Jordan Wellington hosts Riana Durrett, vice chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board and director of the Cannabis Policy Institute at UNLV, for a discussion about the impact of legal cannabis in Nevada, its relationship with the gaming industry, and why it is so important to get cannabis hospitality right. They also discuss the importance of ongoing research and stakeholder engagement, which were at the heart of the policy symposium co-hosted by CPI and Strategies 64 during MJBizCon.

Millions of dollars in cash flow through Las Vegas casinos every day, making them ideal targets for money laundering schemes. Accordingly, the gaming industry is tightly regulated and closely monitored by both federal and state agencies to ensure that casinos are not used to launder illegitimate funds.

In a society focused on the new, preserving old places — from culturally important indigenous lands to historic buildings in some of Nevada’s largest and smallest cities — is a constant battle.

The Electrify Nevada Accelerator is made possible through a collaborative effort between The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the U.S. Economic Development Administration, and global venture firm and startup accelerator gener8tor.

UNLV’s winter commencement ceremonies are set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 17-18, welcoming the newest members of the Class of 2024.

Even though getting a flu shot doesn’t take long, it’s one of those tasks it’s easy to put off … and put off … and put off. There are so many other needs begging for our attention and if you’re generally in good health, you may think it’s no big deal to skip it. Before you know it, months pass and you still haven’t gotten your flu shot.

A month away from retaking office, President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of immigrants calls on using military forces to deport migrants and potentially create detention camps to hold them, he told Time magazine last week.

Even though getting a flu shot doesn’t take long, it’s one of those tasks it’s easy to put off … and put off … and put off. There are so many other needs begging for our attention and if you’re generally in good health, you may think it’s no big deal to skip it. Before you know it, months pass and you still haven’t gotten your flu shot.

When the economy shifts no bells ring, smoke signals rise or, more contemporarily, smartphone alerts sound. You may not even notice, but economists do. So, when the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, aka the lords of interest rates, cut rates by 50 basis points in September and another 25 basis points in November, economists and market analysts took notice.