans every class of cannabis business townshipwide: cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers…
Read full rule →Edison
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township did not opt out of cannabis businesses, but zones licensed Cannabis Establishments into one small area…
Read full rule →Elizabeth
Significant RestrictionsElizabeth confines licensed cannabis retail to its Cannabis Retail Overlay (CRO) Zone under City Code Section…
Read full rule →Hackensack
Significant RestrictionsHackensack allows only one cannabis retail store, sited through the Cannabis Retail Overlay Zone (CROZ) created by City…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Significant RestrictionsHamilton Township has not opted out of cannabis retail: it channels cannabis establishments and Class 6 delivery…
Read full rule →Irvington
Significant RestrictionsCannabis establishments may operate in Irvington only in zoning districts that specifically allow that class of…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Significant RestrictionsLong Branch caps every class of licensed cannabis business, cultivators, retailers and the rest, at one license…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsNewark has not opted out of cannabis retail. Dispensaries need a City special use permit plus State license, must sit…
Read full rule →Passaic
Significant RestrictionsPassaic confines licensed cannabis businesses to its M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, where they are a conditional use…
Read full rule →Paterson
Significant RestrictionsPaterson has not opted out of cannabis businesses, it licenses six classes citywide, but overrides the state's default…
Read full rule →Trenton
Significant RestrictionsTrenton caps where cannabis dispensaries can locate under Code § 146-46: no dispensary within 1,000 feet of another…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsBeyond the general school buffer, Jersey City requires Class 5 cannabis retail dispensary applicants to submit a list…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden City Code § 31-51 confines cannabis businesses to the Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial and Light Industrial-A…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Edison
Significant RestrictionsEdison Township bars cannabis establishments within 1,000 feet of any residential property, childcare facility, school…
Read full rule →Hamilton
Significant RestrictionsHamilton Township keeps cannabis establishments, delivery services and dispensaries 1,000 feet by walking distance from…
Read full rule →Long Branch
Significant RestrictionsA Class 5 cannabis retailer in Long Branch, New Jersey cannot open within 1,000 feet of another Class 5 store, a…
Read full rule →Newark
Significant RestrictionsNewark bars licensed cannabis businesses within 500 feet of schools, playgrounds, parks, and daycares, within 500 feet…
Read full rule →Irvington
Some RestrictionsEvery cannabis establishment in Irvington must sit at least 200 feet from any public or private school, child day-care…
Read full rule →Jersey City
Some RestrictionsEvery cannabis establishment or distributor applying for local support in Jersey City must sit at least 200 feet from…
Read full rule →Linden
Some RestrictionsLinden City Code § 31-51 keeps cannabis businesses at least 500 feet from schools, parks, homes and other sensitive…
Read full rule →Passaic
Some RestrictionsCannabis businesses in Passaic are conditional uses confined to the M-1 and M-2 industrial zones, and § 317-23E(2)…
Read full rule →Paterson
Some RestrictionsPaterson bars any cannabis license class from operating within 300 feet legal walking distance of a place of worship, a…
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