RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada has legalized recreational marijuana, but it's still not OK for tens of thousands of Burning Man fans to light up this year.
Festival spokeswoman Megan Miller tells the Reno Gazette-Journal that smoking pot is still illegal at the annual festival in the Black Rock desert.
The event is on federal public land, and both medical and recreational marijuana are illegal under federal law.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management says a pot possession arrest can result in a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
But federal agents made no arrests for any crimes last year at Burning Man, or the year before.
Meanwhile, Pershing County Sheriff Jerry Allen tells the newspaper his deputies will follow state law letting people possess up to one 1 ounce of pot.