Advisory panel asks county to look at legality of pot consumption lounges

Las Vegas marijuana businesses are calling on the county to take on the big green elephant of its burgeoning industry — public consumption.

The Green Ribbon Panel — an advisory board to the county consisting of representatives from the gaming, resort, marijuana and retail industries — recommended at a meeting this afternoon that county staff ask its attorneys to interpret existing federal guidelines to see whether they allow for the introduction of marijuana consumption lounges. Existing state laws are ambiguous and open to interpretation regarding private businesses.

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