Colorado has scored a lot of firsts as it relates to marijuana. Las Vegas is happy to concede another first to Denver – first city to allow pot clubs – before it discusses rules for lounges on the strip.

Nevada OK’d recreational marijuana July 1, but the law restricts use to private homes. As in Denver, people wanted a place to gather and consume, especially tourists, according to the Associated Press.

But with Denver starting to accept applications for pot clubs in late August, Las Vegas officials were happy to sit back and watch how pot clubs work in the Mile High city before approving  them on the Strip.

“I don’t know if we need to be first or not, I don’t see any reason why we have to be the first, but we certainly have to be right,” commissioner James Gibson said during the public meeting. “…We have to make sure that when we do our part, we’re entirely consistent, we’re thorough in the way we’ve done it (and) we don’t make for ourselves a mess that it would take years to get out of.”

Denver7 characterized the marijuana club application process in Denver as a series of elaborate hurdles for potential weed-friendly coffee shops, yoga studios and art galleries.

Pot clubs in Denver won’t be allowed to set up in establishments that serve alcohol; must stay twice the distance as liquor stores from places frequented by children like schools and playgrounds, and must receive a blessing to open in the area from neighborhood groups.

Denver voters approved bring-your-own pot clubs in a ballot measure last year.