Nevada: Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez Says Expect Ruling Soon Re NV Licensing Issues

The Review Journal reports….State Department of Taxation officials have defended the process, the administrators and the temporary employees who evaluated and ranked 462 applications for 61 new dispensary licenses last year.

Millions of dollars are at stake in the case. The state says the 65 medical and recreational marijuana dispensaries currently open, mostly in the Las Vegas and Reno areas, reported more than $608 million in sales in a recent 12-month span.

All sides expect Gonzalez’s ruling to be appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Deonne Contine, a former state tax chief, testified Thursday that officials took appropriate steps to lay groundwork to choose the most deserving applicants, the Las Vegas Sun reported .

Contine now heads the state Department of Administration. She said it wouldn’t have been practical to check the backgrounds of all applicants, so checks were conducted on owners who controlled 5% or more of a cannabis dispensary company.

“The goal was to keep a regulated, robust market and to not have potential for a black market,” she said.

Jorge Pupo, the tax official heading the marijuana licensing program, testified last week the process wasn’t perfect but was impartial.

Read full article at https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/pot-news/nevada-marijuana-license-ruling-could-come-next-week-1719623/

 

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Nevada: Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez Will Hear More Testimony Starting June 10 On License Applications

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