Weed license transfers, transparency raised at Cannabis Control Board workshop
Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board, a creation of the Legislature and Gov. Steve Sisolak, has yet to hold its first meeting, but on Thursday the...
Americans stocking up on cannabis as advocates work to ensure medical supply
Medical marijuana cardholders, who suffer from a variety of maladies, are lining up at dispensaries throughout Nevada to ensure having cannabis on hand while...
Cannabis board member’s firm has deep ties with cannabis industry
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak today appointed two Nevadans to serve on the newly-created Cannabis Compliance Board, and one selection appears to conflict with provisions...
Councilwoman says dog poisoned by pot days before she killed dispensary application
Las Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman, who led the effort to kill a special use permit Wednesday for a cannabis dispensary on West Sahara...
Look for the union label when buying your next gram of marijuana
The labor union best known for representing the checkout personnel at national grocery chains is hoping to negotiate contracts for workers in Nevada’s cannabis...
Emails given to FBI reveal state purged weed records, approved license swap
When state employee and declared whistleblower Rino Tenorio went to the FBI alleging potential wrongdoing by marijuana regulators, he took along some possible evidence...
Weed whistleblower turns to FBI
Nevada's federally-prohibited marijuana industry and the agency that regulates it, the Nevada Department of Taxation, have caught the generally unwelcome attention of the FBI,...
Marijuana poised to overtake mining in state tax revenue
Nevada’s mining industry generated $7.7 billion dollars in gross sales in fiscal 2018 and paid $125 million in state and local taxes. By contrast, the...
2019 selections & reflections from the Nevada Current’s staff
Note: 2019 was the Current’s first full year of publication. To look back on the year, each member of the Nevada Current staff picked...
Fearful of an epidemic, Nevada officials set sights on vaping
An outbreak of lung injuries nationwide has prompted public health officials in Nevada to push for additional research into the safety of vaping and...