Vegas Law And Disorder

There’s been a lot of scrutiny directed at who gets coveted cannabis licenses in Nevada, now that recreational pot is legal.

This item appeared in the local Las Vegas newspaper, the Review Journal, a few days ago.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/mike-tyson-launching-cannabis-products-in-las-vegas-saturday-1639934/?fbclid=IwAR0G8vNDfi7XZOMoO3kwa5dPnCnWDCFz4qGbMd7d_4M_2fgLttZKN2vPsCM

It seems that a certain convicted rapist, who was once the Heavyweight Champion of the World, has been deemed fit to be one of the few, the privileged, the juiced-in licensees.

A few days later, the following article appeared in the same paper.  It seems that a court has found background checks on applicants to be insufficient.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/nevada-marijuana-official-placed-on-leave-1844593/?fbclid=IwAR3lGrkyIkrqfWssbmkjOMlkGSQG-76w1EzMUy80hmOv7APXlO4JklcsE54

Among claims of widespread corruption, a District Court judge ruled in a civlil lawsuit last month that “the state should have conducted more thorough background checks on applicants for marijuana licenses.”

YA THINK?????

 

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