Nevada’s first regulated cannabis consumption lounge opens in Las Vegas February 27, 2024 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments In the seconds before the first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge would open at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace near the Strip, Clark County Commission Tick Segerblom prepared for the occasion. Segerblom, a lawmaker who has long advocated for the advancement of legal… Read More→
Nevada Lawmakers Pass Marijuana Reforms Bill June 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Nevada lawmakers last week passed an omnibus marijuana reforms bill that increases the possession limit on cannabis and gives licensed dispensaries new flexibility to serve both medical marijuana patients and adult-use cannabis customers. The measure, Senate Bill 277, received final… 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→
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→
Marijuana vending machines coming to Massachusetts August 13, 2020 AggregatedNews Massachusetts, On the Move 0 Comments A new kind of vending machine is coming to Massachusetts — a self-checkout kiosk for cannabis dispensaries. Boston-based anna, which also has a presence in Colorado, announced this week that it would deploy its self-checkout products in two Colorado dispensaries… 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→
Nevada bans rejecting job applicants over marijuana use June 14, 2019 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Nevada Is Under Pressure to Reveal How It Awards Its Marijuana Licenses April 15, 2019 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments 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… Read More→
The World’s Largest Weed Dispensary Is About to Open Near the Las Vegas Strip October 30, 2018 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Planet 13, a massive weed dispensary opening just off the Las Vegas Strip, will be a sight to behold. Music and lights will pulse through its enormous 40,000 square feet of space. A treasure trove of cannabis products for medical… Read More→
Nevada Has Reached Nearly $50 Million In Cannabis Tax Revenue Since Sales Began May 23, 2018 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments Nevada is skating past its first-year goals for recreational marijuana revenue. The state has collected $48.97 million in total marijuana tax revenues since sales began. Adult-use cannabis sales topped $41 million in March, the most successful month since legal sales began in… Read More→
Nevada Does $30 million In Taxes After First Six Months Of Marijuana Sales February 27, 2018 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Las Vegas Airport Adds Amnesty Boxes For Dropping Marijuana Before Flights February 23, 2018 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments 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… Read More→