However, in a surprise development, the governor recently backed state legislation to put a two-year moratorium on such business licenses. “The governor believes that it’s better to address the issue of consumption lounges the right way than the quick way,” Sisolak spokeswoman Helen Kalla stated.<\/p>\n
The Nevada Resort Association \u2013 the voice of the gaming industry that represents casino operators \u2013 is opposed to marijuana lounges coming to the state. The group says the venues would create a regulatory headache for its members.<\/p>\n
“Recreational marijuana has only been legal in Nevada since 2017,” NRA President Virginia Valentine said last fall. “Consequently, communities have little or no experience with the impacts of lounges on the communities or surrounding businesses.”<\/p>\n
US Attorney General William Barr testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing that marijuana manufacturers and distributors working in states where the drug is legal would not be targeted by his Justice Department.<\/p>\n
Trutanich isn’t quite so clear as to whether marijuana businesses could be prosecuted.<\/p>\n
\nThe Nevada US attorney says combatting the ongoing opioid crisis is near the top of his list of priorities. “Those prescriptions are killing people,” Trutanich said, adding that he plans to go after doctors who overprescribe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Tasked with overseeing the investigation and litigation of all criminal and civil cases in the District of Nevada, Trutanich expressed his opinion that “drug use and crime go hand in hand.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nevada US Attorney Nicholas Trutanich says that while marijuana isn’t his office’s focus, the prosecution of those doing business in the cannabis industry isn’t off the table. Nevada is home to recreational and medicinal marijuana. But it remains an illegal Schedule 1 drug in the eyes of the federal government \u2013 the same grouping as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":106418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13592],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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