Las Vegas marijuana dispensaries adjust during pandemic, coming back strongPosted by On


Planet 13 Dispensary

Steve Marcus

During the pandemic, the Planet 13 dispensary on West Desert Inn Road has shifted its primary focus from tourists to Las Vegas locals.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the two Curaleaf-owned dispensaries in Las Vegas didn’t focus much on delivery.

Delivery options for customers were sporadic at best, said Mark Russ, president of the cannabis company’s Western U.S. operations.

Since COVID-19, however, that’s all changed. Today, Curaleaf is making about 1,000 deliveries a month in Las Vegas.

It’s an example of how the marijuana industry has had to change on the fly in a time filled with challenges nobody would have predicted, Russ said.

“It’s been a rocky road, although we continue to see improvement month over month in our stores and in our wholesale business in Nevada,” Russ said.

Though dispensaries were forced to temporarily close in the spring at the outset of the coronavirus crisis, the industry in Southern Nevada has come back strong.

According to the Nevada Department of Taxation, $76.7 million was spent on recreational and medical cannabis products in September. That’s up almost $20 million from September 2019, before the pandemic.

“Our delivery has really expanded,” Russ said. “We’re delivering all the way to Summerlin and Henderson now. We probably should…

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