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Erin Breen, director of Ped Safe Las Vegas at UNLV’s Transportation Research Center, said weekends like this highlight the consequences of dangerous driving behavior.
Nevada's illegal cannabis market remains resilient as dispensaries lower costs to appeal to customers on and off The Strip, according to policy experts and state data. The State of Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board released the taxable sales data for 2025, reporting nearly $758 million from the regulated industry, down 8.6% from last year.
Las Vegas Strip and downtown casinos closed out 2025 with a slight uptick in gambling revenue despite a significant drop in visitors and signs of pricing fatigue among customers, according to public data and industry analysts.
Las Vegas Strip and downtown casinos closed out 2025 with a slight uptick in gambling revenue despite a significant drop in visitors and signs of pricing fatigue among customers, according to public data and industry analysts.
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Annual Nevada cannabis sales dropped to $758 million from July 2024 to June 2025, down from $829 million over the prior fiscal year, according to state Cannabis Compliance Board data released last week. But as in other states with declining sales revenue, Nevada cannabis retailers aren’t selling less product, according to one observer.
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“Our analysis of the sales, unequivocally shows that people were not buying less, the prices were just going down,” Riana Durrett, executive director of the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute, said. “And that is natural, and that’s expected to happen.”