Inside Everest, Atlantic City’s newest marijuana dispensary, a Mount Everest-themed shop with Tibetan prayer flags lining its ceiling and mounted black and white photos of the Steel Pier left from the check cashing shop it replaced, assistant manager Steven Parrish is making the case for why the shop will succeed.
Everest is the 12th cannabis shop to open in Atlantic City since MPX on New York Ave debuted in April 2023. Which means there are now three more weed shops in the 48-blocks of the town than casinos. And many more might be on the way.
Two dozen additional locations have been approved by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, a state agency that has planning oversight of Atlantic City’s tourism district.
