About seven in ten American adults say they’re in favor of having designated marijuana consumption areas at casinos and resorts—and two in five would be more inclined to visit casinos if cannabis use was allowed, according to a new survey. The poll from the University of Nevada Las Vegas’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) asked a wide range of questions to gauge public opinion on the relationship between the cannabis and gaming industries. The results are meant to inform a report to state lawmakers that’s due next year.

According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Cannabis Policy Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, roughly 70% of people surveyed said they favor a casino-resort having a cannabis smoking lounge or a designated area for consumption.

Cannabis-friendly state legislation involving the Resort Corridor may offer a crucial opportunity for Las Vegas’ ability to attract visitors amid projected shortfalls, a gaming executive says.

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.

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.

Eight years ago, Nevadans voted to legalize cannabis for recreational use. But a lot has changed since 2017.

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.