Weed-friendly lawmakers in Nevada are looking to change the law in order to allow public consumption of marijuana.
Nevada has approved the possession of pot; however, it can only be used in private residences and never in public.
State Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, said that, “If we’re going to bring people here for marijuana tourism, they need a place to use it. We don’t want them walking up and down the Strip smoking. Let’s give them some place to go.”
Segerblom wants to sponsor a bill that allows county and city governments to give permits legalizing public use of marijuana for almost every possibility. If his proposal passes, big events like the Electric Daisy Carnival, hookah lounges, designated pot-friendly streets or sidewalks and bars will be the beneficiaries.
He plans to introduce the bill this session, which starts on Feb. 6.
This development comes just a few months after legalizing recreational cannabis and it is therefore no surprise that some people in the local government are worried that pushing for public usage is simply too much, too soon.
Clark County Commissioner Mary Beth Scow said that, she was concerned about having marijuana in a public square since the law is still very young.
Scow said she recommends that they should wait and see how social marijuana experiments go in other states before rushing into it. She was against the legal pot ballot measure.
In November, Denver voters approved a measure similar to Segerblom’s bill. That measure creates a four-year pilot program that allows most types of businesses, including cafes and yoga studios, to apply for a public-use license. It is expected to go into effect sometime this summer.
