You Can Now Buy Legal Marijuana In Nevada⠀ ⠀ The state is the fifth in the nation to reject prohibition in favor of legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana for adult use.⠀ ⠀ Sales to adults who are at least 21 can began just after midnight on Saturday. There are a total of 44 licensed dispensaries around the state open so far, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation, which oversees the industry. Thirty-three shops in Vegas and four shops in Reno are among those that have licenses.⠀ ⠀ Customers can legally be in possession of up to an ounce of marijuana or 1/8th of an ounce of cannabis-infused edibles or extracts.⠀ ⠀ Nevada joins Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska in rejecting marijuana prohibition and legalizing the sale of weed for recreational purposes. A total of eight states ― along with the District of Columbia, which does not allow sales ― have already enacted laws to legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana. Licensed dispensaries are expected to open next year in California, Maine and Massachusetts.⠀ ⠀ Although pot sales are legal, there are still restrictions on public use. People won’t be allowed to toke up on the street or in the state’s hotels and casinos, where smoking cigarettes is still commonplace. Violations can lead to a $600 ticket. But there’s also still some confusion over how strictly police will enforce these laws ― many people already openly drink alcohol on the Las Vegas Strip, despite restrictions on such consumption.⠀ ⠀ “If Nevada is anything like Colorado, we’re likely to see people who have only smoked marijuana in the past try different products, like edibles,” Deonne Contine, executive director of the Department of Taxation said.⠀ ⠀ The department warned that edibles can be much stronger than smoking and can take two hours or more before the effects fully set in.⠀ ⠀ “Because of this, officials caution consumers to start with one serving that has no more than 10 milligrams of THC and wait at least two hours before having more. Check the labels on products before you buy so you know how much THC is in each product and serving size,” the statement read.⠀ ⠀ - Matt Ferner and Nick Wing for HuffPost / ?: Getty

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