More than 1-in-3 new retail marijuana stores, or 40 out of 112, were not inspected within a year of being licensed, an audit of the state’s Marijuana Enforcement Division found.
More than 1-in-3 new retail marijuana stores, or 40 out of 112, were not inspected within a year of being licensed,It also did not inspect about a third of the stores targeted for inspections, or 182 out of 567, either because they were new or had not been inspected for two years or more.
“I’m glad that pointed the finger at the department in that they dropped the ball,” state Sen. Kevin Priola, a Henderson Democrat who asked for the audit, said, adding that the department “didn’t deliver what the voters expected when they legalized marijuana.” The audit also found inconsistent citations for stores found to violate underage sales laws. In a review of seven incidents where an underage operative was able to gain access to prohibited areas or buy marijuana, six stores were cited for failing to verify age, five for allowing access to a restricted area, and three for dispensing marijuana to a person without a valid ID. Auditors expected each to face underage sales violations, as well.
The division noted that since May 2022, it has conducted more than 600 checks for underage sales and found a 99% compliance rate among retail marijuana stores. A spokesperson for the marijuana enforcement division deferred to the bulletin for its response to the audit.
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