Retired Las Vegas police officer has new job with marijuana

Dave Kallas spent over two decades busting drug dealers on the streets of Las Vegas.

On Saturday, he became a dealer himself — a legal one — when his medical marijuana dispensary The Apothecarium, 7885 W. Sahara Ave., officially opened for business.

Kallas, 60, and his business partner, Ryan Hudson — who runs/owns the original Apothecarium in San Francisco — both see the business as an opportunity to help people who might benefit from the medicinal benefits of marijuana by giving them a legal means of getting their hands on it.

Hudson called it a "harm reduction program," noting people won't have to head into a sketchy neighborhood to buy marijuana from a shady dealer.

"We have a lawful way for you to obtain the relief you're looking for," Kallas said.

The genesis for opening a dispensary in Las Vegas came from his own struggle with pain.

Kallas spent 21...

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