Cannabis Wise Guys · Data
New Jersey already collected this data. I made it legible.
Every package that reaches a legal shelf in New Jersey gets lab-tested, logged in the state's seed-to-sale system, and filed with the regulator. That record is public. Most of the people who paid for it have never seen it. Here it is: the state's first three years, 72,098 tested packages, deduplicated to the package and free to download.
The New Jersey record
The state's full compliance record, deduplicated to the package and read end to end. New Jersey first — more as the records come in.
More states as the records come in.
What this is
In New Jersey, every package of cannabis has to be lab-tested before it can reach a shelf — screened for potency and contaminants, then logged in the state's seed-to-sale system (Metrc) and filed with the regulator. Those filings are public records. This page collects them, deduplicates each one down to the package, and lays out the state's full testing record: 72,098 tested packages across 133 licensed facilities, from January 2023 through December 2025.
It is not an investigation, and it is not a case against any regulator or company. It is a clear read of the structure New Jersey built — who tests, where the volume sits, how a market behaves once the rules are set — drawn entirely from the state's own record, so you can read it for yourself.
New Jersey is the first state here. It won't be the last. Each one gets the same treatment: the state's own record, deduplicated to the package, nothing added.
Whether a state allows vertical integration, how many licenses it issues, how much of the market it lets a single operator hold — those choices shape a market long before it opens. The data shows the shape.
I didn't investigate New Jersey. I made its own data legible.
Every number here is New Jersey's own public record — obtained through a public-records request, deduplicated to the package, and nothing more. No private feeds, no estimates, no modeling. Nothing is added; the processing only ever removes or collapses rows, never invents them. The full dataset is free to download, so you can check the work yourself.
Frequently asked questions
Where does this data come from?
Every record comes from a state regulator's own compliance-testing files, obtained through public-records (FOIA) requests. The processing is deduplication down to the individual package or sample, so each test is counted once, and filtering to completed compliance tests — every exclusion is listed on that state's methodology page. Nothing is added, nothing is estimated, nothing is modeled. Every step is subtractive: it removes or collapses rows, never invents them. The record you see is the state's own.
Is it free? Can I cite or republish it?
Yes. Every dataset is free to download, with no signup. The compiled data and analysis are released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) — you can use it, including commercially, as long as you credit Cannabis Wise Guys and link back. The underlying state records are public-domain government data. Full terms are on the Data Use page. Found something that looks wrong? Send a correction to max@cannabiswiseguys.com.
Why is New Jersey shown by license code instead of by name?
Because each state is shown exactly as that state released it. New Jersey de-identifies its testing record by design — operators and labs appear under codes, not names — so that's how they appear here. I don't re-identify coded data anywhere on this site. Other states release cleartext records with operators named; when those go live, they'll appear named, for the same reason: the site shows what each state chose to make public, not what I'd prefer it showed. This is a difference in state policy, not a gap in the data.
How current is the data, and is it updated?
The record runs through the most recent data New Jersey has released — the date range shown is exactly what the state's file covers, the state's first three years of testing. New records are added as the state releases them and as new public-records requests are fulfilled, and more states will be added as their records come in. There is no fixed update schedule: coverage ends where the released record ends.
What does cannabis "compliance testing" actually measure?
Before a package can reach a retail shelf, a sample is sent to a licensed lab and tested for potency (cannabinoids such as THC) and for contaminants (pesticides, microbials, heavy metals, residual solvents, and others). The result — the same data that appears on a certificate of analysis (COA) — is recorded as a pass or fail and logged in the state's seed-to-sale tracking system, Metrc or BioTrack, then filed with the regulator. That filing is the record this site is built from. Which of those fields ends up in a state's public record varies by state — so what you'll find on each state page reflects what that state chose to make public.
Did you investigate these companies, or accuse anyone of anything?
No. This is not an investigation, and it is not an accusation. New Jersey generated the data; I made it legible. The site shows the structure the state built, drawn entirely from its own record. Any conclusion is yours to draw.