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Nevada marijuana regulators say they received 100 applications for the state\u2019s first-ever marijuana consumption lounge licenses during a short submission window last month, with plans to begin issuing approvals in \u201cearly 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) started accepting the applications on October 14 and closed submissions on October 27. This comes more than a year\u00a0after Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed a bill<\/a>\u00a0from Assemblyman Steve Yeager (D) legalizing consumption lounges.<\/p>\n Current retailers were able to apply for one license category to build lounges into their existing operations, and there will also be independent lounges that can enter into a contract with a retailer to purchase and prepare ready-to-consume marijuana products for resale at brand new facilities.<\/p>\n Today, the CCB released final figures regarding the open application window for cannabis consumption lounge licenses. <\/p>\n The CCB anticipates the first lounges to be licensed and able to open in early 2023. pic.twitter.com\/ut3F66I37u<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (@NevadaCCB) October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n According to a press release, CCB received<\/a> 20 applications from existing retailers, 50 from independent lounge applicants and 30 from independent social equity applicants.<\/p>\n \u201cPer state law, the CCB may issue 20 independent cannabis consumption lounge licenses, half of which are designated for social equity applicants,\u201d the board said. \u201cThe CCB will now review all independent cannabis consumption lounge applications to ensure applicants have met all necessary requirements.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe CCB anticipates conducting two drawings via a random number selector in early December to determine the issuance of independent cannabis consumption lounge licenses for non-social equity and social equity applicants,\u201d it said. \u201cThe CCB anticipates the first lounges to be licensed and able to open in early 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to lounges at existing dispensaries, \u201cthere is no competitive selection process required,\u201d CCB said. \u201cUpon receiving final inspection, licensure, and approval by the Board, retail cannabis consumption lounges may open.\u201d<\/p>\n Regulators previously said that they expected to receive about 40-45 applications from retailers. They didn\u2019t have an estimate for how many independent lounge applications would be submitted.<\/p>\n CCB\u00a0approved regulations for marijuana lounges<\/a>\u00a0over the summer. The law could also allow businesses that couple cannabis with yoga, serve infused food, offer THC-aided massage therapy or incorporate marijuana in other ways.<\/p>\n The governor touted Nevada\u2019s lounge law in a\u00a04\/20 op-ed for Marijuana Moment<\/a>\u00a0this year, writing: \u201cThe idea isn\u2019t new, but no one is doing it like we are in Nevada.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile most of the consumption lounges in other states don\u2019t offer food, beverages or other entertainment options,\u201d he said, \u201cNevada\u2019s lounges will be a one-stop entertainment shop to create jobs, grow the industry and boost our economy.\u201d<\/p>\n Under the board-approved rules, consumption must be hidden from public view. Smoking and vaping must take place in a separate room of the lounge or be prohibited entirely. Single-use or ready-to-consume cannabis products can\u2019t be brought off-site. And businesses must provide water to every guest free of charge.<\/p>\n The lounges will also be cannabis-only. No alcohol, tobacco or nicotine products can be sold.<\/p>\n \u2014 Other safety-related regulations require lounges to establish plans to limit cannabis-impaired driving and minimize workers\u2019 exposure to secondhand smoke. Guns are prohibited, surveillance is required and procedures must be in place to reduce and respond to potentially violent or harassing behavior.<\/p>\n Single-use cannabis products are limited to no more than 3.5 grams of usable cannabis under the regulations, with \u201cextracted inhalable cannabis products\u201d (such as vaping or dabbing products) limited to 300 milligrams of THC. All single-use products with more than 1 gram of usable cannabis, and all extracted inhalables, must carry written potency warnings.<\/p>\n Individual servings of ready-to-consume edible products are capped at 10 milligrams THC, a fairly standard amount in states that have legalized cannabis for adult use.<\/p>\n Topicals, meanwhile, are limited to 400 milligrams of THC. Transdermal patches and all other cannabis products can have no more than 100 milligrams THC and must carry a written warning if they have more than 10 milligrams.<\/p>\n Marijuana sales\u00a0totaled just under $1 billion in Nevada<\/a>\u00a0in the 2022 Fiscal Year, generating more than $152 million in cannabis tax revenue, officials reported this month. Most of the proceeds are going toward funding schools.<\/p>\n The hope is that the cannabis lounge option will further stimulate sales when those services launch.<\/p>\n Sisolak has committed to promoting equity and justice in the state\u2019s marijuana law. In 2020, for example, he\u00a0pardoned more than 15,000 people<\/a>\u00a0who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession. That action was made possible under\u00a0a resolution the governor introduced<\/a>\u00a0that was unanimously approved by the state\u2019s Board of Pardons Commissioners.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a Nevada judge ruled last week that the Board of Pharmacy\u2019s classification of marijuana as a Schedule I substance violates the state Constitution and that the agency \u201cexceeded its authority\u201d by making that designation<\/a>.<\/p>\n The ACLU of Nevada\u00a0filed a lawsuit earlier this year<\/a>, alleging that despite voter-approved legalization police have continued to make marijuana-related arrests because the Board of Pharmacy has refused to remove cannabis from its controlled substances list.<\/p>\n That has effectively created a legal \u201cloophole\u201d that the civil rights group says conflicts with long-standing constitutional protections for medical marijuana patients.<\/p>\n Separately, in August 2021, a former Las Vegas police officer who sued after facing termination for testing positive for marijuana\u00a0scored a significant procedural victory<\/a>, with a district judge denying the department\u2019s request for summary judgement and agreeing that state statute protects employees\u2019 lawful use of cannabis outside of work.<\/p>\n Missouri Voters Back Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative In New Poll, But Support Is Tightening A Week Before Election Day<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n The post Nevada Marijuana Regulators Have Received 100 Consumption Lounge Applications, With Plans To Approve By Early 2023<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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