Starting on Saturday, medical cannabis dispensaries in Las Vegas and other areas in Nevada are going to begin selling recreational cannabis to the public. Adults (anyone over the age of 21) in the area who are interested in using cannabis for recreational use are going to be able to go in and purchase the product from a number of different dispensaries.
For those who are 21 or older and who do make a purchase, they are allowed to buy up to 1 ounce or one-eighth of an ounce of edibles or concentrates. They will start selling right at 12:01 am.
Many say that this is going to be a “game changer” for Las Vegas and that it will further contribute to strengthening the image that Las Vegas has already fostered for itself, of it being the ideal party town. Lawmakers voted last year to move forward with legalizing cannabis there and the changes go into effect on July 1st of this year.
The new rules are going to treat cannabis similar to alcohol and only existing dispensaries and liquor distributors will be permitted to sell weed for the first few months. There is still some uncertainty however surrounding issues like the transportation of the product, but there is a lot of enthusiasm over the move to go in this direction and accept rather than prohibit this plant.
A number of dispensaries are going to be holding celebrations, fireworks, giving out food and other goods, in order to celebrate the new change.
But when it comes to getting the word out about the move to recreational sales, that might not be as easy as some would prefer. Despite the recent changes in Nevada, cannabis advertisements are allegedly prohibited from any medium where someone younger than 21 years old might come across the advertisement. So that is going to severely restrict the marketing that the dispensaries and companies can do in the area.
The cannabis market in the US is already impressive but many industry experts think that Nevada is going to be the most lucrative area for the cannabis industry yet. Some think that it might not be long before we see sales there far surpass those seen in Oregon, Washington, or Colorado.
It's projected that cannabis sales in Nevada might surpass $630 million by 2020.
It's expected that the new changes for recreational Las Vegas are going to spur a tourism boom in the area and some have even gone as far as to suggest that this will make Vegas the “new Amsterdam.” But they don't expect the surging popularity to last however, especially since California is set to roll out their own recreational selling at the beginning of next year. It's assumed that the more progress the legalization movement makes, that the less reason people will have for traveling to a state like Vegas or Colorado specifically for the purposes of having a cannabis-friendly holiday.
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Woot woot!! This is great news. Especially for the utahns lol a nice relaxing vacation not too far from home
Hope to see it spread around the world.
Yeah needs to happen were i am at asap! Could get my card but damn shouldn't have to do that =/
Good luck with that
Well, time for a Las Vegas trip, I would say :D
My thoughts exactly!
It's about frickin' time! I'm very excited for more shops to open up around the country. Funny how in Vegas there was a billionaire who tried so hard to get everybody anti-marijuana. Clearly.. that didn't work. Just wasted his money. Woopsies.
I am firm believer in Legalization. Here in Spain it is not a crime. it should be this way everywhere i the world. its even LEGAL in N. Korea for crying out loud!!!
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As if their wasn't enough Vice in the Silver State!!! It's been a dream of mine to puff a doobie and play a slot machine with a bag of Doritos at the Circus Circus!!!!
Fear and Loathing was one of the strangest movies out there.. but it's... SO DAMN GOOD! Hunter S Thompson was a truly insane character.
He's even a more insane writer...The inventor of Gonzo Journalism baby...
Fear and Loathing was a fantastic read! I actually really appreciated it and rewatching everything for the 4th time made all the scenes a bit more.. enjoyable <3 It's a shame he went out in the way he did. But then again, Depp did pay for his ashes to be fired out of a frickin' cannon!
OMG that movie was so bizarre LOL.
@doitvoluntarily, Road Trip my friend. I remember when one seed was a felony in the state of Nevada
I guess the the value of CannabisCoin will go up in the future! :D
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I live in the UK and even though its everywhere and police already ignore small quantities on a person its insane its still officially illegal. I've never smoked or taken drugs for that matter so it doesn't affect me but marijuana should be classed in the same category as smoking and alcohol. All drugs should be treated as a medical problem than a criminal one. Do what you want as long as you don't harm anyone.
I was down there last month and had to drive into Cali or a medical card, the timing couldn't have been worse lol! Luckily driving into Cali was part of the trip..
u should have callleed me! i guess u werent in san diego but i can go to dispenary I have a card and weed is legal so i can even just give u plants i already have and grow! I can also legallly sell as much weed as i grow! U can also selll weed u dont grow, its a free for all!
No criminals sell weed anymore cuz they cant compte with dispensary prices!
How is a street dealer gonna compete with $20 8ths and free joints for weedmaps review and stuff LOLOLO
Very nice! Vegas is becoming a haven for the free world. No taxes on crypto earning, legalized marijuana, casinos, and women. what more could you ask of a city?
I don't think most people realize that Marijuana is RECREATIONALLY legal is a handful of US States beacause of Petition Circulators......I remember working on the campaign 2 years ago and it finally is now going into effect. So all you pot smokers can thank yours truly for putting it on the ballot!!! :p
Now the drug dealers will be very upset the government has control now and will reap the benefits, i am sure most people will plant a tree or two for recreational purposes .
Very good post dude...upvote...
In my place, many underage children smoked marijuana
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Yesssss, awesome news! ✊
Good stuff. if they can tax it they will allow it. It is all about money. But damn it looks good,
Over 21? Yep...I'd be taking those edibles and asking to be the one to set off the fireworks. Sounds like a perfect day.
I wish you a happy day
Utah really needs to get in on this! My family is taking a roadtrip over to Nevada to try some edibles LOL.
Im glad that this is all happening now, but honestly, this should have been done YEARS ago, places around the world that have legalized marijuana have seen TREMENDOUS drops in crime and a large amounts of tax profits that have helped to build roads, hospitals and new schools , other places need to get with the program
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I hope some day Romania will take USA's example regarding weed... Our leaders are basically retarded monkeys...
They basically take everything it's wrong in USA and force it here, steal a lot of shit, and throw bullshit to one another...
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I bet all the people sitting in jail for smoking a plant, will be pleased to know that you can smoke any time you want and not be breaking the law. Thanks for that.
Another step in the right direction. The war on drugs is an absolute joke.
Great information.Thanks for sharing.
That's great news. I visited Las Vegas the first time in May, and have to say, I pleasantly surprised myself liking this city. Although I'm not into gambling, Las Vegas offers so much more. I'm looking forward to seeing how the economy grows out there based on cannabis being legalized there!
Cool :))
Really surprised it wasn't legal before in vagas, after all it is 'sin city'
It's still great news for the weed movement!
I'm liking the health benefits cannabis is providing, now that more research is finally being done.
Check my blog for a post about weed keeping the mind young.
I'm not a smoker (of anything) but I can appreciate anything that repeals forces that seek to imprison people for personal choices that don't harm others.
good luck Nevada...
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Hope it will be legalized on a federal level. Now that Monsanto has the patent on its own cannabis and is the only supplier of Cannabis in the USA, it could be legalized on a federal level, but sadly it's GMO marijuana.
Man, this makes me want to go buy a damn plane ticket right now to Vegas. You could already do everything else imaginable in Vegas. Hopefully these businesses embrace cannabis...But this is really going to open up some competition between Colorado and Vegas.
$620 million by 2020, try $620 million by tonight. lol
Should be Legal in every State in every Country, in every backwater on this Green Earth !!!!
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I'm ready for a road trip to all recreational states, touring dispensaries and seeing what each state has to offer!