UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) and International Gaming Institute (IGI) will host the latest installment of CPI’s Cannabis Speakers Series with a panel discussion titled “Cannabis & Gaming,” set for 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday (May 19) in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s moot courtroom and online.

UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) and International Gaming Institute (IGI) will host the latest installment of CPI’s Cannabis Speakers Series with a panel discussion titled “Cannabis & Gaming,” set for 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday (May 19) in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s moot courtroom and online.

UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) and International Gaming Institute (IGI) will host the latest installment of CPI’s Cannabis Speakers Series with a panel discussion titled “Cannabis & Gaming,” set for 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday (May 19) in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s moot courtroom and online.

After the legalization of cannabis in the state, Nevada has generated over a billion dollars in taxes for the state. While the marijuana industry has its ups and downs, the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe saw its opportunity to grow cannabis.

Las Vegas Weekly is proud to once again present its annual Cannabis Awards, part celebration and part recognition of the Valley’s prominent position in this ever-expanding, always compelling industry. As the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute has stated, understanding the trends, challenges and opportunities for the cannabis industry is important for development, sustainability and overall growth. The businesses, individuals and well-developed products awarded this year are emblematic of the local community’s dedication to that sustainable growth, and to serving consumers in the most high-quality way.

Cannabis lounges were once seen as a promising new frontier in Nevada’s legal marijuana industry — the bedrock of a new Amsterdam-like weed tourism district in a Sin City on the cutting edge of hospitality innovation.

The Goldstein paper was published by the Cannabis Policy Institute at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

Oklahoma, Oregon and California are the best-positioned states to benefit from the interstate commerce that would result from federal marijuana descheduling, according to a white paper published this month by the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The analysis said those states having the cheapest large-scale production costs and the highest per-capita economic potential, putting them in a better position that other state-legal cannabis markets.

Once businesses can send marijuana products coast to coast, current markets, regulatory burden and the varying costs of doing business will help decide which states beat out the others in the market, University of California, Davis economist Robin Goldstein wrote in a report with UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute.

However, she also noted that she has long supported daily room cleaning for its potential public safety benefits. In particular, she thinks it can be helpful in cracking down on sex trafficking and the illicit cannabis market (she is a regulatory attorney for the cannabis industry), referring to a 2024 UNLV report that determined restrictions on cannabis operations or deliveries around the Las Vegas Strip have created an opening for illegal cannabis sales.

Illegal cannabis sales from criminal networks have been cutting into profits at legal establishments across Nevada, according to regulators. Regulators presented the numbers to a Senate committee, this week, as lawmakers discussed avenues for enforcement and ways to discourage the illegal market with proposed Assembly legislation.

Where does Nevada’s cannabis industry stand in 2025? What can consumers expect with prices? And how does the 2024 Presidential Election factor in? Our in-studio panel weighs in. Then we meet George Lee, a former Las Vegas blackjack dealer with an incredible story of his start as a ballet dancer on Broadway.