Medical-marijuana patients from Arizona and other states could shop legally at as-yet-unopened Nevada dispensaries under a plan being developed by Nevada authorities, Phoenix New Times reports.
Chad Westom, bureau chief of the Nevada Division of Public & Behavioral Health, said on Monday his state’s new medical-marijuana program will honor Arizona registration cards.
In 2013, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a new law that calls for up to 66 dispensaries to open across the state. The first Nevada dispensaries are expected to open in Las Vegas and other cities and towns early in 2015.
Dispensary operators would be able to decide for themselves if they want to accept out-of-state cardholders as customers, Westom said. Many clearly will, given that it will mean more business for them, he agreed.
It’s unclear whether such a deal could ever be made with Arizona. Will Humble, director of the Arizona Department of Health Services, told New Times in an email that he doesn’t believe it would be possible.
