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Carson City - Nevada officials are pressing ahead with a summer launch of recreational marijuana in spite of statements from the Trump administration implying an impending crackdown on the drug. Any sale or possession of marijuana is illegal under federal law. But Nevada voters decided in...

The implementation of fully legalized marijuana in Nevada should be tough. Nevada's nascent medical marijuana program is run by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. However, Nevada's new recreational marijuana program will be run by a different agency, the Nevada Department of...

Carson City - The Nevada Supreme Court on Monday listened to arguments from the Reno Gazette-Journal and city of Sparks in a lawsuit that could determine whether the names of medical marijuana business licensees will be public record. The RGJ has requested copies of current business licenses...

Along with a $5.99 steak, a pawn shop guitar and a blackjack deal, you can now buy medical marijuana in downtown Reno. A group of local business owners is opening the 3,300 square-foot Mynt Dispensary at 132 E. Second St. across the street from the Greater Nevada Field ballpark on Feb. 17...

Gov. Brian Sandoval is proposing a 10 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales once the recreational industry gets moving in Nevada. Sandoval made the announcement during his State of the State address on Tuesday in Carson City. The proposed tax would raise $69 million, which would...

St. George, Utah - Two weeks after Nevada legalized recreational marijuana, boarder states are keeping a close eye on pot seeping into their towns. On January 1, it became legal to possess an ounce of pot for adults 21 and older in Nevada. Law enforcement on the Utah side of the border...

Carson City – The Nevada Department of Taxation is asking for a loan of nearly $900,000 from a legislative account to fund startup costs for the implementation of the recreational marijuana law passed by voters in November. The request for $887,491 from the Legislature's Interim Finance...

From January 1, Nevada became the seventh U.S. state to decriminalize the usage of cannabis, after Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, and Washington D.C. In the Election Day back in November, Nevadans approved by a nine percent margin the legalization of marijuana...

On Sunday, Nevada joins Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska in legalizing recreational marijuana for adults as the state's voter-approved measure takes effect. So what will and won't be legal? And what does legalization bring with it? Here are answers to some of the questions surrounding...

Midtown is getting its own medical marijuana dispensary to ring in the new year. Blüm - a dispensary chain that also has locations in Las Vegas and in Oakland, Calif. -- is opening its doors at 9 a.m. Jan. 2 at the old Scotland Yard Spy Shop at 1085 S. Virginia St. A grand opening for the...

On Sunday, the recreational use of marijuana will become legal in Nevada following passage of the state's "Question 2" during this year's elections. The law will allow adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of cannabis or one-eighth ounce of cannabis concentrate with the start of the...

Carson City - Question Two, which legalized possession of up to an ounce of recreational-use marijuana for people over age 21, goes into effect Sunday. Sales of recreational marijuana, however, remain illegal until the state can put a new system of regulations in place, and that might not be...

Nevada officials shut down the state's online registration system for medical marijuana cards Thursday while they investigate a "problem" with the web portal, according to a state spokeswoman. "A problem was identified by the state with the medical marijuana portal. As a result, the portal...

When: January 17, 2017, 12 PM - 1 PM Where: Nevada County Superior Court, Law Library, 201 Church Street, Nevada City, CA Contact: 530-265-7161 A local, state, and federal law overview, with a focus on Proposition 64 and the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety. This seminar will focus...

The Elko Daily Free Press is counting down the days until marijuana is legal in Nevada by answering questions concerning the law. Q: Who is allowed to sell marijuana starting Jan. 1? A: While people who are 21 and older will be able to legally possess an ounce or less of marijuana starting...

In the recent US presidential and congressional elections, voters across the country were asked not only to choose the next president and lawmakers in both Congress and state legislatures but also to decide on more than 150 local issues. Among them, the referenda in the state of California...

Marijuana advocates in Nevada celebrated on Tuesday as the state officially approved recreational marijuana use with 54.5% of the vote. But residents can't take advantage of the new measure just yet. The Nevada Marijuana Legalization Initiative - also known as Question 2 - will officially...

In the United States, 25 of 50 States permit some form of legalized marijuana use. However, business owners and operators in this industry face the frustrating and risky morass of conflicting government regulations. Marijuana is illegal under federal law, but it is legal under Nevada law. And...

As Nevada voters are bombarded with messaging both for and against the legalization of recreational marijuana leading up to the vote on "Question 2" on the November state ballot, Nevada's gaming industry watches with what we imagine must be a mix of interest and trepidation. On the one hand...

The Gold Country Chapter of Women Grow, a national professional network supporting female leaders and entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, is hosting a "Conversation on Cannabis" Oct. 6 at the historic Nevada Theatre in Nevada City. Steve DeAngelo and Hezekiah Allen will speak their minds on...