They’ve got high hopes.

A bunch of dopey dope-smokers are among hundreds who want a license from New Jersey to grow or sell pot under the state’s medical marijuana program.

Many of the 541 people who requested information on how to apply are solid professionals — doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, business executives and large-scale farmers.

But others seem more like Sean Penn’s stoner character Jeff Spicoli from “Fast Times at Ridgemont High.”

“I have expierence in growing cannibas,” revealed one ganja king wannabe from Staten Island, implicating himself in a crime and exposing spelling and writing skills worthy of Spicoli.

“I have a very well thought out procedure for growing a variety of different weeds that can stimulate a human beings mind into feelin high with energy or feeling hungry cause they don’t have the ability to eat . . . and many people accross the world self medicate themselves to fell better.

“i hope someone high up can reach out to me.”

Whoa, dude.

One spelling-challenged individual from Old Bridge, NJ, declared, “I am a recent graduat from Rutgers.” Let’s hope not from the English department.

These and other half-baked missives were sent to the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services, which is now finalizing requirements for those who want to cultivate the herb or run one of six “compassion” centers for patients.

A garden lover from West Milford, NJ, said in an e-mail that his family had been in town “for like . . . a hundred years.” And while the clan mostly raises tomatoes, “We could help you guys out by growing like . . . a couple hundred plants each year, I guess.”

An ex-con worried about a misdemeanor drug-possession arrest in Virginia in 2008: “Am I still eligible to run a alternative treatment center?” he asked.

Some didn’t seem to grasp what might be required to fulfill the coveted contracts, which are expected to be demanding but lucrative.

A Nutley, NJ, resident wrote, “My main goal aside from distributing the marijuana for smoking purposes would be to offer things like cookies, chocolates, cakes and ice cream as an alternative way for patients to use marijuana.”

A writer from East Meadow, LI, claimed, “I have been educated in all forms of medical marijuana for the past seven years by traveling all over the nation doing research with the most experienced farmers.”

What a trip that must have been.

A person from Fort Lee, NJ, stressed: “I am NOT a marijuana user. Period.” But he wanted to get involved after seeing how the drug has “eased the pain of friends suffering over the years. And I love to garden.”

Others presented bona fide credentials, including a pair of Ph.D. candidates at Rutgers plant biology department, two Wall Street executives and a farmer with 235 acres.

The state said it hopes to award the licenses — growers and sellers must be located in the Garden State — by the end of March.

* Excerpts from letters and e-mails (misspellings and all) sent to New Jersey officials expressing interest in growing or selling pot for the state’s budding medical marijuana program:

‘I have experience in growing cannibas. I have a very well thought out procedure for growing cannibas and also a variety of different weeds that can stimulate a human beings mind into feelin high . . . i hope someone high up can reach out to me because I can explain many things about this plant New Jersey tends to grow.’ Staten Island

‘I am interested in opening a Alternative Treatment Center. My main goal aside from distributing the marijuana for smoking purposes, would be to offer things like cookies, chocolates, cakes and ice cream as an alternative way for patients to use marijuana. ‘

‘ How I ken have Applications for Medicinal Marijuana?’ Marlboro, NJ

‘ As a recent college graduate my employment prospects have been bleak; as a consequence I have been motivated to seize the opportunity of starting my own business for the legal production of medical marijuana.’ Nutley, NJ

‘I am interested in participating with the process of establishing and managing a Not-for-profit Alternative Treatment Center. I am retired from AT&T, and would like to continue to utilize my life skills.’ Bear, Del.

brad.hamilton@nypost.com

