NJ Dispensaries - Ranked by Quality/Price

Hey Blades,

I am a new patient in the NJ MMJ program and figured this could be a good resource for people to discuss the different dispensaries quality/pricing or anything else you would like to discuss, and I will update as I visit new dispensaries and give my review on any strains I have tried. So far there are only 5 in the state with another one opening soon, but hopefully the road will be open soon to more dispensaries and more competition.

So far I have been to Compassionate Sciences in Bellmawr (Now Curaleaf)
I purchased the following:
-10:1 CO2 oil (On sale for $50, for 0.7 g in split up in two syringes - 350 mg THC total)
-Blueberry Silvertip (Indica Dominant, $100 for a quarter. Nugs were small, and it seems most of their cannabis smells similar when you open the packaging but after putting it in a jar and grinding it, had a very nice sweet smell to it. Great for when I wake up in the middle of the night, smoke a bong pack and right back to sleep)
- Purple Urkle (On sale for $90 a quarter, lower THC percentage than the silvertip at around 15% but another good Indica, been using it to roll joints)
-Chemdawg ($55 for an eighth, hybrid again with pretty small buds but smokes nice for a daytime flower)

Prices are ok at Curaleaf, but would definitely like to see them come down and the ability to purchase more than a 1/4 at a time. Next stop will be to either Breakwater or Garden State Dispensary. I will let you know what I pick up and how it compares to Curaleaf

 

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For those in the NJ program that like using vape cartridges as their method of consumption, since those are not available to us yet I found a way for us to make them ourselves. Curaleaf dispensary (formerly Compassionate Sciences) is the only dispensary that has oil that can be vaped, so pick up some of their 10:1 or 5:5 oil (I prefer the higher THC content so go with the 10:1) and then you can buy empty cartridges either online or at a vape shop. I got mine at Pure Puff in Berlin for about 4 bucks. It is a little difficult to load it as the oil is liquidy and there isn't a thin metal tip to get down into the side of the cartridge (although I had a metal tip from an old cartridge refill which worked well. I recommend asking at the vape shop if they have anything like that that will fit in the side of the cartridge when refilling)

These cartridges can be used with basically any 510 threaded battery, you just don't want to burn them at too high of a temperature. They work well and are a nice discreet way to medicate on the go. Just a tip for anyone that was looking into that.

 

Went to Curaleaf again over the weekend, this time I picked up some a 1/4 of Blue Tahoe and a 1/4 of Wappa. I gotta say, Curaleaf needs to start paying attention to the first half of their name. I am pretty positive neither quarter was cured in the least. Both smelled like lawn clippings when I got the bags open. I currently have them in their own jars and will be burping them a couple times a day trying to cure them myself, but they very clearly are trying to push product out without a proper cure on it which really sucks. Hoping this changes going forward when they can expand their grow and not have to force out sub par cannabis

 

Hey Blades, stopped at Compassionate Care Foundation in Egg Harbor yesterday for my first time. The person I met with during my new patient appointment was very nice and went through the strains they have there. Not as big of a selection as curaleaf, but no question that Compassionate Care Foundation cures their cannabis far better. I picked up a quarter of their Sour Banana Sherbert in buds, and a quarter of it in shake (about $50 less per quarter). The only other strains they had were blueberry (which I have some right now from curaleaf) and a high CBD strain.

The smell of the sour banana sherbert really punches you in the face with diesel and sour skunky smells, really really nice. It is about 27% THC and gives me a nice level headed high, solid hybrid that doesn't get you too energetic but doesn't lock you in the couch either. The look of the buds is beautiful as well, and covered in trichomes. It was a about $18 more expensive per quarter than Curaleaf but they did give me a 10% travel discount since i came from over an hour away. I will definitely be back there at some point.

 

Bringing this thread back from the dead, never updated it on my review of Breakwater in Cranbury, making my third trip there today:

Breakwater's prices are on the high end, but the flower quality is excellent. $115 a quarter, $58 an eighth. I have tried the Bubble Gum, Grape Ape, Kush IV, and Kush VIII.

The Kush IV is hands down my favorite, around 27% THC and really helps me sleep well. The Kush VIII is also a really nice night time strain. I liked the bubble gum and the grape ape, but am more likely to get one of the Kush's when I go. The staff at Breakwater is also extremely friendly.

Their cartridges are really expensive at $75 for a half gram and I think their cartridge quality isn't as good as Curaleaf which sells half gram carts for $60 and sometimes cheaper if there is a sale (still pricey, but better than 75).

Still have yet to make it to Harmony, Garden State or Greenleaf yet, if anyone has share your experience here.

 

Thanks for the feedback. I personally think the quality at Breakwater as far as flower goes is a lot better than CL's flower, mainly because Curaleaf doesn't dry and cure their flower properly so it all ends up smelling like lawn clippings rather than varying smells for different strains.

 

Yes, it is expensive at NJ dispensaries now, mainly because there are only 6 for the entire state. Need some competition to bring the prices down. And no hash oil you can really dab available in NJ right now (other than a co2 oil from one company that I wouldn't want to dab really). But once it is available, that is where most of my allotment will go. Breakwater in NJ does have some absolutely fire flower though, I will say that.

 

Yeah I was just down there yesterday as well to grab a cart and a quarter, only discounts I get are their posted ones and tryin to stack my loyalty points for $20 off a purchase

 

Yep I saw that, definitely encouraging considering how up in the air the vote is tomorrow

 

They now have an online ordering option on their website where you can see everything they have and place an order for them to hold it til you get there

 

Made my first trip to Harmony Dispensary since I was in the area on Sunday, plenty of parking and wasn't very busy when I got there around noon. I ended up getting a quarter oz of Purple Crack, and 3.5 g of prerolls of SFZ. They are closed on Saturdays as a heads up.

Got a 10% discount because I came from over 25 miles away, and the total came to $162 after tax (robbing us medical patients). I was surprised to see the pre rolls were the same price as the flower, but they supposedly use actual ground flower for their pre rolls rather than trim and shake. They also offer one strain 20% off of pre ground and pre rolls every day but it was their CBD heavy strain yesterday.

Got 7 pre rolls each with .5 in them, the packaging is great, 7 individual joints in their own doob tubes which is really nice, although the first joint I tried was extremely tight, definitely need to loosen them up a bit but they smoked really smooth with all white ash, and got decently stoned off it.

Ground up some purple crack later, smell is nice but not overwhelming and I tend to stick more toward indicas, so this hybrid had me feeling weird. It was a good high but definitely couldn't sit still, had to get up and do some shit so it seems like a great daytime strain when you need to get shit done.

Quality I would say is not as good as Breakwater or Compassionate Care Foundation but far better than Curaleaf's flower.