Nevada Recreational Marijuana Sales to Begin This July

Nevada Recreational Marijuana Sales to Begin This July

Nevada regulators have approved rules to allow for the expedited sales of cannabis to adults.

Members of the Nevada Tax Commission voted 6 to 1 on Monday to license select medical dispensaries to engage in retail sales of non-medical cannabis.

Dispensaries in good standing with the state will be able to apply for early start licenses on May 15. Those facilities who are approved by state regulators will be able to engage in adult use marijuana sales on July 1.

A majority of voters decided last November in favor of The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, a voter-initiated measure regulating the commercial marijuana market.

Provisions in the law eliminating criminal penalties regarding the personal possession of personal use quantities of cannabis took effect on January 1, 2017.

Separate provisions in the measure regulating the commercial production and sales of cannabis were initially ...

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