The Gaming Policy Committee will reconvene early next year to discuss if and how casino companies can host conventions and trade shows about marijuana without running afoul of existing federal controlled-substance and money-laundering statutes.
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The state Gaming Policy Committee is going to pot this week as top gaming policymakers, including Gov. Brian Sandoval, will discuss whether there’s a possible point of entry for recreational marijuana among Nevada’s tourism assets.
It’s going to be some party when Gov. Brian Sandoval gets together with state policymakers next month to begin talking about whether it’s possible for the gaming industry and the marijuana business to coexist in Nevada.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed an executive order summoning the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee to address the tangled issue of recreational marijuana use and how it affects the gaming industry.
It wasn’t surprising that two of Southern Nevada’s gaming titans — MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment Corp. — jumped on President Trump’s decision last week to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program, or DACA.
The Nevada Gaming Commission gave a clear answer to several questions involving recreational marijuana use as they relate to gaming licensees: No, no, no.
Regulators have said for months that because the federal government recognizes the possession and use of marijuana as a crime, resorts should stand clear of associating with the budding recreational marijuana industry.
Policies on how the legal use of marijuana will affect the gaming industry are expected to be aired next month as regulators grapple with the oncoming legalization of recreational pot.
The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday unanimously approved several licensings, including one for for James “Jay” Barrett as a director and audit committee chairman for Rancho Mesquite Casino Co.
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions explained how the Justice Department would address pot smoking, it sent a wave of trepidation through Nevada. But it was business as usual within the office of the state Gaming Control Board.