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How dispensary pricing works in Las Vegas

Dispensary prices in Nevada are pre-tax shelf prices. Two Nevada charges are added at the register: a 10 percent retail cannabis excise tax on the sales price under NRS 372A.290, which the statute makes separate from and in addition to sales and use tax, and Clark County sales and use tax, listed by the Department of Taxation at 8.375 percent. Prices also move batch by batch, so the live menu holds the current number.

One ounce

28.35 grams

Weight tiers are unit sizes, not quality grades

Flower is sold in fractions of an ounce, and the name on a menu line describes how much is in the container. The Cannabis Compliance Board publishes the conversion it uses for transaction limits: one eighth of an ounce is 3.54 grams, a quarter is 7.09 grams, a half is 14.18 grams, and a full ounce is 28.35 grams. The price per gram usually falls as the unit size rises, because the fixed cost of packaging and handling a batch is spread across more product. That is arithmetic, not a promotion. Two containers carrying the same product name can be priced differently if they came from different harvests, and a heavier container of one cultivar can cost less than a lighter container of another. The tier tells you the quantity. It tells you nothing about what is inside.

One ounce
28.35 grams
One eighth of an ounce
3.54 grams
One quarter of an ounce
7.09 grams
One half of an ounce
14.18 grams

Not every menu line is quoted in the same unit

Nevada law does not treat all cannabis as one category. The Cannabis Compliance Board states that per Senate Bill No. 277, effective January 1, 2024, the transaction and possession limit increased to two and one-half ounces of usable cannabis and one-fourth of an ounce of concentrated cannabis, which the Board describes as the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. Its equivalency chart sets out, for a given amount of flower, how much THC in other products stays within limits, and it lists two and one-half ounces of usable cannabis as 70.88 grams. So the two categories interact at the register even where their pricing does not, and a per gram figure on one menu line and a per gram figure on another are not always the same purchase. Comparison only works inside one product form and one unit size.

Transaction and possession limit
2.5 ounces of usable cannabis, effective January 1, 2024
Concentrated cannabis limit
one-fourth of an ounce

The half ounce, specifically

A half ounce is 14 grams. It sits between a quarter at 7 grams and a full ounce at 28, and in Nevada it is the tier people ask about most by a wide margin. The reason is arithmetic rather than fashion: it is usually the smallest amount at which per-gram pricing starts to look meaningfully different from buying eighths, while still sitting well inside the single-transaction limit for adult-use flower. If you are used to buying an eighth at a time, a half ounce is four of them. That is the whole comparison, and it is worth doing in grams rather than in tier names, because tier names hide the ratio.

Half ounce
14 grams
In eighths
Four eighths, 4 x 3.5g
Next tier down
Quarter, 7 grams
Next tier up
Ounce, 28 grams

Why larger tiers usually cost less per gram, and when they do not

Bigger weights are generally priced lower per gram, because packaging, labeling and handling cost per unit falls as the unit gets bigger. That is a tendency, not a rule, and it breaks in both directions. A cultivar in short supply can price a half ounce close to the per-gram cost of an eighth. A batch a store is clearing can put an ounce below what the arithmetic would predict. The only way to know which situation you are in is to divide the current menu price by the grams in each tier, on the day. Take the shelf price, divide by 3.5 for an eighth, by 14 for a half ounce, by 28 for an ounce, and compare the three numbers. It takes ten seconds and it is the single most useful thing on this page.

Per-gram check
Menu price divided by grams in the tier
Eighth
Divide by 3.5
Half ounce
Divide by 14
Ounce
Divide by 28

About the ounce deals people search for

A lot of Las Vegas searching happens at a specific number: an ounce at some advertised price. Those offers are real in this market and they move constantly, which is exactly why no number appears on this page. Any figure written into a page is wrong the week after it is written, and a stale price is worse than no price, because it sends someone across town for something that is not there. Deal pricing at Vegas Treehouse lives on the live menu, which is generated from the same system the register runs on. If you are shopping to a budget rather than to a particular cultivar, open the menu, sort by the tier you want, and work from what is actually in the case tonight.

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Two separate Nevada taxes land on top of the shelf price

The first is the retail cannabis excise tax. NRS 372A.290 imposes it on each retail sale in Nevada of cannabis or cannabis products by an adult-use cannabis retail store at the rate of 10 percent of the sales price. The same section states that the tax is the obligation of the seller but may be recovered from the purchaser, and that it is separate from and in addition to any general state and local sales and use taxes that apply to retail sales of tangible personal property. That is why it appears as its own line rather than being folded into the ticket price. The Department of Taxation adds that the retail excise tax is applied on the sales price, not including the sales tax, and that cannabis sold to a patient cardholder is not subject to it. The second charge is ordinary sales and use tax. The Department's county rate map lists Clark County at 8.375 percent, effective January 1, 2020, and the Department states that facilities must also file a monthly sales tax return. So a shelf price is pre-tax, and the gap at the counter is state and county tax rather than a dispensary surcharge.

Retail cannabis excise tax
10 percent of the sales price, NRS 372A.290
Clark County sales and use tax
8.375 percent, effective January 1, 2020
Who owes the retail excise tax
the seller, recoverable from the purchaser

Menu prices move because inventory moves in batches

A price attaches to a specific batch of a specific product, and batches sell out. The next batch arrives with its own cost, so the same product name can carry a different figure a week later. One of those costs is statutory. NRS 372A.290 imposes a 15 percent excise tax on the first wholesale sale in Nevada of cannabis by an adult-use cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment, calculated on the sales price where the buyer is not an affiliate, or on the fair market value at wholesale where the sale is made to an affiliate. The Department of Taxation calculates and publishes that fair market value each quarter. The wholesale cost sits inside every retail price downstream of it, and producers set their own pricing on their own schedule. Cannabis retail pricing in Nevada is inventory pricing. It tracks what is physically on the shelf that day.

Wholesale cannabis excise tax
15 percent on the first wholesale sale in Nevada, NRS 372A.290
Wholesale fair market value
calculated and published quarterly by the Department of Taxation

This page lists no prices on purpose

Any number typed into a static page is a snapshot of one batch on one day, and it goes stale the moment that batch sells out. Publishing it would mean publishing something that cannot be kept true. The live ordering system is the only place where a product, a size and an in-stock quantity are tied together and updated as stock changes. If a written page and the live menu ever disagreed, the menu would be correct, which makes the written page worse than no page at all. The same reasoning covers anything time limited. So this page explains the structure and the live menu carries the figures. You can also ask for the subtotal and the tax lines at the counter at 4660 S Decatur Blvd before you commit to an order.

Three steps that remove the guesswork before you visit

Check the live menu first, since it carries current sizes and availability for each product. Then fix the unit size you want before you start comparing, so you are weighing an eighth against an eighth rather than an eighth against a gram. Then ask for the out-the-door total at the counter, including the pre-tax subtotal and the tax lines, before you pay. Bring a government-issued photo ID: NRS 678B.545 requires a cannabis establishment agent to verify a consumer's age by checking a government-issued identification containing a photograph, using a Board-approved identification scanner, before any sale. Vegas Treehouse is a licensed adult-use dispensary at 4660 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103, open daily 8AM to midnight, and the phone number is (725) 565-9333. The licensed entity is THE TREEHOUSE VEGAS, adult-use license 54535922714915823296. Keep out of reach of children. For use only by adults 21 years of age and older.

Address
4660 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103
Hours
Daily 8AM to midnight
Phone
(725) 565-9333
License
THE TREEHOUSE VEGAS, adult-use license 54535922714915823296

Questions

Is tax included in the price shown on a dispensary menu?

No. Menu prices in Nevada are pre-tax. NRS 372A.290 imposes a 10 percent retail cannabis excise tax on the sales price of a retail sale by an adult-use cannabis retail store, and states that it is separate from and in addition to general state and local sales and use taxes. The Department of Taxation lists the Clark County sales and use tax rate at 8.375 percent. Both are added at the register.

How many grams are in an eighth, a quarter and an ounce?

On the Cannabis Compliance Board conversion chart, one eighth of an ounce is 3.54 grams, a quarter is 7.09 grams, a half is 14.18 grams and a full ounce is 28.35 grams. Those figures are unit sizes only. They describe how much is in the container and say nothing about the cultivar or contents of any particular batch.

Why is the same product a different price than on my last visit?

Because the price belongs to the batch, not to the product name. When a batch sells out, the replacement arrives with its own cost. Nevada also taxes the first wholesale sale of cannabis in the state at 15 percent under NRS 372A.290, on the sales price for a non-affiliate sale or on fair market value at wholesale for an affiliate sale, and that cost carries downstream into retail.

Where can I see current Vegas Treehouse prices and sizes?

In the live ordering menu. That system ties each product to its available sizes and current stock and updates as inventory changes, which a written page cannot do. You can also ask at the counter at 4660 S Decatur Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89103, open daily 8AM to midnight.

Does buying a larger weight tier always cost less per gram?

Often, but not always. Fixed costs such as packaging and handling are spread across more product in a larger unit, which tends to pull the per gram figure down. The actual number still depends on the batch and on what the producer charged at wholesale, so compare like unit sizes on the live menu rather than assuming the bigger container wins.

How many grams are in a half ounce of weed?

Fourteen grams. A half ounce is half of 28 grams, which makes it four eighths at 3.5 grams each, or two quarters at 7 grams each.

How much is a half ounce of weed in Las Vegas?

This page publishes no price, and that is deliberate rather than evasive. Flower pricing moves with the batch and with what is in stock, so a figure written here would be wrong within days. Current half-ounce pricing is on the live menu, shown before Nevada's 10 percent adult-use excise tax and Clark County sales tax, which are both added at the register.

Is a half ounce cheaper per gram than an eighth?

Usually, but not always. Larger tiers tend to price lower per gram because packaging and handling cost less per unit at volume. Supply and clearance both break that pattern regularly. Divide the current menu price by 3.5 for an eighth and by 14 for a half ounce, and compare the two numbers on the day.

Can I buy a half ounce in one transaction in Nevada?

Yes. A half ounce is 14 grams, which sits inside the adult-use single-transaction limit for flower. The purchase-limit guide covers the exact allowances for flower and concentrate, and the counter enforces the limit at the register.

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