Medical Marijuana

Nevada’s Dina Titus named co-chair of Congressional Cannabis Caucus

U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., has been named co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, a nearly 8-year-old group with members from both parties addressing marijuana-related ...

At UNLV, a first-of-its-kind Cannabis Policy Institute is up and running

The institute will serve as a research hub for cannabis policy and “local, state, national and international implications for public policy, law, medicine, science, economics ...

Nevada cannabis board starting consumption-lounge applications in October

State cannabis regulators on Wednesday announced an October gathering period for consumption lounge applications, according to a news release.

Report: Oregon marijuana sales 420% stronger near Idaho

Marijuana sales in Oregon along the Idaho state line are 420% the statewide average, according to a state report ....

Frustration and pride in Canada after a year of legal marijuana

It's one year into Canada's experiment in legal marijuana, and hundreds of legal pot shops have opened. While many residents remain proud of Canada for ...

Sisolak vows to root out crime in marijuana marketplace

Nevada's governor expressed outrage Friday and vowed to tighten control of the state's lucrative legal marijuana marketplace in response to reports that a foreign national ...

Las Vegas pet parents warming to idea of CBD products

While big box pet store chains like PetSmart and Petco still do not sell CBD products, a number of stores around the Las Vegas Valley ...

Mike Tyson wants to be ‘the face of cannabis’ in Las Vegas

Sitting in a conference room at the Planet 13 dispensary, Mike Tyson talked proudly about his marijuana business interests and Las Vegas, the city that ...

As Las Vegas concedes on marijuana lounges, dispensaries play waiting game

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. ...

California launches ad campaign against illegal pot shops

Marijuana shoppers are going to be getting a message from California regulators: Go legal

Marijuana health claims lure patients as science catches up

Marijuana has been shown to help ease pain and a few other health problems, yet two-thirds of U.S. states have decided pot should be legal ...

Nevada law prevents most employers from rejecting pot-users

Two backers of a pioneering Nevada law to prevent employers from rejecting job-seekers based on a pre-employment marijuana test cast the effort Wednesday as an ...

Dispensary executive: ‘State made its best effort’ in Nevada licensing process

Andrew Jolley, an executive with Nevada Organic Remedies, said it wasn’t his job to analyze how the Nevada Department of Taxation graded applications for cannabis ...

Taxes and fees: Where marijuana money is going in Nevada

Weeks before the end of the Nevada legislative session, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced plans to use revenue generated from the state’s marijuana excise sales tax ...

Hearing over disputed marijuana licenses in Nevada set to resume

A judge will continue a hearing this week to decide whether Nevada should be blocked from granting dozens of retail marijuana licenses, after losing applicants ...

Nevada to try limited banking for cash-heavy pot industry

A new state law allowing Nevada to test out a limited marijuana banking system is expected to bring some relief to the state's booming cannabis ...

Judge scheduling more dates in Nevada pot licensing lawsuits

A Nevada judge is scheduling at least three more days of testimony in a bid by dozens of businesses denied bids to open marijuana dispensaries ...