Nevada Supreme Court to settle marijuana distribution fight
By Sean Whaley, Las Vegas Review-Journal
CARSON CITY — The legal saga of who can transport recreational marijuana to the state’s pot shops continues, with the Nevada Supreme Court issuing a temporary injunction prohibiting the state Department of Taxation from licensing marijuana businesses as distributors.
The Supreme Court, in an order dated Thursday, denied a request by the Tax Department to reject the temporary injunction sought by alcohol distributors. The request for the injunction was filed by the Independent Alcohol Distributors of Nevada. The court also rejected the agency request to dismiss the case.
The court has ordered oral arguments in the dispute over who should be able to distribute recreational pot for Oct. 3 at the Boyd School of Law at UNLV.