In the seconds before the first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge would open at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace near the Strip, Clark County Commission Tick Segerblom prepared for the occasion.

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Segerblom, a lawmaker who has long advocated for the advancement of legal marijuana, held a joint in his hand while standing next to Mitch Britten, the CEO of Thrive.

When the clock on Friday hit 4:20 p.m. — a revered number among those in the cannabis culture — the two men lit up the ends of their joints and took a hit.

Smoke and Mirrors’ debut at 2875 S. Sammy Davis Jr. Drive is the first of what should be about 40 lounges to open throughout the state, giving visitors a place to legally consume cannabis — and, Clark County officials hope, take the smell of marijuana out of the air in the Resort Corridor.