Several companies have sued the state tax department, arguing that no one knows for sure the criteria officials use to award new licenses. ( John Locher, File / AP Photo ) In this April 20, 2018, file photo, a customer shops for marijuana at the Exhale Nevada dispensary in Las Vegas. The companies say Nevada unconstitutionally picked winners and losers from 462 applicants for 61 new dispensary, cultivation, laboratory and production licenses. Article Continued BelowIn the first year after broad marijuana sales began in July 2017, 61 dispensaries statewide reported nearly $425 million in recreational pot sales. Nevada reaped $42.5 million in taxes on adult sales, with about $27.5 million going to an account for schools.

Source: thestar April 14, 2019 20:03 UTC