Nevada announces winners of provisional cannabis lounge licenses November 30, 2022 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments A new generation of potential cannabis leaders learned Wednesday they had won a coveted provisional license to operate a consumption lounge through a process local advocates touted as a beacon of justice. The licensing round – which designates a set… Read More→
Viva Las Lounges: No, You Still Can’t Consume MJ Like Alcohol in Vegas October 12, 2022 Rachel Gillette Nevada 1 Comment By Rachel Gillette & Nabil Rodriguez The State of Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board is set to open the application window for licensing marijuana consumption lounges across the state on October 14. The application window will only be open for 10… Read More→
Marijuana consumption lounges approved for Las Vegas September 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Cannabis consumption lounges are coming to the city of Las Vegas. In a 5-1 vote, the City Council on Wednesday denied Councilwoman Victoria Seaman’s motion to opt out of allowing such businesses. Councilman Stavros Anthony, who wasn’t at the meeting,… Read More→
Lawsuit over cannabis classification may proceed, judge rules July 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal, Nevada 0 Comments A Las Vegas judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit on Wednesday that aims to stop the state from classifying cannabis as a tightly regulated Schedule I drug. The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed the lawsuit in April against… Read More→
Nevada poised to OK cannabis lounge regulations, opening door to public marijuana use June 28, 2022 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments A year after lawmakers passed a bill authorizing cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada officials are poised to approve regulations that could pave the way for bar-like establishments where people could use marijuana as early as this year. The Cannabis Compliance Board is scheduled to… Read More→
Legalizing pot didn’t eliminate street dealers, study says June 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments The head of Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board says he agrees with a Canadian university study that legalization of recreational marijuana use didn’t eliminate the illegal dealers. And Tyler Klimas says the study in the Journal of Studies of Alcohol and… Read More→
Weed lounges are coming to a city near you November 25, 2021 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Las Vegas hopes to become a pioneer in creating public consumption spaces. LAS VEGAS — Planet 13’s cannabis “superstore” on the Strip has 30,000 square feet of retail space alongside a cafe, a bar and a marijuana processing center, all… Read More→
Nevada cannabis lounges legalized: What comes next? June 9, 2021 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments CARSON CITY — Some four years after Nevada saw its first legal marijuana sales, locals and tourists alike will soon be able to consume it in legal cannabis lounges. Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday signed Assembly Bill 341, which gives… Read More→
Nevada weed infighting threatens vision of cannabis mecca May 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments As the Nevada Legislature debates a variety of cannabis-related measures, dissension among dispensary owners could impede efforts to take Nevada’s fledgling weed industry to the next level, says Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom. The exodus of nine dispensaries from the… Read More→
Diversity lags at top of Nevada marijuana industry February 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments People of color make up nearly half of the Nevada marijuana industry workforce, but the executive-level positions for cannabis companies skew significantly whiter, according to a new survey. According to the survey conducted by the state’s Cannabis Compliance Board, 63… Read More→
Nevada marijuana workers can’t get permits amid backlog November 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Laura Simes started getting nervous in July when her new agent card allowing her to legally work in the cannabis industry hadn’t arrived in the mail. It’d been a month since her card expired. She’d sent in the fees and… Read More→
Nevada Cannabis board cracking down on marijuana companies that are late on taxes, license fees August 27, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board is implementing stricter procedures after holders of some 70 marijuana business licenses had past due taxes or didn’t renew their licenses on time. Board Executive Director Tyler Klimas said that out of more than 700 marijuana… Read More→
Nevada governor announces plans to pardon small marijuana possession convictions June 15, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments A resolution being drafted by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak would pardon tens of thousands of people who have been convicted for possessing small amounts of marijuana, according to a statement posted to Twitter Thursday. "If approved, this resolution will clear the… Read More→
Marijuana deliveries skyrocket during coronavirus crisis in Las Vegas March 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Before the coronavirus outbreak, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace in North Las Vegas was making about three dozen deliveries a day. But with dispensaries only permitted to offer delivery service after nonessential businesses were ordered closed, Thrive is making several hundred deliveries… Read More→
Nevada Marijuana dispensaries delivering during coronavirus shutdown March 25, 2020 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Nevadans can still get their marijuana. It just might take a bit longer to get it. Marijuana dispensaries made the list of businesses allowed to stay open in Nevada under Gov. Steve Sisolak’s order to close “nonessential” businesses that came down… Read More→