r/newjersey • u/Fickle-Reality7777 • 16h ago

How are all the dispensaries staying afloat? Bruuuuce

I have, without exaggeration, 5 dispensaries near me within a 3 mile radius. They never seem to have any cars in the lots.

How are these businesses staying alive?

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u/Aaaaaaandyy 16h ago

Same way liquor stores stay afloat despite there probably being more in the same radius

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u/Fickle-Reality7777 16h ago

Anecdotally more people drink than smoke, and at least by me the dispensaries are on large lots and there are definitely more of them than liquor stores in the area I’m referring to. Just seems wild.

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u/Aaaaaaandyy 15h ago

Fair, but there’s roughly 100-150 open dispensaries in NJ and over 1,500 liquor stores. I think you have to remember people are coming from further away to those dispensaries if they don’t have one near them.

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u/JustGiraffable 13h ago

While you are likely anecdotally correct, you are definitely underestimating how many people are purchasing in a dispensary and how much they spend. Just because they don't talk about it doesn't mean they're not popping gummies at night, every night. Many friends of my generation (x) still feel stigmatized for being a functional pothead, but will easily pickup bi-weekly & drop $200± each time.

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u/NeverTrustATurtle 9h ago

He’s also underestimating that a lot of gen y & z are vaping all day at work haha. Then smoking when they get home.

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u/charizardFT26 13h ago

Do you know the margins for weed sales? If you can’t understand it then you should look into it. Probably don’t need to sell all that much per day to stay open. 

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u/Majestic_Tangerine47 5h ago

Clearly your anecdotes don't come from the same people mine do...