Nev. lawmakers learn about pot from Ore.
By Chris Kudialis, Las Vegas Sun
PORTLAND — Nevada State Sen. Tick Segerblom’s eyebrows raised as he walked into an Oregon marijuana dispensary Tuesday as part of a day-long fact-finding tour of the state’s recreational marijuana industry.
“I’ve realized how good we’ve got it in Nevada,” said Segerblom while walking by a display case full of marijuana flower at Pure Green Medical Marijuana Dispensary just west of Portland’s downtown district. “I think this is going to be a smooth transition.”
Segerblom was one of five Nevada legislators who toured Portland dispensaries and met with Oregon’s Liquor Control Commission, which starting Jan. 1 will regulate the state’s recreational marijuana program. The Nevada contingent is gathering information so they can implement policy for recreational marijuana sales in Nevada, which voters approved earlier this month.