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Local Government | Marijuana | State Government

Sisolak casts doubt on redistricting ballot question, opposes Las Vegas homeless ordinance

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
Riley Snyder
Riley Snyder
December 5th, 2019 - 2:51pm
In an interview with KLAS Channel 8 reporter Steve Sebelius that was posted online Thursday, Sisolak avoided taking a black-or-white position on the proposed ballot question to create a seven-member redistricting committee for the state, but raised concerns that the mere process of politicians appointing members to the commission would be political and raise questions about the commission’s independence.
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Economy & Business | IndyBlog | Marijuana

Feds clarify it’s OK for banks to serve hemp companies; guidance could ease transactions for hundreds of Nevada hemp growers

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
December 3rd, 2019 - 1:26pm
It was legalized through the federal government’s 2018 Farm Bill, but banks encountering hemp customers have continued to follow the protocols they use for marijuana companies, including reporting their activity to the federal government through suspicious activity reports (SARs) even if state law makes marijuana legal.
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IndyBlog | Marijuana

State: Sparks marijuana testing lab yielded ‘inaccurate and misleading’ results on pot potency

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 18th, 2019 - 2:27pm
Collings said the department "is unaware of anyone who has been harmed or experienced an adverse reaction due to the inaccurate THC levels reported" but still urges caution.
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Criminal Justice | Marijuana

Nevada Bar has not sanctioned any lawyers for involvement in marijuana industry

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 18th, 2019 - 2:00am
There has never been a formal proclamation from the Bar or Supreme Court giving a clear blessing to investment in the industry. But neither has a feared crackdown materialized, and lawyers are increasingly public about their participation.
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Marijuana | State Government

Many former elected officials and public employees have made their way to the marijuana industry

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 17th, 2019 - 2:00am
“So you want to rely on people who know how to get you where you want to go.," said Rebecca Gasca, a lobbyist and owner with Wendovera LLC. "They have the compass. They’re the compass holders. You’re the boat. And you trust them. And it makes sense because you haven’t been in their shoes.”
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Marijuana

Vegas marijuana magnate sues, alleging competitor is waging a jealous campaign of slander

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 12th, 2019 - 2:00am
Yemenidjian alleges that Spirtos has accused him of criminal activity to other people, including lobbyist and former Assembly Speaker John Oceguera during an encounter at Gov. Steve Sisolak’s inaugural ball.
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Marijuana

Law and profits: Marijuana industry flush with lawyers, in spite of Bar’s warnings

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 11th, 2019 - 2:00am
The widespread involvement of attorneys wasn’t — and still isn’t — clear-cut, considering marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.
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Marijuana | State Government

Growing Pains: Records paint a picture of unrest in Nevada marijuana industry

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 10th, 2019 - 2:05am
Records offer a glimpse of the challenges that will lie ahead as Nevada once again overhauls its marijuana regulation next year and adopts an oversight regime not unlike the one that reined casinos into a respected mainstream.
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Marijuana | State Government

State auditors: Nevada marijuana licensing round wasn’t perfect, but was adequate

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
November 7th, 2019 - 2:46pm
Auditors recommended the state increase transparency in its application process, including having a more open dialogue with applicants about requirements in the scoring process. Sisolak said the lack of a public forum for such discussion was “troublesome,” citing revelations from court proceedings this summer that some applicants received guidance on the scoring criteria in private dinners with regulators.
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Marijuana

Deonne Contine resigns as head of Department of Administration, cites family obligations

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
Riley Snyder
Riley Snyder
November 7th, 2019 - 12:45pm
Deonne Contine, the director of the Nevada Department of Administration who is best known for her role in rolling out the state’s recreational marijuana program, is resigning from her position less than a year after being appointed, citing family obligations.
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Marijuana

With marijuana cultivation legal, arrest numbers for illegal growing have dropped

Mark Hernandez
Mark Hernandez
October 28th, 2019 - 2:00am
A report compiled by the American Addiction Centers, the largest U.S. network of rehabilitation facilities, analyzed DEA data on marijuana cultivation, arrests for growing, and eradicated growth sites. The numbers also show that states with more illegally cultivated marijuana grows have a higher number of marijuana-related arrests.
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IndyBlog | Marijuana | State Government

State lawyering up to handle heavy load of marijuana-related lawsuits, license revocation hearings

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
October 24th, 2019 - 3:00pm
Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford said a dozen ongoing lawsuits involving the state and at least eight forthcoming administrative hearings on potential license revocations created enough work for four full-time attorneys in the month of September alone.
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Marijuana

After confidential settlement, recovery center that opposed dispensary next door embraces new neighbor

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
October 24th, 2019 - 2:00am
Officials from Thrive Dispensary declined to say what accommodations were made to the center to change leaders’ minds, saying the agreement between the business and the nonprofit was confidential. But the center’s executive director, Roxanne DeCarlo, had previously told The Nevada Independent that Thrive was interested in helping them move.
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Marijuana | State Government

Indicted Giuliani associates never contacted tax officials over attempted marijuana business, state says

Riley Snyder
Riley Snyder
October 16th, 2019 - 2:00am
Department of Taxation spokeswoman Eden Larson confirmed to The Nevada Independent late Tuesday that department records did not show any contact with Igor Fruman, Lev Parnas, David Correia and Andrey Kukushkin, the four men named in the indictment who hatched a plot in 2018 that included giving campaign contributions — funded by a Russian national — to Nevada political candidates.
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Criminal Justice | Marijuana | State Government

Sisolak ‘outraged’ that foreigner sought to enter Nevada marijuana market and manipulate rules; calls for special cannabis task force

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
October 11th, 2019 - 8:09am
The Russian citizen and four defendants met in September to discuss the venture but later realized they missed an early September deadline to apply for one of 61 dispensary licenses that were eventually awarded. One defendant said that the group was “2 months too late to the game unless we change the rules,” and said they needed a sympathetic governor who would give the “green light to implement this,” the complaint says.
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Marijuana | State Government

Taxation Department executive who played key role in marijuana licensing process is no longer with agency

Jackie Valley
Jackie Valley
October 1st, 2019 - 4:58pm
Jorge Pupo, who oversaw a recent round of marijuana dispensary licensing that came under fire for being unfair, is no longer with the Nevada Department of Taxation, officials confirmed Tuesday.
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Local Government | Marijuana

Dilemma for local governments: Approve new marijuana dispensaries during legal tumult?

Michelle Rindels
Michelle Rindels
September 19th, 2019 - 2:00am
“I feel like … because it's in the middle of a lawsuit, we're putting the cart before the horse,” Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve said last week before casting the lone vote against licensing a new storefront for The Source. ”Are there some council members that are fine with that? I'm not.”
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Health Care | IndyBlog | Marijuana

Vaping-related illness found in Nevada; Trump proposes ban on flavored e-liquids

Mark Hernandez
Mark Hernandez
September 12th, 2019 - 4:15pm
The first confirmed case in Nevada is a person under the age of 18 in Clark County, who was hospitalized with symptoms of pulmonary illness linked to vaping. The patient has been released from the hospital and is recovering.
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