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CRC reports market growth: 315 dispensaries open and adult-use sales top $115 million in June
Summary
Director Riggs told the commission that 315 dispensaries are open across 21 counties, 3,252 licensing applications have been submitted to date (2,545 approved), patient enrollment stands at 44,476 and adult-use sales rose to about $115 million in June 2026.
At its July 15 public meeting the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission heard a comprehensive market and licensing update from Director Riggs.
Riggs said the state now has 315 medicinal and recreational dispensaries operating across 21 counties and reported that 3,252 applications have been submitted through the CRC licensing portal since the agency's inception; 2,545 applications have been approved, with 405 still in review and 141 pending resubmission after a cure. He said 161 applications are under review by the Office of Compliance and Investigations.
Riggs gave patient-enrollment figures as of July 15, 2026: 44,476 registered patients, 2,895 caregivers and 1,549 doctors enrolled in the medicinal program. On sales, Riggs said monthly adult-use sales rose from about $93 million in June 2025 to roughly $115 million in June 2026, a year-over-year change of about 22.8 percent; he also noted price declines in adult-use flower (about $6.50 per gram in June 2026) and that transactions have increased (roughly 2.7 million to almost 3.5 million monthly transactions year over year).
During the meeting the board approved staff-recommended ownership changes (four transfers), multiple license conversions (including Hackettstown Dispensary’s conversion from micro to standard), conditional and annual conversions, an expanded alternative treatment center certification for Restore NJ LLC, and a satellite retail approval for Mama's Wellness; in each of these votes Commissioner Kennedy abstained while the other commissioners voted to approve the recommendations.
Chair Laufer and Director Riggs framed the data as evidence the market is expanding and stressed the commission’s twin priorities of safety and equity as the agency balances enforcement and licensing.
