Nevada’s marijuana sales down, product suffering as program ‘limps along’

Since Nevada’s recreational marijuana program launched in July, sales have dropped 20 to 30 percent as dispensaries struggle to meet the swell in demand, according to a report last week from the Nevada Department of Taxation.

A shortage of businesses able to deliver product to dispensaries has stunted the market, leaving dispensaries with a product selection that’s been reduced by more than half, the report said.

Dispensaries insisted that they needed more product faster, and they needed at least nine to 11 deliveries per week with between 12 hours and five days notice. Currently, they’re waiting closer to a week to two weeks.

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