Social cannabis store owners have reported cannabis sales, which began July 1, exceeded their expectations, with long lines out the door since the weekend.

“I’m a very happy with the way sales have gone and continue to go, especially when you consider that the word didn’t really get out ahead of time,” Andrew Jolley, president of the Nevada Dispensary Association and a store owner, told the AP. “The public really only had a couple of weeks’ notice, whereas Colorado had a full year to prepare.”

Demand was so high for social cannabis that dispensaries had to turn away customers, and at least one dispensary extended its hours of operation. Wait times ranged from 45 minutes to an hour Saturday afternoon and up to 20 minutes on Sunday.

Nevada voters approved legalizing social cannabis in November, but regulations were just approved within the last two weeks.

The Euphoria Wellness dispensary had 50 people waiting to make purchases before it opened its doors midmorning on Monday. Its marketing coordinator, Jim Ferrence, said they had at least 1,000 customers during the first two days of legal sales.

“Everyone was calm, cool and collected. No unruly crowds at all,” Ferrence said. He reported customers bought an average of a quarter of an ounce of cannabis flower. Adults ages 21 and up with valid identification are allowed to purchase up to one ounce of cannabis.

As of Friday, the state had licensed 44 dispensaries to sell social cannabis, 39 of which are located in the Las Vegas area.

Consumption of cannabis is still illegal in public, with violators facing a misdemeanor charge and a $600 fine. While the Las Vegas Police Department does not track misdemeanor citations, Officer Larry Hadfield said there was no need to deploy addition offers.

“It was business as usual,” he said. “Everything went smooth as far as we can tell.”