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Am I missing something:

> People aged 21 and above can now buy up to an ounce of the drug at a time and use it in their homes if they have a valid ID in the western state, which is famed for the hotels and casinos in its largest city Las Vegas.

> The millions of tourists who visit Nevada cities every year are expected to make nearly two of every three purchases from retailers, who began selling pot early on Saturday morning.

It requires a Nevada ID but they expect tourists to make two thirds of the purchases?

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Valid ID in the Western State means that the Western State accepts the ID they have, not that it is an ID from the Western State.

Similar laws apply to buying alcohol

I would read this as an ID (e.g., even from a different state or country) that the state of Nevada considers valid.

Valid in the state does not necessarily mean it was issued in that state.

Ah, thanks.

I don't know where they expect tourists to actually consume the stuff, it's not legal in public and I can't imagine casinos are too thrilled about people lighting up in their hotel rooms, even in rooms that are already designated as smoking rooms.

I was there in March. Every. Single. Hotel. Floor. Reaked. Of. Pot.

Las Vegas is the single most friendly city in the country to smokers, I’m sure the hotels will be fine.

Source article targets U.K. readers, "in the western state" is just a phrase used to orient readers to the general location of Nevada.

Thank you, but Biggie & Tupac brought the East/ West coast divide to attention 20 years ago.

It does annoy that here in the UK, the only licensed use for medical Marijuana (Sativex) is to treat MS. This has to be a better option than using strong opiates such Fentanyl for people like myself.

Legalisation of cannabis in the UK is politically toxic. Many people buy info the 'drugs are bad, OK?' rhetoric that has been trotted out for decades, as well as the sensationalist rubbish that is spewed forth by hate rags like the Daily Mail.

For some - even intelligent people - it's so firmly ngrained that it's impossible to even have a sensible discussion about it.

Sadly, I don't think we'll see meaningful medical usage any time soon, let alone recreational.

the article is wrong. Nevada ID is not required. Only proof of being 21 or older.

It is not wrong, but maybe poorly phrased. It just means an ID which Nevada considers valid, not that it was actually issued in Nevada.

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