Nevada marijuana sales in May set record

By Wade Tyler Millward, Las Vegas Review-Journal

April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes — and in Nevada’s case, that flower comes from marijuana.

The state posted another record monthly sale of the once illegal plant.

Recreational sales in May reached $43.74 million, exceeding the previous $41 million monthly record set in March, according to state Department of Taxation data released Thursday.

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