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Nevada cannabis official at center of licensing scandal loses job
Chris Kudialis - Published on October 2, 2019read moreJorge Pupo, head of the state’s retail licensing agency, is out after charges of favoritism and manipulation.
Nevada official put on leave amid cannabis licensing fiasco
Chris Kudialis - Published on September 9, 2019read moreLess than two weeks after a judge stopped Nevada from giving out dozens of planned retail cannabis licenses, the state has put one of its top cannabis officials on leave.
Lawsuit exposes Nevada’s sketchy cannabis licensing practices
Chris Kudialis - Published on September 5, 2019read moreA lawsuit reveals expensive dinners, high-priced consultants, and scoring judges hired from Manpower. (Yes, the temp agency.)
![A customer smokes marijuana in the smoking lounge at Barbary Coast Dispensary in San Francisco. Las Vegas approved similar lounges, but the Nevada legislature just banned them for two years.]()
Las Vegas OK’d Cannabis Lounges but Nevada Just Said No
Chris Kudialis - Published on June 10, 2019read moreThe big gaming companies didn’t want the competition in Las Vegas, so it’ll be at least July 2021 before the first lounge opens.
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Cannabis Lounges Are Coming to Las Vegas—but Not the Strip
Chris Kudialis - Published on May 3, 2019read moreApproval by the Las Vegas City Council has dispensary owners primed to open extravagant consumption lounges.
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Nevada’s Harassment Policy: A Chance for Cannabis to Lead by Example
Chris Kudialis - Published on January 22, 2019read moreThe Nevada Dispensary Association says that although the new harassment policy caught the industry off guard, it offers the chance to “become a leader.”
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Cannagar Sells for $11,000 to a Very Generous New Year’s Party Host
Chris Kudialis - Published on December 29, 2018read moreAt Nuwu Cannabis in Las Vegas, the Los Angeles restauranteur Brandon Hawkins picks up one hell of a party favor.
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Las Vegas Strip Looks to Open Cannabis Lounges in 2019
Chris Kudialis - Published on November 27, 2018read moreTick Segerblom and Nevada lawmakers tour San Francisco’s lounges to see what’s working.
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In Nevada, Legal Cannabis Added $1 Billion Impact to State Economy
Chris Kudialis - Published on October 26, 2018read moreBoosted by the state’s tourist trade, total retail sales topped a half-billion dollars—and growth shows no signs of slowing.
![In this April 16, 2018, file photo, people stand outside after shopping at the Essence cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas. Nevada's marijuana regulators say they are trying to keep up with demands at recreational dispensaries, where sales continue to outpace projections. The Nevada Appeal reports the Interim Finance Committee approved an additional $1.5 million for the Department of Taxation to hire more security guards and staff to process background checks for workers at marijuana facilities. (John Locher/AP)]()
One Year On, It’s Easy to Find Cannabis in Nevada—Maybe Too Easy
Chris Kudialis - Published on June 29, 2018read moreNevada marijuana legalization crosses the one-year mark with a bevy of consumer options both legal and less above board.
