N<\/span>evada\u2019s legal cannabis market was practically born on the Fourth of July, and there was no shortage of literal or figurative fireworks during that holiday weekend, which generated $3 million in sales revenue and saw dispensaries sell out of inventory \u2014 heightening the legal tension between the state and alcohol distributors and creating a \u201cstate of emergency.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n But while the distribution battle is likely to be resolved \u2014 if only by the passage of time and the eventual sunset of the clause restricting distribution rights<\/a> \u2014 there is another cloud hanging over Nevada\u2019s emerging adult-use cannabis market, and it\u2019s not the fun kind: Under current law, there\u2019s basically nowhere for tourists to smoke<\/a> their legal weed.<\/p>\n That could all change now, thanks to a ruling by the Legislative Counsel Bureau, a non-partisan legal resource and advisor to the legislature.<\/p>\n As local media in the state is reporting, this could have major implications for a state that\u2019s heavily reliant on tourism for revenue.<\/p>\n From the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/a>:<\/p>\n Adults 21 and older have been able to legally buy marijuana in Nevada\u00a0since July 1. But because casinos have been instructed not to allow marijuana use on their property, which would put their profitable gaming licenses at risk, most tourists have no legal option to consume it.<\/em><\/p>\n Democratic State Senator Tick Segerblom, who represents Las Vegas, has been a longtime advocate for legalization. The Review-Journal even calls him \u201cNevada\u2019s godfather of pot.\u201d He requested the legal opinion from the LCB and said he\u2019s excited by their ruling.<\/p>\n \u201cI really believe that Nevada can be the marijuana capital of the world,\u201d Segerblom told the Review-Journal. \u201cAnd this will be one more thing in our toolbox\u2026 this is what we\u2019ve been waiting for \u2014 it\u2019s fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Segerblom\u2019s request was a response to the failure of a cannabis lounge bill, which passed the Senate but died on Gov. Brian Sandoval\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n Gov. Sandoval has not been supportive of the concept of cannabis lounges, and his official response to the LCB\u2019s ruling was an expression of his misgivings, which include concerns about diversion and running afoul of federal guidelines.<\/p>\n From the Nevada Independent<\/a>:<\/p>\n \u201cI do not agree with the LCB opinion and believe that statutory authority is necessary to establish local marijuana smoking shops,\u201d Sandoval said. \u201cOur marijuana establishment licensing structure was built with the Cole Memo \u2014 the guidance provided by the Justice Department to state\u2019s regarding regulation of marijuana \u2014 at the forefront\u00a0in order to prevent diversion to minors, to control illegal drug activity and to ensure that marijuana does not cross state lines.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n But if Nevada can get all the political particulars pinned down, legal consumption lounges could mean a major influx of cannabis tourism to a state already enjoying a huge surge in interest about its adult-use market.<\/p>\n Proponents of legalization, like Marijuana Majority founder Tom Angell, say that \u2014 beyond the economic opportunity\u00a0for the state \u2014 it boils down to common sense, and told The Hill<\/a> that the establishment of cannabis lounges is a \u201cno-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAllowing regulated social use areas is a good solution that recognizes cannabis consumers\u2019 rights to congregate just like alcohol drinkers can in bars while also protecting non-consumers\u2019 rights not to inhale secondhand smoke,\u201d he said. \u201cIt should be a no-brainer, especially in tourist towns like Las Vegas where visitors don\u2019t have private residences they can go back to to imbibe\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n TELL US,\u00a0<\/strong>would you be more likely to visit Las Vegas if it had cannabis use lounges?<\/p>\n The post Cannabis Lounges Could Make Vegas the Weed Tourism Capital<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Adult-use cannabis lounges could be a game changer for Nevada\u2019s already booming tourism economy. A new ruling seems to clear the way for that, but it has opposition in high places. Nevada\u2019s legal cannabis market was practically born on the Fourth of July, and there was no shortage of literalContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[50,80,228,90,65,1636,26],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19447"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19447"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19447\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19448,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19447\/revisions\/19448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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