Accountability for the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission

New Jersey CRC Performance Scorecard on Adult Use Cannabis

Number of….
…Licenses to Operate Awarded to New Jersey-Owned Businesses: 224*
…Social Equity Licenses to Operate Awarded: 10 (as of 1/13/23 Report)
…Diversity Licenses to Operate Awarded: 24 (as of 1/13/23 Report)
…Cultivation Licenses actually open and operating (non-ATC): 1
…Manufacturing Licenses actually open and operating (non-ATC): 1
…Retail Licenses actually open and operating (non-ATC): 20

…Out of state corporations which own the Alternative Treatment Centers (a.ka. ATC’s) licensed and operating in the adult use recreational market:  10
…ATC-owned cultivation facilities operating in the adult use market: 13
…ATC-owned dispensaries operating in the adult use market: 29

To date, the New Jersey CRC’s results have yielded an adult use cannabis market oligopoly primarily comprised of 10 out of state corporations and just one NJ-based non-profit cultivating adult use cannabis, a major fail on its own stated priority of an equitable market made up of social equity, diversity and New Jersey-owned small businesses. See posts below for more details and updates on progress or lack thereof.

*Excludes the 5 Testing Lab Licenses that don’t grow, manufacture or sell cannabis, but are included in CRC-reported annual license numbers.