Marijuana dispensaries in Henderson no longer must provide medical marijuana services along with recreational products after the City Council passed a pair of ordinances Tuesday night.
One ordinance caps the number of marijuana dispensaries permitted to operate within the city limits at 11, and also codifies practices for for medical marijuana delivery and curbside pickup.
The other ordinance does away with the requirement that dispensaries must offer medical marijuana services along with providing recreational marijuana products, and it tightens an existing requirement that dispensaries must be at least 1 mile from any other dispensary by eliminating the city’s ability to waive that requirement.
Previously, state law was the only restriction on the number of the dispensaries. Nevada limits each county’s marijuana licenses based on population — counties with 700,000 or more people are limited to 80 licenses for “adult use cannabis retail stores” and 40 medical marijuana licenses.
Henderson already has five dispensaries. Under the new limit, up to six new dispensaries may be permitted to operate within the city. Unlike the five existing dispensaries, any new ones will be able to open on day one without a previous requirement to provide medical marijuana services along with recreational marijuana.
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