Las Vegas to Allow Marijuana Consumption Lounges

The Las Vegas City Council, in a 5-1 vote, has approved marijuana consumption lounges. These lounges are similar to a bar, but with marijuana sales and consumption instead of alcohol. In Europe, these cannabis lounges are commonly known as “coffee shops.”

#lvcouncil voted to opt-in to the state’s process for the licensure of cannabis consumption lounges.

This is the first step in the process. A city ordinance will be introduced in the future.

— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) September 21, 2022

Nearly 40 million tourists visit Las Vegas annually and many of them can’t conveniently consume marijuana while visiting. But when cannabis lounges open tourists will have a place to safely and legally use cannabis.

States such as Arizona and New Mexico would also benefit from legalizing adult-use marijuana lounges for locals and tourists to provide them with safe and legal establishments to use marijuana.

Nevada legalized recreational marijuana use in 2016.

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