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In Nevada, Few Marijuana Products Fail Safety Tests

In this Aug. 1, 2018, photo, Christine Glenn sorts marijuana at the Blum marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state's first year of adult-use marijuana sales has exceeded their expectations.
(AP Photo/John Locher)

In this Aug. 1, 2018, photo, Christine Glenn sorts marijuana at the Blum marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. Nevada regulators and industry insiders say the state's first year of adult-use marijuana sales has exceeded their expectations.

Weed is legal, but is it safe?

In California, about 20 percent of marijuana does not meet state standards.

In Nevada, that number is much lower.

Bill Anderson is the director of the Department of Taxation, which oversees legal marijuana in the state.

He joined us to talk about testing, taxes, and what the future holds.

Bill Anderson, director, Nevada Department of Taxation

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Kristy Totten is a producer at KNPR's State of Nevada. Previously she was a staff writer at Las Vegas Weekly, and has covered technology, education and economic development for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. She's a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism.