Jeff Brown

Nearly all spots with legal cannabis in NJ are open to adult-use recreational sales, nearly two years since the state expanded beyond medical marijuana.

New Jersey should soon give the final green light to consumption lounges, offering marijuana users a place to enjoy the drug in public.

State regulators gave conditional approval to 81 more recreational marijuana businesses Thursday and approved a report being sent to the Legislature outlining suggestions for spending the state’s tax revenues from legal weed sales.

Dispensaries reported $24,201,875 in recreational marijuana sales in the first 31 days since they went into effect, averaging a bit over $5 million a week.

One dispensary started recreational marijuana sales today, ending a five-week delay. Five others got permission to launch within weeks.

.Though legal recreational marijuana sales have begun after a surprising delay, a Senate panel scrutinized the new industry at a 4 1/2 hour hearing.

Seven alternative treatment centers got initial approvals Monday from the Cannabis Regulatory Commission to begin adult-use sales at 13 existing medical dispensaries.

Starting in a few weeks, any adult will be able to purchase marijuana for recreational use at 13 medical dispensaries around New Jersey.

State regulators put off a planned vote Thursday on allowing some medical marijuana dispensaries to begin selling to recreational users, which probably delays the start of legal adult-use sales until summer.

One year ago Tuesday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed the law legalizing the adult use of recreational marijuana in New Jersey – but don’t run out to a state-regulated dispensary to celebrate.