Nevada Braces for Legal Marijuana Industry Boon, Lawmakers to Set Rules

Recreational marijuana will be legal in Nevada come January 1 after voters handily approved Question 2 on Tuesday with roughly 54 percent of the vote.

Nevada joins a wave of states to approve recreational marijuana for adults, painting the West Coast green from Washington to California.

“They’re prepared to meet what this market is going to demand,” said Matthew Gardiner, the Vice President of Shango Las Vegas, which is a medical pot dispensary boasting 72,000 square feet on Boulder Highway and Twain.

The seed to sale shop is bracing for a potentially billion dollar boost to businesses in Nevada.

“We will probably build out additional space in the very near future to meet what we expect,” said Gardiner.

While it will be legal on January 1 for adults 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of marijuana, it could be another year before the rules to...

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