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Recreational Pot In Westwood and Hillsdale: Closest Place To Buy

13 dispensaries were approved for sale of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. Here's the closest one to you:

Recreational users can buy up to one ounce in a single transaction.
Recreational users can buy up to one ounce in a single transaction. (Shutterstock)

WESTWOOD-HILLSDALE, NJ — Recreational marijuana will be sold on Thursday for people 21 and older in New Jersey.

At about a 20-min drive, a dispensary in Rochelle Park will be selling marijuana without a medical pot card. The store will be under the Ascend banner and will open at 8 a.m.

Other dispensaries nearby include Rise in Paterson and Bloomfield and TerrAscend in Maplewood.

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Recreational users can buy up to one ounce in a single transaction, according to New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission.

Cannabis products have been approved for sale at 13 dispensaries. The approved sellers will open at the following locations:

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  • Bellmawr
  • Bloomfield
  • Edgewater Park
  • Paterson
  • Phillipsburg
  • Maplewood
  • Rochelle Park
  • Elizabeth
  • Lawrence
  • Williamstown
  • Egg Harbor

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


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