Updated Sep 24, 2026 17 licenses checkedAdult-use legal

Atlantic City dispensaries: 17 licensed shops, capped at 16

Verdex lists 17 licensed dispensaries in Atlantic City, eight on Atlantic Avenue, with the boardwalk sales ban, city cap and New Jersey adult-use rules.

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Dispensaries rated: 17
License verified: 17

By December 2024 Atlantic City had more cannabis shops than casinos, twelve against nine, the Philadelphia Inquirer counted. Verdex now lists 17 licensed dispensaries, and eight of them are on Atlantic Avenue itself, starting with Everest Dispensary at 1226, and Bakin' Bad is at 2834. Others sit on Arctic and Pacific Avenues, such as High Rollers Dispensary on South Indiana Avenue.

Anyone 21 or older with a government photo ID may buy, whether or not they live in New Jersey, up to 1 ounce of flower or the equivalent per transaction.

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A shopping zone, not a boardwalk stroll

Atlantic City has said no to cannabis sales on the Boardwalk, and smoking on the Boardwalk and beach is banned. Shops are confined to a "Green Zone" that the Inquirer described as running along Atlantic and Pacific Avenues between Maryland and Boston Avenues, plus the Orange Loop and parts of Kentucky and Albany Avenues. Because the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority controls the tourism district, applications there may also need its sign-off.

Cap: according to law firm Cooper Levenson, Ordinance No. 87 of 2025, adopted on October 22, 2025, caps retailers at 16 (12 standard, 4 microbusiness); Verdex lists 17 entries, so check current status.
Tax: 6.625% state sales tax, plus up to 2% local transfer tax where a town has adopted one.
Lounges: New Jersey lets Class 5 retailers add a consumption area only with municipal approval; ask a shop before you plan a smoke there.

In late September 2026 federal prosecutors charged a city official who sat on the Cannabis Review Board with soliciting bribes from a dispensary owner, an accusation that names no shop. Read the New Jersey guide before your trip.

Questions about this list

Can I smoke cannabis on the Atlantic City Boardwalk or beach?

No. Atlantic City prohibits consuming cannabis in public areas, including the Boardwalk and beach, and many hotels bar smoking in rooms. Legal use is limited to private residences and licensed consumption areas.

How many dispensaries can Atlantic City have?

Ordinance No. 87 of 2025 caps cannabis retailers at 16, with 12 standard and 4 microbusiness licences, according to Cooper Levenson. Verdex lists 17 entries, which may include shops licensed before the cap.

Buying in New Jersey

Minimum age
21 (residents and visitors)
Purchase limit
Per transaction: 1 oz flower, or 4 g concentrate/resin/vape oil, or 1,000 mg of edibles (or combinations)
Possession
Up to 6 oz; may gift up to 1 oz to another adult without payment
Public use
Allowed where cigarette smoking is permitted unless prohibited by the property owner; licensed consumption areas exist

Summary, not legal advice — rules change; check local law.

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Atlantic City dispensaries: 17 licensed shops, capped at 16

A shopping zone, not a boardwalk stroll

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