We have all heard that in business that nothing is more important than customers. Many corporations today recruit and pay steep salaries for C-Level executives that include titles such as Chief Customer Relations Officer or Chief Happiness Officer. In the cannabis industry, where reputation, community exposure and outreach are crucial for success, we work long […]
Nevada
Nevada Does $30 million In Taxes After First Six Months Of Marijuana Sales
The Silver State’s marijuana industry is still in its infancy, but the cannabis market has raked in more than $30 million in tax revenue for the state so far. Retailers in Nevada have sold more than $195 million in cannabis during the first six months of its adult-use market. Unlike other states (including California, Maine and Massachusetts) […]
Las Vegas Airport Adds Amnesty Boxes For Dropping Marijuana Before Flights
What happens in Vegas really can stay in Vegas. Tourists catching a flight out of Sin City can now dump their leftover legal marijuana in metal containers set up at the airport. The 10 green bins dubbed “amnesty boxes” prevent federal transportation agents from finding pot on passengers during security screenings. The drug is legal […]
Nevada Marijuana Growers Worry As New Regulations Arrive
Nevada marijuana growers are fearful of going out of business as the state moves forward with a set of permanent regulations that some cultivators say give dispensaries an economic advantage. Cultivators before the Nevada Tax Commission on Tuesday lamented the number of dispensaries that have begun growing their own marijuana, saying that they had for years kept the […]
Nevada’s Recreational Marijuana Market Hits $38 Million, Soars Past Colorado
Nevada’s recreational marijuana industry hit a new high, selling more than $37.9 million in October. The state has earned nearly $20 million in marijuana tax revenue since the adult-use market launched in July. “We are pretty on target with projections, maybe a little over,” Department of Taxation spokeswoman Stephanie Klapstein told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. […]
Nevada Brings in Over $27 Million During First Month of Recreational Marijuana
Nevada dispensaries raked in more than $27 million during the first month of recreational marijuana sales, generating more than $3.6 million in taxes, according to figures released Thursday by the Nevada Department of Taxation. How does that stack up against the other states with legal marijuana? It’s nearly double. Colorado and Oregon each sold about $14 million in […]
Nevada May Be in Line for Cannabis Bars, Motels and More Soon
Nevada’s local governments have the green light to license certain businesses that want to allow marijuana consumption on-site, according to an opinion released Sunday by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. Businesses may establish lounges at which patrons can consume marijuana, and municipalities may create ordinances that require those businesses to purchase a license to do so. The privilege would […]
Nevada Tax Commission Hits Liquor Distributors Again Over Marijuana
The Nevada Tax Commission on Tuesday dealt another blow to liquor distributors hoping to hold a monopoly on distributing retail marijuana throughout the state. Tax commissioners voted to uphold a determination by the Nevada Tax Department that there are not enough licensed liquor distributors to properly serve the state’s recreational marijuana market. Lawyers for alcohol […]
Nevada Regulators Make It Clear: Casinos and Cannabis Don’t Mix
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada‘s gambling regulators are grappling with how to deal with the state’s latest legal vice — recreational marijuana— and they’ve made it clear that pot doesn’t belong in casinos. In the first of a series of policy discussions on Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission reiterated that as long as marijuana consumption and […]
Nevada Judge Halts Marijuana Distributors License Change
CARSON CITY — A district judge on Friday temporarily halted any effort by the Department of Taxation to license additional distributors of recreational marijuana other than liquor wholesalers. The order sought by the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada was granted by District Judge James Todd Russell after he said the tax agency at a Thursday […]
