Cannapalooza, the three-day cannabis culture convention that had been scheduled to be held in Las Vegas from March 19 to 21, has been canceled by the Mandalay Bay casino, according to the event's official website. Although Nevada, like California, Colorado and a growing list of other states, has legalized marijuana for medical purposes, it remains illegal under federal law, so the fact the casino ever even considered inviting thousands of stoners to come and hawk their "herbal" growing equipment, smoking paraphernalia, vaporizers and the like is amazing in and of itself. One can also imagine that the casino might have gotten a few angry phone calls from law enforcement types.

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