New Jersey’s rollout of recreational marijuana has been fraught with problems and delays, but that hasn’t deterred customers across the state who are willing to pay a premium for safe, quality weed.
About one-third of adults in the Garden State have used cannabis products since legal recreational marijuana made its historic debut last April, and most are happy to buy from a legal dispensary despite the high cost, according to a Stockton University poll released Tuesday.
Nearly half of cannabis users consumed weed for recreational purposes while only 13% used it strictly for medicinal reasons, according to the poll.
Among both recreational and medicinal users, 69% purchased from a licensed dispensary, and 86% of those said they were either satisfied or very satisfied with the experience, with most citing the safety and quality of the product as the main reasons.
But consumers pay a premium for weed purchased legally in the state. Students at the polling institute interviewed 660 adults, and a mere 7% said they approved of the price for legal weed in New Jersey, “which has among the most expensive cannabis in the country,” the institute said in a statement announcing its findings.
Thirty percent of cannabis users polled bought marijuana from non-licensed dealers, with 18% of those citing the high prices or taxes charged at legal dispensaries as the reason. The main reason given for buying weed on the street, however, was the lack of a legal dispensary nearby.
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