Nevadans making push to legalize marijuana
By Andrew Doughman, Las Vegas Sun
Marijuana advocates say they are crafting the necessary initiative language for Nevada voters to approve the use of pot for recreational purposes, perhaps by next year.
In their best scenario, enough Nevada voters — a minimum of about 102,000 — will sign petitions supporting legalization of marijuana, setting the stage for a vote in the state Legislature in 2015. If the measure fails to win the support of two-thirds of the lawmakers, the question would go to voters in 2016.
Touting the benefits of regulating and taxing what is now an underground industry in Nevada, advocates say they’re confident they’ll have the money and votes required to pass an initiative similar to the one that Colorado voters approved in 2012.