Yahoo – AFP,
July 2, 2017
A clerk at a marijuana dispensary serves a customer Saturday, the first day that recreational marijuana became legal in the state of Nevada (AFP Photo/Ethan Miller) |
Los Angeles
(AFP) - Long lines snaked out of marijuana dispensaries in Nevada on Saturday,
as the western US state became the latest to legalize recreational pot.
Nevada
joins Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska as states where recreational
marijuana sales are permitted. While pot is legal in several other states, it
is governed by complicated local laws and still illegal according to federal
law.
Legal
marijuana sales are sure to be a boon to the economy of Nevada's largest city,
Las Vegas, bolstering its reputation as an "anything goes" party town
for millions of visitors from around the world.
"I'll
bet the state makes a cool million $ this weekend," tweeted Democratic
state Senator Tick Segerblom, a longtime advocate for legalization of
marijuana.
"This
is a game-changer for Las Vegas and tourism here as far as I'm concerned,"
he told the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, adding, "Amsterdam on steroids."
Destiny
Diaz was in line for nearly three hours at the Jardin Premium Cannabis
dispensary in Las Vegas, waiting for the law to go into effect at midnight on
Saturday.
"It's
a great day and something people have been waiting a long time for," she
told the Sun. "We weren't going to miss this.
Under
Nevada's new law, adults 21 and older can purchase up to one ounce (28 grams)
of marijuana or up to one-eighth ounce of marijuana concentrates per day.
Las Vegas
police posted a list of dos and don'ts in the newly marijuana-friendly state.
"Know
the law! Here's a few things to remember," it said, pointing out that it
is illegal to smoke or consume pot in public, to drive while high, or to give
or sell it to those under age 21.
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