Nevada’s marijuana lounges are coming soon—and the state’s former top regulator says the social consumption facilities could represent “the new frontier of the legal cannabis industry” after an extensive rulemaking process that laid a robust “foundation” for the marketplace.
Tyler Klimas, who served as executive director of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) from 2020 to late 2023, discussed the state’s forthcoming hospitality market during an interview with WeedWonks that was released last week.
After a year-long process to set up rules for consumption lounges—which were legalized under a bill from Assemblyman Steve Yeager (D) that former Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) signed into law in 2021—the facilities are positioned to open imminently, Klimas said.
“Then we’re going to see them in practice,” he said. “So it’s a very interesting and exciting time to see to see what happens with this new sector.”
CCB approved an initial batch of consumption lounge licensees last June, which came after regulators gave preliminary approval to 40 prospective hospitality businesses.
In the interview, which was taped in November before he left office, Klimas acknowledged that the private industry and consumers have been eager to see the sector open sooner—but he said regulators have been intentionally
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