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Lawsuit challenges state marijuana card fees

A 42-year-old Las Vegas man with a history of migraine headaches has filed a class-action lawsuit against the state of Nevada over the fees it charges for medical marijuana registration cards.

Detective: Las Vegas man had ‘way’ more medical pot than allowed

If Steven Ficano had anywhere near the amount of pot allowed by his medical marijuana card, police would have simply confiscated the drug and let him off with a stern warning, a Las Vegas detective testified Wednesday.

Jury to hear marijuana case as Las Vegas pot shop opens

A 65-year-old man is scheduled for trial this week, accused of planning to sell marijuana, just as the state’s first medical pot shop plans to open its doors.

Arrests disrupt medical pot convention in Las Vegas

Las Vegas police and federal agents arrested 10 people and seized drugs over the weekend at Hempcon, a marijuana education convention at the Cashman Center.

Using medical pot firing offense in Nevada

Despite the recent arms race to approve medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada, the law is still clear: If you test positive for marijuana — medical marijuana card be damned — your employer can fire you, local labor lawyer Tony Golden said Wednesday.

 
Las Vegas police take 100 plants in pot bust

Local and federal narcotics detectives confiscated about $200,000 worth of marijuana plants Thursday in the southwest valley, Las Vegas police said.

Nevada regents vote to continue campus pot ban

The state’s public college campuses plan to continue to ban pot even as Nevada is moving toward opening its first medical marijuana dispensaries early next year, the Board of Regents indicated Thursday.