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 percent of marijuana license owners identified as white, compared to just 5 percent who were […]
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Nevada marijuana workers can’t get permits amid backlog
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 all the needed information to the Cannabis Compliance Board, a relatively new state regulatory agency […]
Nevada Cannabis board cracking down on marijuana companies that are late on taxes, license fees
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 licenses in the state, about 560 were due for renewal by June 30. But 11 […]
Nevada governor announces plans to pardon small marijuana possession convictions
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 slate for thousands of people who bear the stigma of a conviction for actions that […]
Marijuana deliveries skyrocket during coronavirus crisis in Las Vegas
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 a day. “Previously, deliveries were a very small portion of our business,” said Ashley Blackwood, […]
Nevada Marijuana dispensaries delivering during coronavirus shutdown
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 on Friday as part of the state’s plan to blunt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. […]
State admits weed licensee list may be wrong as Contine balks
State admits weed licensee list may be wrong as Contine balks A portion of the August 2019 Department of Taxation list of Nevada marijuana licensees. The marijuana company that listed former state regulator Deonne Contine as a licensee says it had Contine removed a year ago as secretary of WSCC Inc., which does business as […]
Recreational Marijuana Use in Las Vegas
On January 7, 2017, the use of recreational weed in Las Vegas, Nevada was finally legalized with the enactment of the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, when the voting populace voted favorably in an initiative petition for recreational marijuana use and was approved at the General Election held on November 8, 2016. A resounding […]
Nevada bans rejecting job applicants over marijuana use
Two years after legalizing recreational marijuana, Nevada is telling job seekers: Light ’em up! Starting next year, employers won’t be allowed to reject potential job seekers because they failed a test for marijuana use. According to a new law signed this month, an employer can’t “fail or refuse to hire a prospective employee because the prospective employee […]
Nevada Is Under Pressure to Reveal How It Awards Its Marijuana Licenses
Nevada faces complaints about secrecy in awarding licenses to sell marijuana in the state’s booming legal marketplace, boiling over into lawsuits and legislation that appear poised to pry open the process. Several companies have sued the state tax department, arguing that no one knows for sure the criteria officials use to award new licenses. They […]
