Medical marijuana facility opens

LAUGHLIN — The first medical marijuana dispensary in Laughlin opened quietly Saturday, nearly 16 years after Nevada voters approved the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. 

Nevada Medical Marijuana, located in a former bank building at 1975 Casino Drive, is one of only a handful of retail outlets that have opened for business in Nevada since the Legislature enacted regulations two years ago regarding growth, production and retail sale of medicinal marijuana. Its sister facility in Henderson also opened for business Saturday.

At opening, four strains of smokeable product were available for purchase.  

“As the weeks go on, that’s going to exponentially increase,” said Jerad Telles, dispensary manager. “I imagine in a few weeks, maybe a month or so, we’ll have up to 20 strains.

“The Nevada (industry) is just developing,” he said. “Everything is just getting up off the ground. Our manager has really big dreams for this...

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