In addition, hotels, including the massive casinos operated on the Las Vegas Strip by Caesars Entertainment allow people to smoke marijuana on their properties.
That’s a problem that has made much of the Las Vegas Strip reek of marijuana’s well-known smell.
“Consumption lounges allow adults to smoke, eat, or dab cannabis products,” Eater Las Vegas reported.
“Because of cannabis’ federal classification, Nevada casinos must avoid any direct or indirect involvement with the cannabis industry.
The recent legislation allowing cannabis lounges led to the creation of the Cannabis Compliance Board, which will decide how licenses will be granted.
Every major casino offers not just hotel rooms and gaming, but restaurants, shows, spas, gyms, and pretty much everything you can imagine.
Under current cannabis rules, Las Vegas tourists must leave their hotels to visit a marijuana dispensary.
Planet 13 has major plans for a consumption lounge adjacent to its massive dispensary, which will include a pool and a 5,000 square foot outdoor balcony.
“Gaming venues that seek to operate more than 15 slot machines and/or table games must acquire a nonrestricted gaming license from the state.
Lissa Lawatch, general manager at Oasis Cannabis, is preparing a beach-themed lounge in hopes of luring tourists from the Strip a block away, Cannabis Business Times reported.
It’s hard to know exactly what the impact of consumption lounges will be, but they likely will divert customers from Caesars, MGM, Wynn, and other properties.