Nevada regulators this week approved loosening air-ventilation standards for marijuana consumption lounges in Las Vegas and other parts of the state while granting the first three conditional licenses for such venues.
The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board’s (CCB) actions provide more clarity for operators to move forward with construction and design plans – and could make it cheaper and easier for lounges to open their doors in one of the nation’s largest tourist markets.
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Chris Anderson, president of Sala Consulting, told regulators during a meeting Tuesday that the changes significantly lower the barrier to entry for consumption lounge operators while “drastically reducing the upfront investment and ongoing operational energy costs of running these ventilation systems.”
Sala, a Las Vegas-based government relations and public affairs firm, represents Planet 13, one of three Nevada companies that received conditional license approvals for marijuana consumption lounges.
The other two are:
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