Since 2021, when recreational marijuana was legalized in New Jersey, cannabis dispensaries for both medical and recreational use have quickly been popping up all over the state. The Montclair Girl is here to share a guide to all the best ones in the local area, as well as what the shops sell. Read on for a list of cannabis dispensaries in Montclair + Essex County, New Jersey.
Belleville
Natural Apothecary | 27 Washington Avenue
This women and minority-owned dispensary sells flowers, edibles, vapes, CBD, pre-rolls, topicals, tinctures, concentrates, and accessories, as well as brands like Garden Greens, Clade 9, Ozone, and more. At Natural Apothecary, customers can order products for in-store pickup and delivery.
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Nevaeh Verde | 176 Belmont Avenue
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Nevaeh Verde, founded by “a group of dedicated cannabis enthusiasts,” as per its website, sells flowers, gummies, vapes, CBD, pre-rolls, topicals, tinctures, and concentrates. It also provides products from nine featured brands, including Pearls, Timeless, Ozone, Verano, and more. Customers can order online, in-store, and through curbside pickup.
Bloomfield
Blue Oak Dispensary | 1025 Broad Street
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Located in the medical arts building in Bloomfield, Blue Oak Dispensary is a woman-owned cannabis dispensary founded by Danielle Wildstein. Designed for an elevated experience, this spot sells flowers, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, topicals, and concentrates.
Emerald Tea Supply Company | 368B Broad Street
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Emerald Tea Supply Company is a speakeasy-style dispensary inspired by 20th-century tea pads, a space where people once gathered to enjoy cannabis in a luxurious but relaxing environment. At this spot, locals can find a premier selection of curated cannabis products for delivery, pick-up, or in-store shopping, including flowers, edibles, topicals, and concentrates.
Nightjar Cannabis | 549 Bloomfield Avenue
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Nightjar Cannabis is a women-owned cannabis brand with locations in Bloomfield and Connecticut. This spot promises its customers the best hand-picked products, including flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, tinctures, and more.
The Public Garden Dispensary | 550 Bloomfield Avenue
The “innovative cannabis company,” as per its website, sells flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, and edibles, including gummies in the flavors of blood orange, elderberry, grapefruit, and more. The Public Garden Dispensary also hosts various community events and collaborations throughout the year.
RISE Bloomfield | 24-48 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield
RISE, which first opened its doors in 2015, has locations from the East Coast to the West Coast. Locals can find flowers, vapes, pre-rolls, edibles, concentrates, tinctures, topicals, gear, and apparel items at this dispensary.
Maplewood
The Apothecarium Dispensary of Maplewood | 1865 Springfield Avenue
At this medical and recreational dispensary, Maplewood locals can find flowers, cartridges, edibles, pre-rolls, concentrates, accessories, RSO + distillate syringes, topicals, and infused flowers. Some of the products include THC-infused Blue Raspberry Soft Lozenges, THC and CBD-infused Cinnamon Milk Reserve, and mango haze-flavored pre-rolls.
Elevated by TheCannaBossLady Dispensary | 9 Highland Place Suite 1
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Elevated by TheCannaBossLady Dispensary, which is “for women by women,” as per its website, serves as a THC dispensary and CBD boutique. This spot sells both THC and CBD-infused products surrounding skincare, beverages + edibles, female wellness, functional mushrooms, spirituality, rest + relaxation, and more. Throughout the month, Elevated by TheCannaBossLady Dispensary also hosts events for its customers. See this link to stay updated.
Noiré Dispensary Maplewood | 171 Maplewood Avenue
Noiré Dispensary in Maplewood has flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, topicals, and beverages available at its shop. This spot also sells indica, sativa, and hybrid strains, depending on the product.
Sweetspot Cannabis Dispensary | 751 Irvington Avenue
Sweetspot Cannabis Dispensary officially opened by husband and wife duo Ann and Bill Henderson in late March. At this Maplewood dispensary, locals can find pre-rolls, vape oil, flowers, mists, and gummies.
Newark
CityLeaf Dispensary | 519 Broadway
CityLeaf Dispensary in Newark sells 100% organic products and provides 24/7 delivery services to customers in the local area. This spot has flowers, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, topicals, concentrates, and accessories.
Essence Greens Dispensary Recreational + Delivery Store | 13 Brookdale Avenue
This spot, which is open 24/7, sells all kinds of cannabis strains in the form of flowers, pre-rolls, vapes, edibles, concentrates, and tinctures. Newark locals can have their orders delivered to their front doors.
Hashstoria Dispensary Newark | 799 Broad Street
Hashstoria’s only New Jersey location can be found on Broad Street in Newark. The West Coast-based spot, which sells different strains, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, tinctures, concentrates, vaporizers, and topicals, promises the “free-spirited cannabis culture of Oregon,” as per its website.
Treeotics Weed Dispensary | 467 Lyons Avenue
The Newark-based dispensary sells flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, edibles, concentrates, and topicals. Every Wednesday, this spot also has 10% off pre-rolls.
URB’N Dispensary | 378 South Street
URB’N Dispensary was the first fully licensed cannabis dispensary to debut in Newark. Dedicated to a “natural way of healing,” according to its website, the woman and pharmacist-owned dispensary sells products for every need, including flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, tinctures, concentrates, vaporizers, and topicals.
South Orange
CannaBoy TreeHouse Dispensary | 57 West South Orange Avenue
The women-owned CannaBoy TreeHouse Dispensary is “home of the $40 1/8,” according to its website. This dispensary has pre-rolls, flowers, cartidges, and one-of-a-kind edibles like THC-infused oatmeal raisin cookies, peanut butter jelly brownies, and animal crackers. This spot also includes THC-infused candies and coffee on its cannabis menu.
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West Orange
Pure Natural Vibes | 470 Prospect Avenue Suite 100
Founded by the husband-and-wife duo Darnnelle and Nordia Gibbs, this veteran and minority-owned dispensary in West Orange sells flowers, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrates, edibles, tinctures, and topicals.
Alternative Care
The Green Room | 20 Church Street, Montclair
In 2019, The Green Room debuted its first locale in Hoboken. Since then, the shop has opened locations all over the Garden State. While this isn’t an official dispensary, locals can shop CBD + THC in the form of edibles, smokeables, tinctures, and topicals at The Green Room. This cannabis shop also sells products designed for pets, including chewy dog treats, biscuit dog treats, pet tinctures, and cat treats.
The Best Bagel Spots in the Montclair Area For Your AM Bagel Run
One of the things New York and New Jersey are most famous for is bagels. Being crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, bagels are a classic among breakfast and lunch foods for a reason. Montclair and the surrounding areas have tons of options for this classic Garden State food item, and we’ve rounded up some of the most famous eateries to grab a baker’s dozen of the iconic breakfast go-to. Read on for a list of the best bagels to satifsy that AM breakfast craving in the Montclair area.
The Bagel Box | 642 Eagle Rock Avenue, West Orange
The menu of The Bagel Box in West Orange includes bagels in the flavors salt, oat bran, pumpernickle, garlic, onion, marble, and more. Customers can pair a bagel with one of the many cream cheeses featured, including scallion, olive, strawberry, walnut raisin, vegetable, jalapeno, and sun-dried tomato.
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Bagels by Jarrett | West Mount Pleasant Avenue, West Orange
Bagels by Jarrett is "The Most Confused Bagel Shop You’ve Ever Loved," as per its website. The menu includes pizza, gluten-free items, sandwiches, salads, pasta, wraps, burgers, and everything under the sun. Hidden on its expansive menu is, of course, bagels, which come in the flavors plain, sesame, and everything.
Bagel Nosh of Livingston | 1 West Mount Pleasant Avenue, Livingston
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At Bagel Nosh of Livingston, bagels are the foundation of most of its menu items. This spot serves bagels in the flavors everything, rainbow, whole wheat, garlic, onion, marble, and more. The cream cheese flavors include vegetable, scallion, lox, walnut raisin, sun-dried tomato, and more. All of its lunch sandwiches can also be put on a bagel.
Beyond the Bagel | 219 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair
This bagel spot serves up bagels, breakfast sandwiches, prepared desserts, and lunch sandwiches alike. The menu includes New Jersey favorites like the egg and cheese sandwich, as well as a variety of cream cheeses, including strawberry, and vegan options like scallion tofu cream cheese. The shop also serves gluten-free bagels and, of course, a Taylor Ham sandwich.
Bloomfield Best Bagels | 404 Broad Street, Bloomfield
Bloomfield Best Bagels serves hot heros, wraps, breakfast sandwiches, cream cheese by the pound, and an endless array of bagels, some of which include cinnamon, pumpernickle, salt, poppy, rye, egg, onion, wheat, and french toast.
Hot Bagels Abroad | 150 Valley Road A, Montclair
Alongside a baker’s dozen bagels and hot fresh single bagels to bring home, this small but mighty eatery serves up a French toast bagel alongside options with butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, and more. Lunch sandwiches are served with a choice of side, and can also be enjoyed on a sub for an additional charge. Gourmet wraps, sandwiches, and grilled items are also available. All of the bagels are house-made daily.
House of Bagels | 45 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona
The Bagel House is famous for its massive bagels and wide array of spreads and other options. Fruits, spreads, coffees, sandwiches, and even newspapers are available at this one-stop, quick meal shop. Raisin bagels, lox, and a variety of spreads are all affordably priced, too, attracting fans from across Essex County.
Mikki + Al’s Noshery | 179 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair
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Options are endless at this eatery, where cold salads like whitefish, macaroni, and tuna can be put on a bagel or be bought by the half-pound. Patrons can also enjoy lox and cream cheese on a bagel, with a variety of cream cheese flavors, including scallion. Diners can enjoy anything from a classic Reuben or a breakfast sandwich on a fresh bagel or opt for a latke plate or a bowl of matzo ball soup instead.
Plum Bakery | 179 Glenridge Avenue, Montclair
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Plum Bakery, a completely gluten-free spot, has hand-rolled bagels made "the old fashioned way," as per its website. The bagel flavors include plain, poppyseed, sesame, onion, everything, and cinnamon raison.
Sunrise Bagels | 29 Watchung Plaza, Montclair
This bagel spot in Montclair has everything from the classic Taylor Ham, egg, + cheese sandwich to a lox bagel. Sunrise Bagels has over 20 bagel options, including sun-dried tomato, sesame, rainbow, jalapeno, egg, garlic, and more, as well as gourmet cream cheese flavors like the Walnut Honey Raisin Cream Cheese and the Pimento Olive Cream Cheese.
Walnut Street Bagels + Co. | 98 Walnut Street, Montclair
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Walnut Street Bagels + Co. features bagels in the flavors in plain, everything, poppyseed, cinnamon raisin, garlic, onion, sesame garlic, and whole wheat everything. There are also a variety of cream cheese flavors like roasted black garlic, kimchi, sun-dried tomato, + garlic herb.
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Honorable Mention
Carlos’ Bagel Shop | 438 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne
While this spot is not in the Montclair + Essex County area, the menu of Carlos' Bagel shop includes bagel flights, which feature four mini bagels (a combination of either plain, sesame seed, everything, or French toast) paired with a choice of four of its homemade cream cheeses. From classics like vegetable and scallion to one-of-a-kind flavors such as walnut raisin and strawberry, the spreads are good enough to take home.
