Marijuana Proponent State Sen. Segerblom Predicts Black and Silver Haze at Raiders Stadium in Las Vegas in 2020
By ALAN SNEL
Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson will probably be ticked off when he hears about this, but State Sen. Tick Segerblom predicts marijuana use will be legal at the Raiders stadium when the $1.9 billion domed venue in Las Vegas opens in 2020.
Segerblom, a legal pot proponent running for Clark County commissioner, believes there will be a process in three years by which an event organizer can get a special use permit for a facility to provide limited access to people 21 or older to consume marijuana.
Sales of recreational marijuana started in Nevada July 1, but cannibis users cannot consume it in public places such as the Strip, hotels, casinos, arenas and stadiums. It's only allowed in private homes. You're subject to a $600 fine if you consume marijuana in public.
The irony of Segerblom's vision of marijuana use at the Raiders stadium is the venue is being built thanks to Las Vegas billionaire Sheldon Adelson, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO who spent millions of dolla