Nevada legalized marijuana a year ago. So are there more DUIs, ER visits and teens using pot?
At the stroke of midnight on July 1 last year, the lines were around the corner at local marijuana dispensaries in Nevada. Vietnam veterans stood in lines with parents and their adult sons and daughters, with first-time pot consumers and people that just wanted to be there for a “moment in history.”
“I think we’ve done very well. Many view the manner in which Nevada has rolled out this new industry as the gold standard,” said Bill Anderson, executive director of the Nevada Department of Taxation, which enforces recreational marijuana regulations statewide. “That doesn’t mean there haven’t been hiccups. We learn something new every day.”