Tony Kurdzuk | For NJ Advance Media

By NJ Advance Media staff

Editor's note: A version of this post ran originally ran in 2016, but has been revised and updated.

Happy 4/20, New Jerseyans! While legal weed has yet to come to New Jersey, it has in several places throughout the country, including Colorado, California, Vermont and Washington, Gov. Phil Murphy has made legalizing marijuana a priority — so we could be seeing legal weed here very soon.

But let's keep it real. Plenty of people aren't waiting for the government go-ahead. On this highest of high holy days, there will be plenty of green smoked in the Garden State. Rather than judge you (hey, don't judge us, either) we rather give you some suggestions for where to light up in New Jersey to celebrate. Here are our rankings for the 11 best places to get high in New Jersey on 4/20.

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11. Sunrise/sunset from the Jersey City waterfront

The best views of New York's scenic skyline come from right across the Hudson River in Jersey City, and those views are never better than when the sun is rising or setting. The glistening skyscrapers juxtaposed with the orange glow of the sun on its way up or down make for a beautiful sight. A solid choice for a wake-and-bake to start your 4/20 off right.

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10. The Seaside Heights boardwalk sky ride

Floating above the boardwalk at a dreamlike pace, this it just might be the slowest moving boardwalk ride on planet earth. And that’s just the point: a ride that allows you to just chill from on high. Watch the parade of plushy-carrying, ice-cream licking humanity below. Notice how the neon boardwalk lights play against the sunset over Barnegat Bay. Dude, are we even moving?

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Rich Krauss | The Star-Ledger

9. The pygmy forest, Bass River State Forest

Want to feel like a giant, walking with your head a shoulders towering over the treetops? Put on your best Jolly Green Giant voice and walk through the Pygmy Pine Plains of the NJ Pinelands, where the unique ecosystem features trees that grow only up to your waist.

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8. Sea Breeze - a place that disappeared

There was once a town here on the shores of Delaware Bay, deep in Cumberland County. Now there's not. It disappeared and now there's, like, nothing. It's perhaps the most remote and lonely place in the state. Feels like you could go to a place like this and just disappear yourself. Ever think of that? How you could just float away and disappear? You could do it in Sea Breeze, or at least it feels that way.

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7. Re-create Wayne's World "Baberaham Lincoln" scene

In “Wayne’s World” Wayne and Garth never actually smoke pot. They just act like stoners. Like this scene, where they discuss cross-dressing Bugs Bunny and other examples of the feminine beauty - and then a giant 747 suddenly zooms over head. Want to recreate the scene? There’s a place in NJ you can do it. The IKEA parking lot in Elizabeth next to Newark Airport wouldn't be a bad choice.

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6.Luna Parc, Sandyston

This guy? His name is Ricky Boscarino? He totally bought this old run down house in the woods and, like, just filled it with crazy gnomes and crucifixes and huts built out of bottles and a fence made out of crutches. The whole thing is like the craziest dream you've ever had. Mind. Blown. I mean, you totally have to go there.

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5. The Quick Stop from 'Clerks', Leonardo

Got the munchies? Or just want to step into the celluloid reality of a movie consistently ranked among the top stoner flicks of all time? Hit the Quick Stop in the Leonardo section of Middletown, where filmmaker Kevin Smith filmed his 1994 classic ‘Clerks.’ And, bro - buy me a lottery ticket, will ya?

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4. Yestercades, Somerville/Red Bank

Want to veg out on a couch and play Atari 2600 or Colecovision all day like it’s 1983? Kill five hours on Donkey Kong? Space out at the Frogger machine? Yestercades retro arcades in Somerville and Red Bank allow Late Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and even Millenials to recapture shreds of their wasted youth - and then waste it all over again in the present! A perfect way to spend 4/20!

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3. Piff Cliff at Mills Reservation

Mills Reservation in Cedar Grove is sprawling and gorgeous, filled with trails to hike and views to take in. There's one especially amazing view of New York City from a peak that's become so popular for smoking that local kids have come to call it "Piff Cliff." Yes, piff is slang for weed. No don't ask me how I know about the spot. Or how to get there. You'll find it, and it's awesome.

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2. Horseshoe crab orgy, Delaware Bay

Go to the shores of Delaware Bay during the first full moon of May. Sit down in the darkness and listen. You’ll hear the clawing and scratching of thousands of horseshoe crabs coming ashore. They’re everywhere. And they’re getting it on! Prehistoric, half-billion year old species, crabs by the thousands crawling around you. Some call it one of the most amazing natural phenomenons New Jersey offers. Some call it a dinosaur orgy. Whatever you call it, it’s even better when you're high.

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Steve Klaver | The Star-Ledger

1. High Point, Sussex County

C'mon, this is too perfect. In New Jersey, you can’t get any higher than you can at High Point State Park. The park website puts it like this: “The view from High Point Monument, at 1,803 feet above sea level, is a spectacular panorama of rich farmland and forest, soft hills and lush valleys in three states. The blue line of the Delaware River divides the verdant ridges of New Jersey from those of Pennsylvania.” To paraphrase Elton John, you're going to be as high as a kite by then.

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Staff writers Jeremy Schneider and Brian Donohue contributed to this story.

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