Client
GanjaSupermarket
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GanjaSupermarket
A compliance-first licensed cannabis directory that turns fragmented regulator data into searchable maps, delivery checks, and education for adults, patients, and operators.
A live multi-state directory with reviewed ownership claims, SEO-ready listing pages, and regulator-sourced licensing data.
Duration
Ongoing product development
Technology stack
- React
- TypeScript
- Vite
- Node.js
- SQLite
- Leaflet
- SMTP
Quick client profile
- Industry
- Cannabis information and licensed retail discovery
- Location
- Multi-state U.S. markets
- Scale
- 941 active listings across MA, NY, NJ, CA, and TX in the May 2026 project snapshot
- Engagement
- Product strategy, UX, data ingest, directory architecture, and development
Project Context
Why this engagement mattered
Finding a licensed cannabis retailer should not require piecing together regulator spreadsheets, incomplete maps, and conflicting local rules. Adults, qualified patients, researchers, and licensed operators all need clearer access to trustworthy information without turning the experience into an unlicensed marketplace.
Responsab built GanjaSupermarket as a compliance-first discovery and education platform. The product covers licensed storefront discovery, delivery-eligibility checks, cannabis education, ownership claims, and operator profile maintenance. It does not sell cannabis, process payments, or provide medical advice.
The hardest work sits under the interface. State-specific ingest adapters normalize licensing feeds from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, California, and Texas into one searchable schema while preserving source URLs, timestamps, and review flags. Incomplete geocoding is handled with cached Census results, Nominatim fallbacks, and clearly labeled approximate markers rather than false precision.
Operators can claim listings with evidence, receive reviewed business-manager access, and keep hours, contact details, and media current while regulator data remains the baseline of record. The result is a mobile-friendly directory that makes regulated access easier to understand without inventing trust that the source data cannot support.
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A closer view of the platform and delivery context
Before And After
What changed through the engagement
Before
- Licensing data was fragmented across state feeds, APIs, and HTML sources
- Consumers needed clearer licensed discovery without an illegal checkout experience
- Operators needed a reviewed path to claim and maintain accurate storefront profiles
- Incomplete geocoding risked presenting approximate locations as exact
After
- ✓Age-gated directory with map search, filters, favorites, and delivery eligibility checks
- ✓State-specific ingest adapters preserving source provenance and review flags
- ✓Claim, evidence-upload, and admin-review workflows for licensed operators
- ✓SEO metadata, canonical URLs, JSON-LD, and market/city/listing sitemaps
Implementation Approach
How the work moved from strategy into execution
Step 1
Define a compliance-first product boundary: directory and education, not commerce
Step 2
Normalize official licensing sources into one schema with provenance and review flags
Step 3
Build searchable maps, filters, delivery checks, education, and ownership claims
Step 4
Ship SEO-ready listing pages and operator tools while keeping regulator data as the baseline
Measured Outcomes
941 documented
Active listings
MA · NY · NJ · CA · TX
Markets covered
1,316 documented
Sitemap URLs
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