21+ only
This site lists licensed cannabis retailers. You need to be 21 or over, or 18 and over with a valid medical cannabis card where your state allows it.
4 licensed shops open in West Orange right now, ranked on a star rating weighted by how many people actually left one. Dogwood Green Dispensary West Oran leads at 5.0.
A 4.9 from 300 people is a weaker claim than a 4.8 from 7,000, so every rating here is pulled toward the New Jersey average in proportion to how few reviews sit behind it. Both figures are printed on each entry.
5 Central Ave
A chill, clean room with patient staff who explain everything clearly, and a habit of throwing events on special occasions. Visits are fast and the deals are good. Black-owned, veteran-owned and women-owned, with free parking in the back and delivery available.
Open
26 S Valley Rd
Sales and a wide product range keep this small West Orange shop busy, and staff stay kind and helpful through every visit. Fernway fans get updates on new cart flavors as they arrive. The space is cute, easy to reach and has a free lot, and debit cards are accepted.
Open
470 Prospect Ave Suite 100
The vibe is the point here, with a welcoming crew that is knowledgeable, accommodating and easy to talk to. Visits are professional and quick once you know what you want, and the selection holds up. Regulars keep asking for the same budtender, a sign of how personal the service gets.
Open
5 Washington St
Staff are honest about their products and take real care, including helping a wheelchair user in and out of the building and choosing products for pain management. The store looks upscale and clean, and there is a greeting at the door. Parking is easy, and the shop is Black-owned and community-minded.
Open
A star average hides how many people stood behind it. Every rating is shrunk toward the New Jersey mean in proportion to its review count, so a shop needs a high score and real volume to reach the top. The weighted figure sits next to the raw one on every entry.
Every one Google lists as open and licensed under a cannabis category at the time of the last check. Shops that had closed permanently or temporarily are dropped, as is anything that turned up in the search but sits outside New Jersey.
Because we have not read one. Plenty of shops sell only through a third-party ordering platform that publishes nothing on their own domain, and a brand list is not worth guessing at.
Quarterly. Ratings move and shops close, and a list nobody re-checks becomes a directory of places that used to be good.