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Recreational Marijuana Laws

Hearing over cannabis licenses likely to extend into August
July 18, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
A hearing over an injunction to stop the state’s retail marijuana licensing process recessed for the week today and may not pick up again until August. Three witnesses involved in the injunction lawsuit brought against the ...
Opening night of Planet 13's new dispensary location in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018.
Marijuana official describes 'very real damages' during cannabis licensing hearing
July 15, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
A marijuana industry executive testified Monday that his company is losing up to $1.5 million per month because of a cannabis license injunction hearing that could go into August ...
In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019, photo, Diane Jones looks at her alfalfa field, in Nephi, Utah. Next month, the wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son's wedding; but by September, they hope the structure will be full of marijuana plants. The Joneses are fourth-generation farmers, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and among 81 applicants vying for one of a handful of coveted spots as state-licensed medical growers in conservative Utah.
Competition to grow medical marijuana in Utah heats up
July 14, 2019
By Morgan Smith, Associated Press
The wide metal barn on the Utah alfalfa farm owned by Russell and Diane Jones will host their youngest son's wedding next month. By September, they hope the structure will be full of marijuana plants ...
In this July 1, 2017, file photo, a cashier rings up a marijuana sale at a cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas. A Nevada judge says she expects next week to finish hearing a case that has dozens of companies that lost bids to open retail pot stores asking her to stop the state from licensing new marijuana businesses. Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez on Friday, July 12, 2019, scheduled at least a 15th day of testimony on Monday, July 15 in Las Vegas.
Judge signals possible end to Nevada marijuana license hearing next week
July 12, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
Deonne Contine, the former director of the Nevada Department of Taxation, testified on Friday during a retail marijuana licensing hearing that there wasn’t anything wrong with how her department established cannabis business enforcement rules ...
In testimony, ex-tax department boss defends cannabis-licensing practices
July 11, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
The former director of the Nevada Department of Taxation on Thursday defended the division’s process for selecting recipients of retail cannabis licenses in 2018 ...
Testimony in cannabis licensing case turns to application wording
Testimony in cannabis licensing case turns to application wording
July 10, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
A Nevada regulator said it would have been a mistake if the state failed to properly instill a voter mandate into a licensing process for retail marijuana businesses ...
In this April 20, 2016, file photo, a man smokes a marijuana joint at a party celebrating weed in Seattle.
Teen odds of using marijuana dip with recreational use laws
July 9, 2019
By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens' odds of using pot ...
Cannabis art graces the lobby of the Sahara Wellness dispensary, Friday, July 5, 2019. The company is one of several whose plans to open marijuana consumption lounges in Las Vegas were stalled by legislative fiat.
As Las Vegas concedes on marijuana lounges, dispensaries play waiting game
July 9, 2019
By Miranda Willson
In response to the passage of Assembly Bill 533 in June, Las Vegas has officially put on hold the process to open marijuana consumption lounges. Las Vegas would have ...
Marijuana, reefer, weed: How the language keeps evolving for cannabis
Marijuana, reefer, weed: How the language keeps evolving for cannabis
July 7, 2019
By Laura M. Holson, New York Times News Service
As entrepreneurs seek to capitalize on new laws legalizing recreational and medical marijuana, they too are grappling with what to call it.
In an undated photo from the company, a cannabis tour in Colorado with My 420 tours. As more states legalize the use of cannabis, entrepreneurs are organizing painting classes, bus tours and other marijuana-infused experiences.
High hopes for your next vacation: Cannabis tourism grows
July 5, 2019
By Susan G. Hauser, New York Times News Service
Sam Rosenbaum has Stephen Colbert to thank for his career switch from accountant to cannabis tour operator. The newly minted MBA was watching an episode of ...
In this June 28, 2017, photo, marijuana plants grow at the Desert Grown Farms cultivation facility in Las Vegas.
State cannabis official reaffirms fairness of application process in his last day on stand
July 1, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
During his final day on the witness stand Monday, an official with the Nevada Department of Taxation reiterated that state officials and third-party evaluators were fair in their handling and scoring of retail cannabis license applications last year …
This undated artist rendering provided by the Bureau of Cannabis Control shows a proposed billboard urging consumers to purchase cannabis from only licensed retailers. Aiming to slow illegal pot sales that are undercutting the licensed market, California is kicking off a public information campaign, Get #weedwise, encouraging consumers to verify that the product they are about to buy is tested and legal.
California launches ad campaign against illegal pot shops
June 22, 2019
By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal
Regulator: Nevada cannabis licensing process not impacted by outings with applicants
Regulator: Nevada cannabis licensing process not impacted by outings with applicants
June 20, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
A top Nevada marijuana regulator said Thursday that outings with representatives of businesses seeking coveted cannabis retail licenses didn’t taint the state’s selection process ...
In this Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, a bud tender holds two marijuana buds on his fingers on the way to a customer at the Denver Kush Club in north Denver. The Democratic-controlled House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use. The bipartisan 267-165 vote on June 20, 2019, represents a breakthrough for advocates of legalizing pot, who have unsuccessfully pressed the idea in the past under GOP control of the House.
House would block feds from interfering with state pot laws
June 20, 2019
Associated Press
The Democratic-controlled House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use ...
In this April 20, 2018, file photo, a customer shops for marijuana at the Exhale Nevada dispensary in Las Vegas.
Nevada official insists marijuana retail licensing process was fair
June 19, 2019
By Bryan Horwath
The head of Nevada’s marijuana enforcement division said Wednesday that mistakes could have happened during the state’s cannabis retail licensing process last year ...