Marijuana Business Magazine - January 2017

Nevada The state Tax Commission extended the emer- gency regulations that allow recreational marijuana sales to continue by another 120 days. The rules were scheduled to expire Nov. 1. The emergency rules were originally enacted to enable an “early rollout” of the rec program – beginning July 1 – while the legislature final- ized regulations for a full adult-use industry. Lawmak- ers must still approve the rules. New Jersey The momentum to legalize recreational cannabis continues to grow. Adding fuel to speculation that New Jersey could be the next state to legalize recrea- tional marijuana, incoming governor Phil Murphy has selected Pete Cammarano as his chief of staff. Cam- marano founded the New Jersey Cannabis Industry Association – which campaigns for adult-use legaliza- tion in the Garden State – last year. Murphy pledged while running for office that he would legalize rec can- nabis, possibly within his first 100 days in office.