Marijuana
Weed and A’s baseball stadium land before state’s high court
The Nevada Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether a referendum on public funding for the proposed A’s stadium in Las Vegas should be allowed on the November ballot, and whether the Board of Pharmacy’s listing of cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance is at odds with the Nevada Constitution. Attorney Bradley Schrager, representing former […]
Will the DEA finally abandon its ‘flat earth’ cannabis policy?
Hundreds of pages of recently released documents provided by the Department of Health and Services affirm what the overwhelming majority of the public has known for decades: Marijuana is therapeutically useful. And its harms are not on par with those of heroin — which federal regulations currently consider it akin to — or even alcohol. Those were the […]
Klimas out, Humm in at Cannabis Compliance Board
Gov. Joe Lombardo announced Tuesday that James Humm will be the new Executive Director of the Cannabis Compliance Board. The position is currently held by Tyler Klimas, who is leaving to start a cannabis and hemp consulting company. Klimas is bound by a one-year cooling off period during which he cannot represent certain establishments in […]
Senators question diversity of Lombardo cannabis working group
State senators on Friday questioned the gender and ethnic diversity of a working group requested by Gov. Joe Lombardo to weigh in on legislation and address cannabis industry complaints about the state’s regulatory apparatus and competition from the illegal trade. “From day one of Governor Lombardo’s administration, there has been, and this is no criticism […]
State senator on weed: ‘Let’s let people buy in bulk’
Lawmakers in Carson City are considering a measure that would more than double the amount of cannabis recreational users can possess and dispensaries can sell at one time. It would also eliminate a blanket ban on employment in the industry for certain felons and give regulators discretion on their applications. “At some point you’ve served […]
Weed growers say they’re overtaxed under Nevada scheme
Nevada’s marijuana growers say they are being overtaxed and on the brink of going out of business, thanks to a tax formula that relies on the state’s calculation of the fair market value of a pound of cannabis, rather than its actual wholesale price. Competing proposals to tweak the calculation would each cost the state […]
In the era of legal marijuana, the kids are alright
“What about the children?” This was arguably the most frequently posed question by critics in the years prior to state-level marijuana legalization. Many legalization opponents presumed that legalizing cannabis for adults would lead to an increase in marijuana use among teens. But ten years following the first states’ decisions to legalize, data conclusively shows that […]
Lawmaker: Nevada’s regulation of weed strangling industry as sales fall
Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board is thwarting growth of the industry according to experts, who say the state’s practice of charging licensees for regulators’ time and effort amounts to double billing because the agency is already fully funded via an excise tax paid by licensees. “It’s fully funded by that 15% wholesale excise tax on cannabis […]
Attempt to help states ease banking for marijuana businesses stumbles in Congress
The annual Defense Department policy bill members of Congress released last week did not include measures to loosen federal marijuana restrictions, to the disappointment of advocates. That leaves few avenues to pass marijuana measures seen as boons to states where the drug is legal before Congress adjourns for the year. As one of the last […]
Legislation aims to expand SBA loans for social equity in the pot industry
The Fair Access for Cannabis Small Business Act was introduced by Democratic U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen would expand programs and loans by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to the cannabis industry operating in states where it is legalized. “The unfair barriers to basic federal support and resources have hurt our state’s legally-operating cannabis small businesses,” […]
Biden to pardon all federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, review criminalization
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced executive actions that would pardon thousands of people with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. Biden then called on governors to follow suit with state offenses for simple marijuana possession, saying that “just as no one should be in a Federal prison solely due to the possession of marijuana, […]
Judge orders Pharmacy Board to remove cannabis from Schedule 1
More than 20 years after Nevada voters approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes, a judge on Wednesday ordered the state Board of Pharmacy to remove the substance from its list of Schedule 1 substances. Schedule 1 substances are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse, […]