It’s been almost 10 years since Nevada legalized recreational marijuana use, sparking a booming new industry. UNLV’s Cannabis Policy Institute explored how the cannabis and hemp industry has evolved.

In the latest Weed Wonks episode, Jordan Wellington hosts Mary Jane Oatman, founder of the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association, and Riana Durrett, vice chair of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, for a conversation about tribal cannabis businesses. They discuss the cannabis-related policies and politics of tribal communities, what it takes to make tribal cannabis businesses successful, and what these companies and the cannabis hospitality industry can learn from one another.

It's been more than a year since the first regulated cannabis lounge opened in Clark County, and in that time, Smoke and Mirrors has significantly changed its business model. The Lexie Las Vegas billed itself as the city’s first “cannabis-friendly” hotel when it opened in 2023, but it’s no longer cannabis friendly.

Locals and tourists taking a drive along Interstate 15 over the past two months may have noticed something new from Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board: advertising urging that people “don’t gamble on safety” and “buy legal cannabis.”

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

A cannabis dispensary might seem like an unlikely place to play mahjong, the Chinese tile game typically associated with older Asian and Jewish adults, but that’s where Leah Flacco showed up on a recent Wednesday evening in Manhattan.

Las Vegas becoming the Amsterdam in the desert for cannabis tourism any time soon is still the stuff of dreams. The first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge to open, Thrive Cannabis Marketplace's Smoke and Mirrors, closed in April after just a little more than a year in operation.

Tourism on The Strip is down this year, but weed isn't the salvation. Here's why allowing consumption lounges and other 420-friendly activities in the top casinos would put them at risk to lose everything.

Would the sting of losing a wallet’s worth of cash burn less or more if you were baked? A recent poll from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Cannabis Policy Institute asked questions about cannabis and the gaming industry. The institute conducted interviews with 620 adults across the country, not just in Vegas. And people want to see cannabis on casino floors.

A large Las Vegas drug bust only gives a small window into the scope of the massive illegal market across Nevada, according to the UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute.

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.