Tag: Las Vegas

(12 posts)
November 13, 2014
11/13/2014
Marijuana Convention Lures Green Gold Rush to Vegas

Marijuana Convention Lures Green Gold Rush to Vegas

Nowhere is the mainstreaming of marijuana more obvious than in Sin City this week: Thousands of pot entrepreneurs are descending here for a massive convention dedicated to...
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September 29, 2014
09/29/2014
Las Vegas Police Bust Pot Grower Who Put His Crop on YouTube

Las Vegas Police Bust Pot Grower Who Put His Crop on YouTube

Bragging about an illegal marijuana operation and posting it on YouTube for the whole world to see is, well, maybe not the best idea. The Las Vegas...
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May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Vegas Picks Zones for 12 Medical Marijuana Shops

Vegas Picks Zones for 12 Medical Marijuana Shops

Las Vegas City Council members debated more than 12 hours before approving zones on the city’s main drag and along Fremont Street east of 8th Street for dispensaries,...
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March 21, 2014
03/21/2014
Las Vegas to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Las Vegas to Allow Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

The Las Vegas City Council took a stand for medical marijuana last Wednesday, voting to allow dispensaries and directing staff to bring back final regulations for a...
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September 5, 2013
09/05/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.04)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.04)

Federal prosecutors speak out on how the Justice Department’s new stance on legalization will affect their medical marijuana prosecutions (not much), an initiative’s language gets rejected for...
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July 29, 2013
07/29/2013
Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana

Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana

Las Vegas Senator Segerblom (D) said future Nevada pot dispensary owners are in a perfect position to make millions of dollars because Nevada is the only state...
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April 9, 2013
04/09/2013
Nevada Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced to Assembly

Nevada Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced to Assembly

Assemblyman Joe Hogan introduced HB 402 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee Friday. HB 402 is a marijuana legalization bill that would treat marijuana similarly to alcohol. The...
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February 25, 2013
02/25/2013
Nevada Senator Working on Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill

Nevada Senator Working on Medical Marijuana Dispensary Bill

Senator Tick Segerblom is working on a bill to authorize medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada. The dispensaries would be for-profit, taxed, and regulated as tightly as casinos by...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
MPP’s Rob Kampia on “The Agenda”, Talks Nevada Cannabis Legalization

MPP’s Rob Kampia on “The Agenda”, Talks Nevada Cannabis Legalization

MPP executive director Rob Kampia is interviewed on “The Agenda,” a popular political show on the Las Vegas NBC affiliate. In particular, he discusses the prospects for legalizing marijuana...
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July 3, 2012
07/03/2012
Medical marijuana bill proposed for 2013 Nevada Legislature

Medical marijuana bill proposed for 2013 Nevada Legislature

Assemblyman Tick Segerblom requested a bill yesterday to allow eligible patients in Nevada to obtain medical marijuana from dispensaries. Presently there is no legal way in Nevada...
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July 2, 2012
07/02/2012
Nevada Drug Dog Troopers Allege Official Misconduct

Nevada Drug Dog Troopers Allege Official Misconduct

05:58pm A group of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers and a retired police sergeant have filed a lawsuit against the Patrol and the Las Vegas Metro Police...
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June 15, 2012
06/15/2012
Trevon Cole | Age 21 | Las Vegas | June 2010

Trevon Cole | Age 21 | Las Vegas | June 2010

Trevon Cole On June 11, 2010 21 year old Trevon Cole was killed by the LVPD in his own apartment with his nine months pregnant fiancée present....
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