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Las Vegas Cannabis Consumption Lounges Could Be a Reality

Las Vegas cannabis consumption lounges to give both tourists and locals legal spaces to consume cannabis. And they could be a reality by 2020.

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In a seemingly perfect union, Nevada embraced the legalization of cannabis well over a year ago and since, hundreds of thousands of tourists have descended upon Las Vegas to get their hands on a bevy of weed products. The market has been flooded, with dispensary after dispensary reporting high revenues even as the liquor lobby in all its fury set out to frustrate legalization efforts. Still, legislators and cannabis advocates were victorious in fiercely protecting the new measure and promptly promoted cannabis to incentivize tourists.

However, tourists wanting to get in on the action were immediately faced with a dilemma, as gaming establishments banned the use of cannabis at their properties. The state also banned public consumption of cannabis products, ensuring that the only way to legally consume would be on private property. Tourists would now be flocking to Nevada to buy a legal product which could not be legally consumed in any area where tourists tend to stay.

Pushing for Las Vegas Cannabis Consumption Lounges

To address this conundrum, cannabis advocates began raising the idea of Las Vegas cannabis consumption lounges to give both tourists and locals legal spaces to consume cannabis. State Senator, Clark County Commissioner-elect and staunch legalization advocate, Tick Segerblom (D) recently told the press he seeks to draft an ordinance that would get cannabis consumption lounges up and running by 2019.

“The goal is to get these pot lounges up and running, get weed out of our casinos and hotels, and get it off the streets,” says Segerblom. To be fair, police don’t appear to be overly strict in enforcing public consumption laws, however, law-abiding tourists must still feel the sting of potential penalties.

Segerblom recently took the matter to San Francisco to gain some insight into the city’s success with such lounges. San Francisco has taken a progressive approach teetering between local allowance and decriminalization of cannabis that keeps prohibition of such lounges away.

“More than ever, I just really want to get this thing going,” said Segerblom. “When it comes to Vegas, our experience is going to be, from my perspective, so much grander than what they’re talking about, that we just need to get it out there and learn.”

But, There’s a Catch

Yet, Nevada’s state authorities, coupled with the strongholds that gaming and the state’s liquor lobby has on its economy, it’s unlikely that even as a seemingly liberal city, Las Vegas Cannabis Consumption Lounges won’t be approached in the same way as San Francisco. Current regulations strictly ban cannabis lounges until 2020, and even the advertising and holding of cannabis-related events at private residences was banned in 2017.

Segerblom’s recent efforts to introduce a bill that would give local government the authority to regulate cannabis lounges gained no traction in the legislature. However, Segerblom says he will continue the fight to implement cannabis lounges on a local level if not permitted on the state level quite yet.

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Tyson 2.0 Launches New Mike Bites Cannabis Gummies

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Nearly 25 years after he was disqualified from the World Boxing Association Heavyweight Championship for biting his opponent’s ears, Mike Tyson’s Tyson 2.0 cannabis brand has just released ear-shaped edibles, Mike Bites.

The new ear-shaped edibles are complete with a missing chunk where Tyson removed a portion of Evander Holyfield’s cartilage in what became known as The Bite Fight. After Tyson bit off a chunk of Holyfield’s ear, the 1997 match resumed. However, after attempting to snack on Holyfield’s second ear, Tyson was disqualified and his boxing licence was withdrawn. The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed Tyson a a $3 million fine for his actions and he didn’t fight again for over a year.

Mike Bites gummies will be sold at dispensaries in California, Massachusetts and Nevada.

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Wiz Khalifa Debuts New Taylor Gang x Stündenglass Collab

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Wiz Khalifa and his entertainment company Taylor Gang Ent. have collaborated with Stündenglass, the world’s first gravity-powered infuser, to introduce the iconic gold and black Taylor Gang x Stündenglass.

“I’m honored to have collaborated with long time friend Wiz Khalifa, who is as passionate about this product as I am. Our mutual admiration for Stündenglass made it a natural collaboration,” Stündenglass CEO Chris Folkerts said via a press release.

Taylor Gang x Stündenglass is an authentic collaboration developed after the multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning, Golden Globe-nominated Khalifa discovered Stündenglass and began enjoying it regularly as seen on his Instagram.

“I love my Stündenglass, and I’m pumped everyone gets to experience this with me now,” Khalifa.

The Taylor Gang x Stündenglass. PHOTO | Courtesy of Stündenglass

The infuser features a patented 360-degree gravity system that elicits a powerful and immersive experience. It generates kinetic motion activation via cascading water, opposing airflow technology and the natural force of gravity.

The Taylor Gang gravity bing comes in an exclusive black and gold colorway and features two glass globes on a metal base made of aircraft-grade aluminum, surgical grade stainless steel, and high-quality Teflon seals.

Taylor Gang includes artists Ty Dolla $ign, Juicy J, and Berner among others — the former of which has his own line Stündenglass collab with his Cookies brand.

“We’re very excited to launch the official Taylor Gang x Stündenglass. We use glass in our everyday lives, so it only made sense to team up and create an exclusive Taylor Gang collaboration for the fans,” Taylor Gang said.


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No Super Bowl for Brock Ollie

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With medicinal marijuana being legal in 37 states and recreational cannabis allowed in 18, we should be seeing commercials for companies, products, and services almost as frequently as commercials for sports betting, which is permitted in 30 states in some form.

However, mainstream cannabis advertising continues to be non-existent, as demonstrated in the recent news that NBC has rejected an ad by cannabis e-commerce and advertising platform Weedmaps from being shown during the Super Bowl LVI event his coming Sunday.

Weedmaps reportedly approached the network late last year about airing a Super Bowl commercial that would be “similar to a PSA,” according to reports. Execs volunteered to present some of their earlier educational-based programming, assuring NBC executives that it would not contain any direct-sell messages, which are still forbidden under federal law.

“The answer was a hard no — they wouldn’t even entertain the conversation,” Weedmaps Chief Operating Officer Juanjo Feijoo told Adweek. “We see ourselves as trying to be trailblazers in the industry and making new inroads where others haven’t gone before in cannabis advertising. So it was disappointing.”

The contentious ad personifies cannabis as Brock Ollie, a head of broccoli, the veggie emoji commonly used as a visual representation of cannabis in marketing. The 30-second ad takes viewers through a day in the life of Brock Ollie, whose superfood identity is in jeopardy as he is repeatedly misidentified as cannabis. The ad offers a lighthearted take on the industry’s issues, such as social media censorship and a lack of clear advertising standards, which limit cannabis-related commercials during nationally televised events like the Super Bowl.

“Despite three quarters of the country having legalized cannabis and the bipartisan enthusiasm we continue to see in support for change at the federal level, the industry continues to face roadblocks that inhibit competition in the legal market and stifle opportunities to educate,” Chris Beals, CEO of Weedmaps said. “There’s an irony in the fact that the biggest night for advertising will feature an array of consumer brands in regulated industries, from beverage alcohol to sports betting, yet legal cannabis retailers, brands and businesses have been boxed out.”

The game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will be played Sunday in L.A.

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