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There was much hope that Nevada would become the first state in the nation to legalize an Americanized version of the cannabis lounge, but a bill designed to bring this controversial concept to fruition was left for dead last week at the gates of the Assembly.
According to reports, Senate Bill 236, which was introduced by Senator Tick Segerblom and approved by the Senate in a vote of 12-to-9, failed to receive any consideration from the Assembly before last Friday’s deadline – killing the bill until next session.
The proposal, which many believed was essential to truly capitalize on the newfound pot tourism trade expected to begin later this summer when early recreational sales begin, would have allowed pot clubs to open in areas where gaming was not the focal point. It would have also given promoters the ability to apply for a special license to allow pot consumption at festivals and other events.
But even if the bill would have made it through the legislative grind, there were no guarantees that it would have become law. That’s mostly because Governor Brian Sandoval was never truly convinced that social pot use was going to be good for the state of…
