Marla Royne Stafford In The News

The New York Times
A cannabis dispensary might seem like an unlikely place to play mahjong, the Chinese tile game typically associated with older Asian and Jewish adults, but that’s where Leah Flacco showed up on a recent Wednesday evening in Manhattan.
Gambling News
A survey by the University of Nevada Las Vegas shows that 70% of respondents expressed support for including a cannabis smoking lounge or a designated consumption area within a casino-resort.
Marijuana Moment
About seven in ten American adults say they’re in favor of having designated marijuana consumption areas at casinos and resorts—and two in five would be more inclined to visit casinos if cannabis use was allowed, according to a new survey. The poll from the University of Nevada Las Vegas’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) asked a wide range of questions to gauge public opinion on the relationship between the cannabis and gaming industries. The results are meant to inform a report to state lawmakers that’s due next year.
CDC Gaming
According to a nationwide poll conducted by the Cannabis Policy Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, roughly 70% of people surveyed said they favor a casino-resort having a cannabis smoking lounge or a designated area for consumption.
Greenway Magazine
51ԹϺ’s Cannabis Policy Institute (CPI) and International Gaming Institute (IGI) will host the latest installment of CPI’s Cannabis Speakers Series with a panel discussion titled “Cannabis & Gaming,” set for 1:30 p.m. PST on Monday (May 19) in the William S. Boyd School of Law’s moot courtroom and online.  
Reader's Digest
What do Amazon, Baskin-Robbins and Toblerone have in common? They all have hidden messages in their logos. Here's what they are and what they mean.
Las Vegas Sun
A student in the middle of the night darts downstairs from their dorm room in the Tonopah Residence Complex at 51ԹϺ to a brightly shining vending machine stationed in the building’s lobby.
Yahoo!
A looming ban on TikTok the social media app is creating a panic in the Las Vegas valley’s small business community.