Many people who visit Nevada already know that you can buy marijuana in Las Vegas legally. But when it comes to consuming it, many don’t know it’s illegal on the Strip… or any public spaces. That includes in casinos. Most guests comply and follow the rules once they learn, and marijuana use causes far fewer problems in Sin City than alcohol.

With Nevada law only allowing for the lawful use of marijuana at private residences, tourists have nowhere to legally consume it. “We don’t have anywhere we can tell them where to use it, we just tell them where they can’t,” Waite said.

With the city considering approval of cannibals lounges as early as the end of the year, resorts could have a place to recommend guests go to consume the drug — which creates a solution and a dilemma for resort operators. Initial proposals call for pot lounges to be located outside of casinos, as federal law and gaming regulations would need to be changed to allow them at resorts.

Hospitality industry leaders expressed mixed feelings about the prospect of marijuana lounges in Las Vegas, which on one hand would give guests a place legally consume and on the other compete with resorts for tourist dollars.

You can read more about marijuana in Las Vegas and the possibility of lounges at the Las Vegas Sun.