More than 12,000 customers spent nearly $1.9 million on recreational cannabis last Thursday, the first day of legal sales to any adult in New Jersey, the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.
“We expected sales to be substantial and the data shows that the market is effectively serving both adult-use consumers and patients,” said Jeff Brown, executive director of the commission.
The total works out to an average of about $150 per shopper, which is higher than one industry leader was hoping for.
