Nevada

Cannabis consumption lounges could be coming soon to Nevada under a new proposal filed last week.

A recent Cannabis Compliance Board report in Nevada found that most cannabis industry operators in Nevada are white, male, and older than 34-years-old.

Hip-hop legend and Friday film franchise star Ice Cube personally developed and released a new cannabis line in four adult-use markets.

According to the Leaflink 2020 Wholesale Cannabis Pricing Guide, wholesale flower prices increased 18% nationwide last year while edibles/ingestibles saw an 11% price decrease.

Nevada regulators have asked the state’s Cannabis Compliance Board to revoke the license of testing lab Cannex Nevada LLC after the company allegedly passed tainted cannabis products and inflated THC results for clients.

About 260,000 plants were destroyed and 30 tons of evidence confiscated last week during a police raid on a hemp farm accused of growing illicit cannabis on Navajo Nation land.

The FBI joined Navajo Nation Police and over a dozen other law enforcement agencies in a raid on the hemp operation owned by Dineh Benally. The raid is part of a unified investigation into reports of illegal cannabis cultivation, drug trafficking, and labor law violations.

Nevada regulators have extended the expiration dates for cannabis industry employment ID cards by 90 days as the state works through a backlog of applications.

Gwyneth Paltrow of Goop has invested in the microdose-focused cannabis beverage company Cann, which currently operates in California and Nevada.

Jay-Z’s new cannabis brand Monogram has launched a billboard advertising campaign at the borders between states with disparate cannabis laws.

In 2018, Nevada awarded 61 state licenses to just 17 applicants, and many applicants who were not selected sued state officials. A recently proposed settlement to that lawsuit would see 10 cannabis licenses shifted to new owners in the state, but some of the plaintiffs are calling for the settlement to be thrown out.

CW Nevada has received a $1.25 million fine from the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board following multiple alleged violations, including selling untested and unregistered cannabis products.

Nevada’s State Board of Pardons is moving to pardon thousands of people who were convicted of low-level cannabis offenses prior to legalization.

A recent RCG Economics report suggests that Nevada cannabis dispensaries saw a 20 percent increase in sales from fiscal year 2018 to 2019.

Dispensaries in Nevada can offer curbside pickup services starting today as a new strategy for the state’s coronavirus response.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak issued an emergency declaration on Friday to stop retail sales at all cannabis dispensary locations throughout the state as it quickly approaches 200 confirmed coronavirus cases.

Survey results suggest that cannabis use among Utah teenagers has relatively stabled out despite multiple neighboring legalized markets, including Colorado and Nevada.

Cannabis business insurance from the American Association of Insurance Services has been expanded into Nevada, which is the third state to approve the insurance program alongside Colorado and California.

A Nevada cannabis testing lab has lost its license after approving products for sale with elevated levels of mold, yeast, bacteria, and fungus.

A Washington state analyst has uncovered evidence of Nevada testing labs potentially issuing inflated and inaccurate cannabis test results.

Tina Ulman is the NV Brand Manager for Old Pal, a multistage cannabis brand that emphasizes communal cannabis, and the Director of Development for NORML’s Nevada + Las Vegas chapters.