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Nye County denies county cannabis license for Pahrump grow after neighbors cite persistent odor and health complaints
Summary
After repeated neighborhood complaints describing pervasive odor, noise and early‑morning venting, the Nye County Board voted to deny a cannabis cultivation special use permit and county cannabis license for the facility near Oak Ridge, finding the operation’s lapse in licensing and ongoing neighborhood impacts unacceptable.
The Nye County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to deny a county special use permit and county cannabis license for a cultivation site along South Oak Ridge after residents described repeated, intrusive odors, light and noise impacts and persistent neighborhood nuisance conditions.
Neighbors who live within a mile described episodes when the smell was “like a skunk blew up in my backyard,” said Joanie Hawley, who told the board she could smell the facility two to three miles away on some days. Multiple speakers presented a nine‑month diary and…
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