cannabis

As the U.S. dealt with various changes in response to the COVID-19 virus, there were also significant changes in the cannabis landscape.

Cannabis is legal in Nevada — and big business — but it’s still listed as a Schedule I drug by the board of pharmacy. ACLU says that wastes taxpayer dollars.

Rise cannabis dispensary opened a third location in north Reno Friday with a trio of city leaders and a $25,000 donation to a non-profit veterans organization. 

The Reno City Council today heard an update on dispensaries, arrests and the process for opening cannabis lounges.

The MedMen Sparks cannabis growing facility will now be growing under a new company: LitHouse.

Nevada expects its first cannabis consumption lounges — and a wide array of weed-adjacent businesses — to open in “the first half” of 2022.

The application window for licenses may not open until early next year, meaning cannabis lounges could be open for business sometime mid-year in 2022.

SPONSORED: Sierra Well offers a free cannabis pre-roll for those who want to play a part in creating a healthier community by getting vaccinated for COVID-19.

Knowing what to expect when you visit a dispensary can feel downright overwhelming. Thankfully, that’s why budtenders like Randi Mizer — a longtime staffer at The Source+ in Reno, Nevada — exist.

Senate Bill 235 would eliminate medical marijuana licenses for dispensaries, allowing all stores to sell to medical and recreational patients. Locations that hold both licenses, if given local approvals, would be allowed to essentially transfer a license to a new location.