Regarding "Latest Joint on the Strip," by Jay Jones, March 13: The first legal medical marijuana dispensary is now open on the famed Vegas Strip. Those with medical marijuana cards can legally purchase and consume marijuana in Nevada but cannot transport the item across any state lines.

In other words, if it's bought in Vegas, it stays in Vegas ( or other areas in Nevada).

And because the store is a legal dispensary, it sells other products to treat various medical conditions such as pain, nausea and sleep deprivation. In Vegas, pain could stem from losing too much at the tables, nausea from downing too many margaritas and sleep deprivation due to gambling 48 hours straight without taking a nap.

In November, residents will vote on whether to legalize recreational use of grass, which would probably make any dispensary, this letter and the original article moot.

Bill Spitalnick

Newport Beach

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