Revises provisions relating to cannabis. (BDR 56-134)

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 203–ASSEMBLYMEMBER CARTER

PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to cannabis.
(BDR 56-134)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising certain requirements relating
to the packaging, labeling and delivery of cannabis and
cannabis products; authorizing certain persons to enter
into a joint -venture agreement with certain cannabis
establishments; revising provisions relating to cann abis
consumption lounges; prohibiting the Cannabis
Compliance Board from imposing certain requirements on
cannabis establishments; revising the definition of “usable
cannabis”; revising provisions relating to the seizure and
destruction of cannabis; revisi ng provisions relating to
certain taxes imposed on sales of cannabis and cannabis
products; authorizing the Department of Taxation to
impose an administrative fine upon a person who engages
in the unlicensed sale of cannabis or cannabis products;
revising the powers of the Investigation Division of the
Department of Public Safety; requiring the Board and the
Nevada Gaming Control Board to prepare a report
concerning certain issues relating to cannabis and gaming;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of persons and 1
establishments involved in the cannabis industry in this State by the Cannabis 2
Compliance Board. (Title 56 of NRS) 3
Existing law authorizes the Board to adopt regulations setting forth 4
requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis 5
products. (NRS 678A.450) Section 2 of this bill prohibits those requirements from 6
requiring: (1) a package of cannabis or cannabis products which is sold at 7

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wholesale to contain any label or tag other than a label or tag necessary for the 8
functionality of any computer software used for the seed -to-sale tracking of 9
cannabis adopted by the Board ; and (2 ) a cannabis establishment to include any 10
information on the label for any cannabis or a cannabis product that is already 11
included on the packaging for the cannabis or cannabis product. Section 9 of this 12
bill revises requirements concerning the labeling of cannabis products for the 13
purpose of allowing information required to be included on a label to instead be 14
included on packaging. Sections 1.3 and 1. 5 of this bill define the terms “label” 15
and “packaging” for the purposes of the provisions of existing law governing the 16
medical and adult use of cannabis. Section 1.7 of this bill makes a conforming 17
change to apply the definitions set forth in sections 1.3 and 1.5 to the provisions of 18
existing law governing the medical and adult use of cannabis. 19
Existing law prohibits a person from engaging in the business of an adult-use or 20
medical cannabis establishment unless the person holds an adult -use or medical 21
cannabis establishment license, as applicable, issued by the Board. (NRS 678B.210, 22
678B.250) Sections 5-7 of this bill provide an exception from that prohibition for 23
certain cannabis-related businesses operated pursuant to a joint -venture agreement 24
with a licensed cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis production facility. Section 25
5 authorizes a person who does not hold a license issued by the Board and who has 26
been adversely affected by provisions of previous laws which criminalized 27
activities relating to cannabis to enter into such a joint -venture agreement with such 28
a cannabis establishment to operate a ca nnabis-related business on the premises of 29
the establishment. Section 5: (1) authorizes such a business to engage in any 30
activity in which the cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis production facility 31
that is a party to the joint -venture agreement is a uthorized to engage; and (2) sets 32
forth various requirements for such a joint -venture agreement and the operation of 33
such a business. Sections 12 and 17 of this bill provide an exception from state 34
prosecution for certain crimes relating to cannabis for a person who has entered into 35
a joint-venture agreement that has been approved by the Board pursuant to section 36
5. Section 16 of this bill provides that the fact that a person has entered into such an 37
agreement does not, alone: (1) constitute probable cause to search the person or the 38
person’s property; or (2) subject the person or the person’s property to inspection. 39
Existing law requires an applicant for an adult -use cannabis establishment 40
license to submit to the Board, among other things, evidence that the applicant 41
controls certain liquid assets. (NRS 678B.250) Section 7 exempts from that 42
requirement a social equity applicant who is applying for the issuance of an adult -43
use cannabis establishment license for an independent cannabis consumption 44
lounge. Section 8 of this bill removes provisions requiring the Board to set forth 45
certain restrictions on the transfer of an adult-use cannabis establishment license for 46
an independent cannabis consumption lounge. 47
Existing law requires the Board to adopt certa in regulations to carry out the 48
provisions of existing law governing the licensing and control of cannabis. (NRS 49
678B.650) Section 10 of this bill prohibits those regulations from requiring: (1) a 50
cannabis sales facility to maintain a visitor’s log; and (2 ) a cannabis establishment 51
to maintain records concerning sales transactions for more than 3 years. Section 10 52
additionally requires those regulations to allow certain agents of a cannabis 53
establishment to conduct a quarterly inventory, if such a quarterly inventory is 54
required by the Board. Sections 13-15 of this bill make conforming changes to 55
refer to provisions that have been renumbered by section 10. 56
Section 11 of this bill revises the definition of “usable cannabis” to exclude the 57
seeds of a plant of the genus Cannabis. 58
Existing law authorizes a cannabis sales facility to contract with a third party or 59
intermediary business to deliver cannabis or cannabis prod ucts. (NRS 678C.440, 60
678D.430) Section 4 of this bill authorizes a cannabis sales facility or a third party 61
or intermediary business with whom the cannabis sales facility has contracted to 62

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deliver cannabis or cannabis products to a consumer at any location so long as the 63
location is not on the property of a school, community facility or airport or, with 64
certain exceptions, within a certain distance from a gaming establishment. Section 65
4 additionally prohibits the Board from requiring a vehicle used for such deliveries 66
to be inspected by the Board before making such a delivery. 67
Existing law authorizes a law enforcement agency to destroy marijuana that has 68
been seized from a defendant without prior court approval under certain 69
circumstances. (NRS 52.400) Section 18 of this bill specifies that the Board 70
constitutes a law enforcement agency for the purposes of that authorization. 71
Existing law imposes upon each retailer a sales tax measured by the gross 72
receipts of the retailer from the retail sale of tangible personal property in this State. 73
(NRS 372.105, 374.110, 374.111) Sections 19 and 25 of this bill clarify that the 74
provisions of existing law governing the imposition, collection and remittance of 75
the sales taxes apply to a retailer who makes a retail sale o f cannabis or cannabis 76
products regardless of whether the retailer holds a license issued by the Board. 77
Section 20 of this bill authorizes the Department of Taxation to impose upon 78
any person who does not hold a license issued by the Board and who sells cannabis 79
or a cannabis product an administrative fine in the amount of the excise tax on 80
cannabis for which the person would have been liable had the person engaged in 81
the sale as an adult -use cannabis cultivation facility or adult -use cannabis retail 82
store. Sections 21, 22 and 24 of this bill make conforming changes to provide that 83
the definitions in existing law apply to section 20 and to clarify that certain 84
provisions of existing law apply to section 20. 85
Existing law sets forth the primary functions a nd responsibilities of the 86
Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety. (NRS 480.140) Section 87
26 of this bill additionally authorizes the Division to collaborate with the Board and 88
other state and local agencies for the enforcement of crimina l laws relating to 89
unlicensed cannabis activities. 90
Section 28 of this bill requires the Board and the Nevada Gaming Control 91
Board, on or before December 31, 2026, to jointly prepare and submit a report 92
concerning the relationship between the gaming ind ustry and the cannabis industry 93
in this State to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 94

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 678A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 1.3. “Label” means written or printed material affixed 4
to or included with cannabis or a cannabis product to provide 5
identification or other information. 6
Sec. 1.5. “Packaging” means the immediate , consumer-7
facing wrapper or container in which cannabis or a cannabis 8
product is packaged. 9
Sec. 1.7. NRS 678A.010 is hereby amended to read as 10
follows: 11
678A.010 As used in this title, unless the context otherwise 12
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 678A.020 to 13

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678A.240, inclusive, and sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this act have the 1
meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 2
Sec. 2. NRS 678A.450 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
678A.450 1. The Board may adopt regulations necessary or 4
convenient to carry out the provisions of this title. Such regulations 5
may include, without limitation: 6
(a) Financial requirements for licensees. 7
(b) Establishing such education, outreach, investigative and 8
enforcement mechanisms as the Board deems necessary to ensure 9
the compliance of a licensee or registrant with the provisions of this 10
title. Such mechanisms must include, without limitation: 11
(1) A system to educate, train and certify employees of the 12
Board which: 13
(I) Each employee must complete before he or she may 14
engage in inspections, investigations or audits; and 15
(II) At a minimum, includes training that is the same or 16
substantially similar to any training that is required by the Board by 17
regulation to be completed by a cannabis establishment agent before 18
he or she may be employed by, volunteer at or provide labor to a 19
cannabis establishment; 20
(2) A system to educate and advise licensees and registrants 21
on compliance with the provisions of this title which may serve as 22
an alternative to disciplinary action; and 23
(3) Establishing specific grounds for disciplinary action 24
against a licensee or registra nt who knowingly violates the law or 25
engages in grossly negligent, unlawful or criminal conduct or an act 26
or omission that poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of 27
the public. 28
(c) Requirements for licensees or registrants relating to the 29
cultivation, processing, manufacture, transport, distribution, testing, 30
study, advertising and sale of cannabis and cannabis products. 31
(d) Policies and procedures to ensure that the cannabis industry 32
in this State is economically competitive, inclusive of raci al 33
minorities, women and persons and communities that have been 34
adversely affected by cannabis prohibition and accessible to persons 35
of low-income seeking to start a business. 36
(e) Policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of the 37
identities of the shareholders and the annual report of a cannabis 38
establishment that is a publicly traded company. 39
(f) Reasonable restrictions on the signage, marketing, display 40
and advertising of cannabis establishments. Such a restriction must 41
not require a cannabis establishment to obtain the approval of the 42
Board before using a logo, sign or advertisement. 43

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(g) Provisions governing the sales of products and commodities 1
made from hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, or containing 2
cannabidiol by cannabis establishments. 3
(h) Requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of 4
cannabis and cannabis products. Such requirements must not 5
require: 6
(1) Any package of cannabis or cannabis products which is 7
sold at wholesale to contain any label or tag other than a label or 8
tag necessary for the functionality of any computer software used 9
for the seed-to-sale tracking of cannabis adopted by the Board. 10
(2) A cannabis establishment to include any information on 11
the label for cannabis or a cannabis product that is already 12
included on the packaging of the cannabis or cannabis product. 13
2. The Board shall adopt regulations providing for the 14
gathering and maintenance of comprehensive demographic 15
information, including, without limitation, information regarding 16
race, ethnicity, age and gender, concerning each: 17
(a) Owner and manager of a cannabis establishment. 18
(b) Holder of a cannabis establishment agent registration card. 19
3. The Board shall adopt regulations providing for the 20
investigation of unlicensed cannabis activities a nd the imposition of 21
penalties against persons who engage in such activities. Such 22
regulations must, without limitation: 23
(a) Establish penalties to be imposed for unlicensed cannabis 24
activities, which may include, without limitation, the issuance of a 25
cease and desist order or citation, the imposition of an 26
administrative fine or civil penalty and other similar penalties. 27
(b) Set forth the procedures by which the Board may impose a 28
penalty against a person for engaging in unlicensed cannabis 29
activities. 30
(c) Set forth the circumstances under which the Board is 31
required to refer matters concerning unlicensed cannabis activities 32
to an appropriate state or local law enforcement agency. 33
4. The Board shall transmit the information gathered and 34
maintained pu rsuant to subsection 2 to the Director of the 35
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature on or 36
before January 1 of each odd-numbered year. 37
5. The Board shall, by regulation, establish a pilot program for 38
identifying opportunities for an emerging small cannabis business to 39
participate in the cannabis industry. As used in this subsection, 40
“emerging small cannabis business” means a cannabis -related 41
business that: 42
(a) Is in existence, operational and operated for a profit; 43
(b) Maintains its principal place of business in this State; and 44

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(c) Satisfies requirements for the number of employees and 1
annual gross revenue established by the Board by regulation. 2
Sec. 3. Chapter 678B of NRS is hereby amended by ad ding 3
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 4 and 5 of this act. 4
Sec. 4. 1. A cannabis sales facility or a third party or 5
intermediary business with whom the cannabis sales facility has 6
contracted pursuant to NRS 678C.440 or 678D.430 may, in 7
accordance with procedures and requirements set forth in this title 8
and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, deliver cannabis or 9
cannabis products to a consumer at any location, including, 10
without limitation, a private res idence, so long as the location is 11
not: 12
(a) On the property of a public or private school that provides 13
formal education traditionally associated with preschool or 14
kindergarten through grade 12; 15
(b) On the property of a community facility; 16
(c) On the property of an airport; or 17
(d) Except for a delivery conducted at an authorized private 18
residence, within 1,500 feet of an establishment that holds a 19
nonrestricted gaming license described in subsection 1 or 2 of 20
NRS 463.0177. 21
2. The Board may not require any vehicle used by a cannabis 22
sales facility or a third party or intermediary business with whom 23
the cannabis sales facility has contracted pursuant to NRS 24
678C.440 or 678D.430 to deliver cannabis or cannabis products to 25
a consumer to be inspected by the Board before the vehicle is used 26
to make such a delivery. 27
3. For the purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection 1, the 28
distance must be measured in a straight line from the closest 29
points of the property line of the property at which the delivery of 30
cannabis or cannabis products i s completed and the property line 31
of the establishment that holds a nonrestricted gaming license 32
described in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177. 33
4. As used in this section: 34
(a) “Authorized private residence” means a residentia l unit 35
that is not: 36
(1) Connected, rented, leased or adjacent to, leased by or 37
otherwise located in the same building as an establishment that 38
holds a nonrestricted gaming license described in subsection 1 or 39
2 of NRS 463.0177; or 40
(2) Owned, in whole or in part, operated, rented, leased or 41
managed by, leased to or managed for: 42
(I) The holder of a nonrestricted restricted gaming 43
license described in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177 or the 44
affiliate, as defined in NRS 78.412, of such a person; or 45

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(II) A person who has been licensed, registered, found 1
suitable or received a preliminary finding of suitability by the 2
Nevada Gaming Commission. 3
(b) “Community facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in 4
NRS 678B.250. 5
(c) “Private residence” includes, without limitation: 6
(1) A residential unit that is rented for the purposes of 7
transient lodging, as defined in NRS 244.35354. 8
(2) A mobile home, as defined in NRS 40.215, that is 9
located within a mobile home park, as defined in NRS 40.215. 10
(3) A recreational vehicle, as defined in NRS 40.215, that is 11
located within a recreational vehicle park, as defined in 12
NRS 40.215. 13
(4) A manufactured home, as defined in NRS 118B.015, 14
that is located within a manufactured home park, as defined in 15
NRS 118B.017. 16
(d) “Residential unit” has the meaning ascribed to it in 17
NRS 244.353535. 18
Sec. 5. 1. A social equity operator may enter into a joint -19
venture agreement with a cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis 20
production facility to allow the social equity operator to operate a 21
joint-venture business on the premises of the cannabis cultivation 22
facility or cannabis production facility. 23
2. A joint -venture agreement entered into pursuant to 24
subsection 1: 25
(a) Must be submitt ed to and approved by the Board before it 26
may become effective; 27
(b) Must comply with the regulations adopted by the Board 28
pursuant to this section; and 29
(c) May provide for the sharing of profits between the joint -30
venture business and the cannabis culti vation facility or cannabis 31
production facility, as applicable. 32
3. If the Board approves a joint -venture agreement entered 33
into pursuant to subsection 1, the cannabis cultivation facility or 34
cannabis production facility shall notify the local government al 35
jurisdiction in which the facility is located of the approval. 36
4. Each owner, officer and board member of a joint -venture 37
business and each person who volunteers or works at or contracts 38
to provide labor for the joint -venture business must obtain and 39
maintain a cannabis establishment agent registration card. 40
5. A joint -venture business may engage in any activity in 41
which the cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis production 42
facility that is a party to the joint -venture agreement is authorized 43
to engage. A joint -venture business shall comply with all 44
provisions of this title and the regulations adopted pursuant 45

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thereto applicable to a cannabis cultivation facility or cannabis 1
production facility, as applicable. 2
6. All operations of a joint -venture business must be 3
conducted on the premises of the cannabis cultivation facility or 4
cannabis production facility that is a party to the joint -venture 5
agreement. 6
7. The Board shall adopt regulations governing joint -venture 7
agreements and joint-venture businesses. The regulations must: 8
(a) Set forth requirements for the required content of a joint -9
venture agreement entered into pursuant to this section. 10
(b) Establish criteria to be used by the Board for determining 11
whether a person qualifies as a social equity operator for the 12
purposes of this section, including, without limitation, the 13
minimum percentage of ownership in a proposed joint -venture 14
business which will be held by a person or group of persons who 15
have been adversely affected by provisions of previous laws which 16
criminalized activity relating to cannabis for the person to qualify 17
as a social equity operator. 18
8. As used in this section: 19
(a) “Board member” means a natural person who is proposed 20
to sit on the b oard of a proposed joint -venture business and who 21
may or may not be an owner of the joint-venture business. 22
(b) “Joint-venture business” means a cannabis -related 23
business operated pursuant to a joint -venture agreement entered 24
into pursuant to subsection 1. 25
(c) “Officer” means a natural person who: 26
(1) Is proposed to hold the title of, or be designated by a 27
proposed joint -venture business as, a president, vice president, 28
secretary, treasurer, manager, chief executive officer, chief 29
operating officer or chief financial officer of the joint -venture 30
business; and 31
(2) May or may not be an owner of the proposed joint -32
venture business. 33
(d) “Owner” means a natural person who is the holder of any 34
ownership interest in a proposed joint-venture business. 35
(e) “Social equity operator” means a person who: 36
(1) Does not hold a license; and 37
(2) Has been adversely affected by provisions of previous 38
laws which criminalized activity relating to cannabis, as 39
determined by the Board in accordance with the regulatio ns 40
adopted pursuant to this section. Such adverse effects may 41
include, without limitation, adverse effects on an owner or officer 42
of the proposed joint-venture business. 43

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Sec. 6. NRS 678B.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
678B.210 1. [A] Except as otherwise provided in section 5 2
of this act, a person shall not engage in the business of a medical 3
cannabis establishment unless the person holds a medical cannabis 4
establishment license issued by the Board pursuant to this section. 5
2. A person who wishes to engage in the business of a medical 6
cannabis establishment must submit to the Board an application on a 7
form prescribed by the Board. 8
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678B.215 to 9
678B.240, inclusive, not later than 90 days after receiving an 10
application to engage in the business of a med ical cannabis 11
establishment, the Board shall register the medical cannabis 12
establishment and issue a medical cannabis establishment license 13
and a random 20-digit alphanumeric identification number if: 14
(a) The person who wishes to operate the proposed medi cal 15
cannabis establishment has submitted to the Board all of the 16
following: 17
(1) The application fee, as set forth in NRS 678B.390; 18
(2) An application, which must include: 19
(I) The legal name of the proposed medical cannabis 20
establishment; 21
(II) The physical address where the proposed medical 22
cannabis establishment will be located and the physical address of 23
any co-owned additional or otherwise associated medical cannabis 24
establishments, the locations of which may not be on the property of 25
an airport , within 1,000 feet of a public or private school that 26
provides formal education traditionally associated with preschool or 27
kindergarten through grade 12 and that existed on the date on which 28
the application for the proposed medical cannabis establishment was 29
submitted to the Board, within 300 feet of a community facility that 30
existed on the date on which the application for the proposed 31
medical cannabis establishment was submitted to the Board or, if the 32
proposed medical cannabis establishment will be located in a county 33
whose population is 100,000 or more, within 1,500 feet of an 34
establishment that holds a nonrestricted gaming license described in 35
subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177 and that existed on the date on 36
which the application for the proposed medic al cannabis 37
establishment was submitted to the Board; 38
(III) Evidence that the applicant controls not less than 39
$250,000 in liquid assets to cover the initial expenses of opening the 40
proposed medical cannabis establishment and complying with the 41
provisions of this title; 42
(IV) Evidence that the applicant owns the property on 43
which the proposed medical cannabis establishment will be located 44

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or has the written permission of the property owner to operate the 1
proposed medical cannabis establishment on that property; 2
(V) For the applicant and each person who is proposed to 3
be an owner, officer or board member of the proposed medical 4
cannabis establishment, a complete set of the person’s fingerprints 5
and written permission of the person authorizing the Boar d to 6
forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada 7
Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau 8
of Investigation for its report; and 9
(VI) The name, address and date of birth of each person 10
who is proposed to be an own er, officer or board member of the 11
proposed medical cannabis establishment; 12
(3) Operating procedures consistent with rules of the Board 13
for oversight of the proposed medical cannabis establishment, 14
including, without limitation: 15
(I) Procedures to ens ure the use of adequate security 16
measures; and 17
(II) The use of an electronic verification system and an 18
inventory control system pursuant to NRS 678C.420 and 678C.430; 19
(4) If the proposed medical cannabis establishment will sell 20
or deliver medical can nabis products, proposed operating 21
procedures for handling such products which must be preapproved 22
by the Board; 23
(5) If the city or county in which the proposed medical 24
cannabis establishment will be located has enacted zoning 25
restrictions, proof that th e proposed location is in compliance with 26
those restrictions and satisfies all applicable building requirements; 27
and 28
(6) Such other information as the Board may require by 29
regulation; 30
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678B.633, none of the 31
persons who are proposed to be owners, officers or board members 32
of the proposed medical cannabis establishment have been 33
convicted of an excluded felony offense; 34
(c) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers 35
or board members of the proposed me dical cannabis establishment 36
have: 37
(1) Served as an owner, officer or board member for a 38
cannabis establishment that has had its medical cannabis 39
establishment license or adult -use cannabis establishment license 40
revoked; 41
(2) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 42
registration card revoked; 43
(3) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 44
registration card for a cannabis executive revoked; or 45

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(4) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 1
registration card for a cannabis receiver revoked; and 2
(d) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers 3
or board members of the proposed medical cannabis establishment 4
are under 21 years of age. 5
4. For each person who submits an application pursuant to this 6
section, and each person who i s proposed to be an owner, officer or 7
board member of a proposed medical cannabis establishment, the 8
Board shall submit the fingerprints of the person to the Central 9
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission 10
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the criminal 11
history of that person. 12
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and NRS 13
678B.215, if an application for registration as a medical cannabis 14
establishment satisfies the requirements of this section, is qualif ied 15
in the determination of the Board pursuant to NRS 678B.200 and 16
the establishment is not disqualified from being registered as a 17
medical cannabis establishment pursuant to this section or other 18
applicable law, the Board shall issue to the establishment a medical 19
cannabis establishment license. A medical cannabis establishment 20
license expires 1 year after the date of issuance and may be renewed 21
upon: 22
(a) Submission of the information required by the Board by 23
regulation; and 24
(b) Payment of the renewal fee set forth in NRS 678B.390. 25
6. In determining whether to issue a medical cannabis 26
establishment license pursuant to this section, the Board shall 27
consider the criteria of merit set forth in NRS 678B.240. 28
7. For the purposes of sub -subparagraph (II) of subparagraph 29
(2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the distance must be measured 30
from the front door of the proposed medical cannabis establishment 31
to the closest point of the property line of a school, community 32
facility or gaming establishment. 33
8. As used in this section, “community facility” means: 34
(a) A facility that provides day care to children. 35
(b) A public park. 36
(c) A playground. 37
(d) A public swimming pool. 38
(e) A center or facility, the primary purpose of which is to 39
provide recreational o pportunities or services to children or 40
adolescents. 41
(f) A church, synagogue or other building, structure or place 42
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Sec. 7. NRS 678B.250 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
678B.250 1. [A] Except as otherwise provided in section 5 2
of this act, a person shall not engage in the business of an adult -use 3
cannabis establishment unless the person holds an adult -use 4
cannabis establishment license issued pursuant to this section. 5
2. A person who wishes to engage in the business of an adult -6
use cannabis establishment must submit to the Board an application 7
on a form prescribed by the Board. 8
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678B.260, 678B.270, 9
678B.280, 678B.322 and 678B.324 to 678B.328, inclusive, the 10
Board shall issue an adult -use cannabis establishment license to an 11
applicant if: 12
(a) The person who wishes to operate the proposed adult -use 13
cannabis establishment has submitted to the Board all of the 14
following: 15
(1) The application fee, as set forth in NRS 678B.390; 16
(2) An application, which must include: 17
(I) The legal name of the proposed adult -use cannabis 18
establishment; 19
(II) The physical address where the proposed adult -use 20
cannabis establishment will b e located and the physical address of 21
any co-owned additional or otherwise associated adult -use cannabis 22
establishments, the locations of which may not be on the property of 23
an airport, within 1,000 feet of a public or private school that 24
provides formal education traditionally associated with preschool or 25
kindergarten through grade 12 and that existed on the date on which 26
the application for the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment 27
was submitted to the Board, within 300 feet of a community facility 28
that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed 29
adult-use cannabis establishment was submitted to the Board or, if 30
the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment will be located in a 31
county whose population is 100,000 or more, within 1,500 feet of an 32
establishment that holds a nonrestricted gaming license described in 33
subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177 and that existed on the date on 34
which the application for the proposed adult -use cannabis 35
establishment was submitted to the Board; 36
(III) [Evidence] Except for a social equity applicant 37
applying for the issuance of an adult -use cannabis establishment 38
license for an independent cannabis consumption lounge, 39
evidence that the applicant controls liquid assets in an amount 40
determined by the Board to be sufficient to cover the initial 41
expenses of opening the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment 42
and complying with the provisions of this title; 43
(IV) Evidence that the applicant owns the property on 44
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or has the written permission of the property owner to operate the 1
proposed adult-use cannabis establishment on that property; 2
(V) For the applicant and each person who is proposed to 3
be an owner, officer or board member of the proposed adult -use 4
cannabis establishment, a complete set of the person’s fingerprints 5
and written permission of the person authorizing the Board to 6
forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada 7
Records of Criminal History for submissi on to the Federal Bureau 8
of Investigation for its report; and 9
(VI) The name, address and date of birth of each person 10
who is proposed to be an owner, officer or board member of the 11
proposed adult-use cannabis establishment; 12
(3) Operating procedures c onsistent with rules of the Board 13
for oversight of the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment, 14
including, without limitation: 15
(I) Procedures to ensure the use of adequate security 16
measures; and 17
(II) The use of an inventory control system; 18
(4) If the proposed adult-use cannabis establishment will sell 19
or deliver adult -use cannabis products, proposed operating 20
procedures for handling such products which must be preapproved 21
by the Board; and 22
(5) Such other information as the Board may require by 23
regulation; 24
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678B.633, none of the 25
persons who are proposed to be owners, officers or board members 26
of the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment have been 27
convicted of an excluded felony offense; 28
(c) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers 29
or board members of the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment 30
have: 31
(1) Served as an owner, officer or board member for a 32
cannabis establishment that has had its adult -use cannabis 33
establishment license or medical cannabis establishment license 34
revoked; 35
(2) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 36
registration card revoked; 37
(3) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 38
registration card for a cannabis executive revoked; or 39
(4) Previously had a cannabis establishment agent 40
registration card for a cannabis receiver revoked; and 41
(d) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers 42
or board members of the proposed adult -use cannabis establishment 43
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4. For each person who submits an application pursuant to this 1
section, and each person who is proposed to be an owner, officer or 2
board member of a proposed adult -use cannabis establishment, the 3
Board shall submit the fingerprints of the person to the Central 4
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission 5
to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the criminal 6
history of that person. 7
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if an applicant 8
for licensure to operate an adult-use cannabis establishment satisfies 9
the requirements of this section, is qualified in the determination of 10
the Board pursuant to NRS 678B.200 and is not disqualified from 11
being licensed pursuant to this section or other applicable law, the 12
Board shall issue to the applicant an adult -use cannabis 13
establishment license. An adult -use cannabis establishment license 14
expires 1 year after the date of issuance and may be renewed upon: 15
(a) Submission of the information required by the Board by 16
regulation; and 17
(b) Payment of the renewal fee set forth in NRS 678B.390. 18
6. In determining whether to issue an adult -use cannabis 19
license pursuant to this section, the Board shall consider the criteria 20
of merit and scoring guidelines set forth in NRS 678B.280 or 21
678B.324, as applicable. 22
7. For the purposes of sub -subparagraph (II) of subparagraph 23
(2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the distance must be measured 24
from the front door of the proposed adult -use cannabis 25
establishment to the closest point of the property line of a school, 26
community facility or gaming establishment. 27
8. As used in this section, “community facility” means: 28
(a) A facility that provides day care to children. 29
(b) A public park. 30
(c) A playground. 31
(d) A public swimming pool. 32
(e) A center or fac ility, the primary purpose of which is to 33
provide recreational opportunities or services to children or 34
adolescents. 35
(f) A church, synagogue or other building, structure or place 36
used for religious worship or other religious purpose. 37
Sec. 8. NRS 678B.380 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
678B.380 1. Except as otherwise provided by regulations 39
adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 2, the following are 40
nontransferable: 41
(a) A cannabis establishment agent registration card. 42
(b) A cannabis establishment agent registration card for a 43
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(c) A cannabis establishment agent registration card for a 1
cannabis receiver. 2
(d) A medical cannabis establishment license. 3
(e) An adult-use cannabis establishment license. 4
2. The Board shall adopt regulations which prescribe 5
procedures and requirements by which a holder of: 6
(a) A license may transfer the license to another party who is 7
qualified to hold such a license pursuant to the provisions of this 8
chapter. 9
(b) An ownership interest in a cannabis establishment may 10
transfer all or any portion of the ownership interest to another party 11
who is qualified to hold an ownership interest in a cannabis 12
establishment pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 13
3. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 may give 14
priority in the processing of transfers of licenses to a transfer in 15
which the transferor is: 16
(a) Subject to a receivership; 17
(b) Involved in a recapitalization; or 18
(c) A party to a court proceeding involving financial distress. 19
[4. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 must: 20
(a) Prohibit the holder of an adult -use cannabis establishment 21
license for an independent cannabis consumption lounge from 22
transferring the license until at least 2 years from the date on which 23
the independent cannabis consumption lounge for which the license 24
was issued became operational; 25
(b) Require the holder of an adult -use cannabis establishment 26
license for an independent cannabis consum ption lounge who 27
wishes to cease operations before the independent cannabis 28
consumption lounge for which the license was issued has been 29
operational for at least 2 years to surrender the license to the Board; 30
and 31
(c) Require the Board to hold a license s urrendered pursuant to 32
paragraph (b) in reserve for issuance to an applicant for such a 33
license in the future.] 34
Sec. 9. NRS 678B.520 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
678B.520 1. Each cannabis establishment shall, in 36
consultation with the Board, cooperate to ensure that all cannabis 37
products offered for sale: 38
(a) Are labeled clearly and unambiguously: 39
(1) As cannabis with the words “THIS PRODUCT 40
CONTAINS CANNABIS” in bold type . [; and] The provisions of 41
this subpa ragraph do not apply if those words in bold type are 42
included on the packaging of the cannabis product. 43
(2) As required by the provisions of this chapter and chapters 44
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(b) Are not presented in packaging that contains an image of a 1
cartoon character, mascot, action figure, balloon or toy, except that 2
such an item may appear in the logo of the cannabis production 3
facility which produced the product. 4
(c) Are regulated and sold on the basis of the concentration of 5
THC in the products and not by weight. 6
(d) Are packaged and labeled in such a manner as to allow 7
tracking by way of an inventory control system. 8
(e) Are not packaged and labeled in a manner which is modeled 9
after a brand of products primarily consumed by or marketed to 10
children. 11
(f) Are labeled in a manner or presented in packaging which 12
indicates the amount of THC in the product, measured in 13
milligrams, and includes a statement that the product contains 14
cannabis and its potency was tested with an allowable variance of 15
the amount determined by the Board by regulation. 16
(g) Are not labeled or marketed as candy. 17
(h) Are labeled with [:] or presented in packaging that 18
includes: 19
(1) The words “Keep out of reach of children”; 20
(2) A list of all ingredients used in the cannabis product; 21
(3) A list of all major food allergens in the cannabis product; 22
and 23
(4) Any other information the Board may require by 24
regulation. 25
2. A cannabis production facility shall not produce cannabis 26
products in any form that: 27
(a) Is or appears to be a lollipop. 28
(b) Bears the likeness or contains characteristics of a real or 29
fictional person, animal or fruit, including, without limitation, a 30
caricature, cartoon or artistic rendering. 31
(c) Is modeled after a brand of products primarily con sumed by 32
or marketed to children. 33
(d) Is made by applying concentrated cannabis, as defined in 34
NRS 453.042, to a commercially available candy or snack food item 35
other than dried fruit, nuts or granola. 36
3. A cannabis production facility shall: 37
(a) Seal any cannabis product that consists of cookies or 38
brownies in a bag or other container which is not transparent. 39
(b) Maintain a hand washing area with hot water, soap and 40
disposable towels which is located away from any area in which 41
cannabis products are cooked or otherwise prepared. 42
(c) Require each person who handles cannabis products to 43
restrain his or her hair, wear clean clothing and keep his or her 44
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(d) Package all cannabis products produced by the cannabis 1
production fac ility on the premises of the cannabis production 2
facility. 3
4. A cannabis establishment shall not engage in advertising that 4
in any way makes cannabis or cannabis products appeal to children, 5
including, without limitation, advertising which uses an image of a 6
cartoon character, mascot, action figure, balloon, fruit or toy. 7
5. Each cannabis sales facility shall offer for sale containers for 8
the storage of cannabis and cannabis products which lock and are 9
designed to prohibit children from unlocking and op ening the 10
container. 11
6. A cannabis sales facility shall: 12
(a) Convey to each purchaser of cannabis or cannabis products 13
the following information in a manner prescribed by the Board: 14
(1) To keep cannabis and cannabis products out of the reach 15
of children; 16
(2) That cannabis products can cause severe illness in 17
children; 18
(3) That allowing children to ingest cannabis or cannabis 19
products or storing cannabis or cannabis products in a location 20
which is accessible to children may result in an investigatio n by an 21
agency which provides child welfare services or criminal 22
prosecution for child abuse or neglect; 23
(4) That the intoxicating effects of edible cannabis products 24
may be delayed by 2 hours or more and users of edible cannabis 25
products should initiall y ingest a small amount of the product, then 26
wait at least 120 minutes before ingesting any additional amount of 27
the product; 28
(5) That pregnant women should consult with a physician 29
before ingesting cannabis or cannabis products; 30
(6) That ingesting can nabis or cannabis products with 31
alcohol or other drugs, including prescription medication, may result 32
in unpredictable levels of impairment and that a person should 33
consult with a physician before doing so; 34
(7) That cannabis or cannabis products can impa ir 35
concentration, coordination and judgment and a person should not 36
operate a motor vehicle while under the influence of cannabis or 37
cannabis products; and 38
(8) That ingestion of any amount of cannabis or cannabis 39
products before driving may result in cri minal prosecution for 40
driving under the influence. 41
(b) Enclose all cannabis and cannabis products in opaque, child -42
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7. A cannabis sales facility shall allow any person who is at 1
least 21 years of age to enter the premises of the cannabis sales 2
facility. 3
8. If the health authority, as defined in NRS 446.050, where a 4
cannabis production facility, cannabis sales facility or cannabis 5
consumption lounge which sells edible cannabis products is located 6
requires persons who handl e food at a food establishment to obtain 7
certification, the cannabis production facility, cannabis sales facility 8
or cannabis consumption lounge shall ensure that at least one 9
employee maintains such certification. 10
9. A cannabis production facility may s ell a commodity or 11
product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, or containing 12
cannabidiol to a cannabis sales facility. 13
10. In addition to any other product authorized by the 14
provisions of this title, a cannabis sales facility may sell: 15
(a) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in 16
NRS 557.160; 17
(b) Any commodity or product containing cannabidiol with a 18
THC concentration of not more than 0.3 percent; and 19
(c) Any other product specified by regulation of the Board. 20
11. A cannabis establishment: 21
(a) Shall not engage in advertising which contains any statement 22
or illustration that: 23
(1) Is false or misleading; 24
(2) Promotes overconsumption of cannabis or cannabis 25
products; 26
(3) Depicts the actual consumption of cannabis or cannabi s 27
products; or 28
(4) Depicts a child or other person who is less than 21 years 29
of age consuming cannabis or cannabis products or objects 30
suggesting the presence of a child, including, without limitation, 31
toys, characters or cartoons, or contains any other depiction which is 32
designed in any manner to be appealing to or encourage 33
consumption of cannabis or cannabis products by a person who is 34
less than 21 years of age. 35
(b) Shall not advertise in any publication or on radio, television 36
or any other medium if 30 percent or more of the audience of that 37
medium is reasonably expected to be persons who are less than 21 38
years of age. 39
(c) Shall not place an advertisement: 40
(1) Within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, 41
playground, public park or library, but may maintain such an 42
advertisement if it was initially placed before the school, 43
playground, public park or library was located within 1,000 feet of 44
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(2) On or inside of a motor vehicle used for public 1
transportation or any shelter for public transportation; 2
(3) At a sports event to which persons who are less than 21 3
years of age are allowed entry; or 4
(4) At an entertainment event if it is reasonably estimated 5
that 30 percent or more of the persons who will attend that event are 6
less than 21 years of age. 7
(d) Shall not advertise or offer any cannabis or cannabis product 8
as “free” or “donated” without a purchase. 9
(e) Shall ensure that all advertising by the cannabis 10
establishment contains such warnings as may be presc ribed by the 11
Board, which must include, without limitation, the following words: 12
(1) “Keep out of reach of children”; and 13
(2) “For use only by adults 21 years of age and older.” 14
(f) Shall ensure that all advertising by the cannabis 15
establishment contains: 16
(1) The name of the cannabis establishment; and 17
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 12, the adult-18
use cannabis establishment license number or medical cannabis 19
establishment license number of the cannabis establishment or any 20
other unique identifier assigned to the cannabis establishment by the 21
Board. 22
12. A cannabis establishment that holds more than one license 23
may satisfy the requirement set forth in subparagraph (2) of 24
paragraph (f) of subsection 11 if the cannabis establishment includes 25
in all advertising conducted by the cannabis establishment: 26
(a) Any one of the adult -use cannabis establishment license 27
numbers or medical cannabis establishment license numbers of the 28
cannabis establishment; or 29
(b) Any one unique identifier as signed to the cannabis 30
establishment by the Board. 31
13. Nothing in subsection 11 shall be construed to prohibit a 32
local government, pursuant to chapter 244, 268 or 278 of NRS, from 33
adopting an ordinance for the regulation of advertising relating to 34
cannabis which is more restrictive than the provisions of subsection 35
11 relating to: 36
(a) The number, location and size of signs, including, without 37
limitation, any signs carried or displayed by a natural person; 38
(b) Handbills, pamphlets, cards or other types of advertisements 39
that are distributed, excluding an advertisement placed in a 40
newspaper of general circulation, trade publication or other form of 41
print media; 42
(c) Any stationary or moving display that is located on or near 43
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(d) The content of any advertisement used by a cannabis 1
establishment if the ordinance sets forth specific prohibited content 2
for such an advertisement. 3
14. If a cannabis establishment engages in advertising for 4
which it is required to determine the percentage of persons who are 5
less than 21 years of age and who may re asonably be expected to 6
view or hear the advertisement, the cannabis establishment shall 7
maintain documentation for not less than 5 years after the date on 8
which the advertisement is first broadcasted, published or otherwise 9
displayed that demonstrates the manner in which the cannabis 10
establishment determined the reasonably expected age of the 11
audience for that advertisement. 12
15. To the extent that they are inconsistent or otherwise 13
conflict with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 14
678D.480, the requirements of this section pertaining to cannabis 15
products do not apply to ready -to-consume cannabis products 16
prepared and sold by a cannabis consumption lounge. 17
16. In addition to any other penalties provided for by law, the 18
Board may impose a civil penalty upon a cannabis establishment 19
that violates the provisions of subsection 11 or 14 as follows: 20
(a) For the first violation in the immediately preceding 2 years, a 21
civil penalty not to exceed $1,250. 22
(b) For the second violation in the immediately preceding 2 23
years, a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500. 24
(c) For the third violation in the immediately preceding 2 years, 25
a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000. 26
(d) For the fourth violation in the immediately preceding 2 27
years, a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. 28
17. As used in this section , “motor vehicle used for public 29
transportation” does not include a taxicab, as defined in 30
NRS 706.124. 31
Sec. 10. NRS 678B.650 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
678B.650 1. The Board shall adopt such regulations as it 33
determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions 34
of this chapter. Such regulations are in addition to any requirements 35
set forth in statute and must, without limitation: 36
[1.] (a) Prescribe the form and any additional required content 37
of applications for licenses or registration cards issued pursuant to 38
this chapter; 39
[2.] (b) Establish procedures for the suspension or revocation of 40
a license or registration card or other disciplin ary action to be taken 41
against a licensee or registrant; 42
[3.] (c) Set forth rules pertaining to the safe and healthful 43
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[(a)] (1) The manner of protecting against diversion and 1
theft without imposing an undue burden on cannabis establishments 2
or compromising the confidentiality of consumers and holders of 3
registry identification cards and letters of approval, as those terms 4
are defined in NRS 678C.080 and 678C.070, respectively; 5
[(b)] (2) Minimum requirements for the oversight of 6
cannabis establishments; 7
[(c)] (3) Minimum requirements for the keeping of records 8
by cannabis establishments; 9
[(d)] (4) Provisions for the security of cannabis 10
establishments, including , without limitation, requirements for the 11
protection by a fully operational security alarm system of each 12
cannabis establishment; and 13
[(e)] (5) Procedures pursuant to which cannabis 14
establishments must use the services of cannabis independent testing 15
laboratories to ensure that any cannabis or cannabis product or 16
commodity or product made from hemp, as defined in NRS 17
557.160, sold by a cannabis sales facility to an end user is tested for 18
content, quality and potency in accordance with standards 19
established by the Board; 20
[4.] (d) Establish circumstances and procedures pursuant to 21
which the maximum fees set forth in NRS 678B.390 may be 22
reduced over time to ensure that the fees imposed pursuant to NRS 23
678B.390 are, insofar as may be practicable, revenue neutral; 24
[5.] (e) Establish different categories of cannabis establishment 25
agent registration cards, including, without limitation, criteria for 26
issuance of a cannabis establishment agent registration card for a 27
cannabis executive and a cannabis establishment agent registration 28
card for a cannabis receiver and criteria for training and 29
certification, for each of the different types of cannabis 30
establishments at which such an agent may be employed or 31
volunteer or provide labor as a cannabis establishment agent; 32
[6.] (f) As far as possible while maintaining accountability, 33
protect the identity and personal identifying information of each 34
person who receives, facilitates or delivers services in accordance 35
with this chapter; 36
[7.] (g) Establish procedures and requirements to enable a dual 37
licensee to operate a medical cannabis establishment and an adult -38
use cannabis establishment at the same location; 39
[8.] (h) Determine whether any provision of this chapter or 40
chapter 678C or 678D of NRS would make the operation of a 41
cannabis establishment by a dual licensee unreasonably 42
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[9.] (i) Allow for any record relating to the delivery of cannabis 1
or cannabis products that is required to be kept by a cannabis 2
establishment to be created and maintained in an electronic format; 3
[10.] (j) Prescribe the manner in which the Board will 4
determine whether a person who holds an adult -use cannabis 5
establishment license is ineligible to hold additional licenses 6
pursuant to NRS 678B.325 and 678B.328; 7
[11.] (k) Set forth rules pertai ning to the safe and healthful 8
operation of cannabis consumption lounges, including, without 9
limitation: 10
[(a)] (1) Standards for the air quality in a cannabis 11
consumption lounge; 12
[(b)] (2) Procedures and requirements for the collection and 13
disposal of cannabis and cannabis products which are left at a 14
cannabis consumption lounge; and 15
[(c)] (3) Requirements for the training of employees of a 16
cannabis consumption lounge in the sale and safe consumption of 17
single-use cannabis products and ready -to-consume cannabis 18
products; and 19
[12.] (l) Address such other matters as the Board deems 20
necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. 21
2. The regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to 22
subsection 1 must: 23
(a) Not require a cannabis sales facility to maintain a visitor’s 24
log. 25
(b) Not require a cannabis establishment to maintain records 26
concerning sales transactions for more than 3 years. 27
(c) If the Board requires a cannabis establishment to conduct 28
a quarterly inventory, allow any agent of the canna bis 29
establishment who is not involved in the regular management of 30
the inventory of the cannabis establishment to conduct the 31
quarterly inventory. 32
3. For the purposes of paragraph (c) of subsection 2, an 33
agent of a cannabis establishment is involved in the regular 34
management of the inventory of the cannabis establishment if the 35
agent satisfies all of the following: 36
(a) The agent is responsible for the oversight of inventory of 37
the cannabis establishment; 38
(b) The agent has been designated as an invento ry agent in 39
any computer software used for the seed -to-sale tracking of 40
cannabis and cannabis products adopted by the Board; and 41
(c) The agent performs daily or routine tasks related to the 42
inventory of the cannabis establishment in the inventory control 43
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Sec. 11. NRS 678C.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
678C.100 1. “Usable cannabis” means [: 2
(a) The] the dried leaves and flowers of a plant of the genus 3
Cannabis, and any mixture or preparation thereof, that are 4
appropriate for the medical use of cannabis or the adult use of 5
cannabis . [; and 6
(b) The seeds of a plant of the genus Cannabis.] 7
2. The term does not include the seeds, stalks and roots of the 8
plant. 9
Sec. 12. NRS 678C.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10
678C.200 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 11
NRS 678C.300, a person who holds a valid registry identification 12
card issued to the person pursuant to NR S 678C.230 or 678C.270 is 13
exempt from state prosecution for: 14
(a) The possession, delivery or production of cannabis; 15
(b) The possession or delivery of paraphernalia; 16
(c) Aiding and abetting another in the possession, delivery or 17
production of cannabis; 18
(d) Aiding and abetting another in the possession or delivery of 19
paraphernalia; 20
(e) Any combination of the acts described in paragraphs (a) to 21
(d), inclusive; and 22
(f) Any other criminal offense in which the possession, delivery 23
or production of cannabis or the possession or delivery of 24
paraphernalia is an element. 25
2. In addition to the provisions of subsections 1 and 5, no 26
person may be subject to state prosecution for constructive 27
possession, conspiracy or any other criminal offense solely for being 28
in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of cannabis in 29
accordance with the provisions of this title. 30
3. The exemption from state prosecution set forth in subsection 31
1 applies only to the extent that a person who holds a registry 32
identification card issued to the person pursuant to paragraph (a) of 33
subsection 1 of NRS 678C.230 and the designated primary 34
caregiver, if any, of such a person: 35
(a) Engage in or assist in, as applicable, the medical use of 36
cannabis in accordance with the provisions of this title as justified to 37
mitigate the symptoms or effects of a person’s chronic or 38
debilitating medical condition; and 39
(b) Do not, at any one time, collectively possess with another 40
who is authorized to possess, deliver or produce more than: 41
(1) Two and one-half ounces of usable cannabis; 42
(2) Twelve cannabis plants, irrespective of whether the 43
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(3) A maximum allowable quantity of cannabis products as 1
established by regulation of the Board. 2
 The persons described in this subsection must ensure that the 3
usable cannabis and cannabis plants described in this subsection are 4
safeguarded in an enclosed, secure location. 5
4. If the persons described in subsection 3 possess, deliver or 6
produce cannabis in an amount which exceeds the amount described 7
in paragraph (b) of that subsection, those persons: 8
(a) Are not exempt from state prosecution for the possession, 9
delivery or production of cannabis. 10
(b) May establish an affirmative defense to charges of the 11
possession, delivery or production of cannabis, or any combination 12
of those acts, in the manner set forth in NRS 678C.310. 13
5. A person who holds a valid medical cannabis establishment 14
license issued to the person pursuant to NRS 678B.210, a valid 15
cannabis establishment agent registration card issued to the person 16
pursuant to NRS 678B.340, a valid cannabis establishment agent 17
registration card for a cannabis executive issued pursuant to NRS 18
678B.350 or a valid cannabis establishment agent registrati on card 19
for a cannabis receiver issued pursuant to NRS 678B.355 , or who 20
has entered into a joint -venture agreement approved by the Board 21
pursuant to section 5 of this act, and who confines his or her 22
activities to those authorized by this title, and the r egulations 23
adopted by the Board pursuant thereto, is exempt from state 24
prosecution for: 25
(a) The possession, delivery or production of cannabis; 26
(b) The possession or delivery of paraphernalia; 27
(c) Aiding and abetting another in the possession, delivery or 28
production of cannabis; 29
(d) Aiding and abetting another in the possession or delivery of 30
paraphernalia; 31
(e) Any combination of the acts described in paragraphs (a) to 32
(d), inclusive; and 33
(f) Any other criminal offense in which the possession, deliver y 34
or production of cannabis or the possession or delivery of 35
paraphernalia is an element. 36
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as 37
otherwise provided in this subsection, after a medical cannabis 38
dispensary opens in the county of residence of a person who holds a 39
registry identification card, including, without limitation, a 40
designated primary caregiver, such a person is not authorized to 41
cultivate, grow or produce cannabis. The provisions of this 42
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(a) The per son who holds the registry identification card was 1
cultivating, growing or producing cannabis in accordance with state 2
law on or before July 1, 2013; 3
(b) All the medical cannabis dispensaries in the county of 4
residence of the person who holds the registry identification card 5
close or are unable to supply the quantity or strain of cannabis 6
necessary for the medical use of the person to treat his or her 7
specific medical condition; 8
(c) Because of illness or lack of transportation, the person who 9
holds the registry identification card is unable reasonably to travel to 10
a medical cannabis dispensary; or 11
(d) No medical cannabis dispensary was operating within 25 12
miles of the residence of the person who holds the registry 13
identification card at the time the perso n first applied for his or her 14
registry identification card. 15
7. As used in this section, “cannabis” includes, without 16
limitation, cannabis products. 17
Sec. 13. NRS 678C.400 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
678C.400 1. Each medical cannabis establishment must: 19
(a) Be located in a separate building or facility that is located in 20
a commercial or industrial zone or overlay; 21
(b) Have an appearance, both as to the interior and exterior, that 22
is professional, orderly, dignified and consistent with the traditional 23
style of pharmacies and medical offices; and 24
(c) Have discreet and professional signage that is consistent with 25
the traditional style of signage for pharmacies and medical offices. 26
2. If a medical c annabis establishment is operated by a dual 27
licensee, any provision of this section which is determined by the 28
Board to be unreasonably impracticable pursuant to paragraph (h) 29
of subsection [8] 1 of NRS 678B.650 does not apply to the medical 30
cannabis establishment. 31
Sec. 14. NRS 678C.410 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
678C.410 1. A medical cannabis establishment is prohibited 33
from acquiring, possessing, cultivating, manufacturing, delivering, 34
transferring, transporting, supplying or dispensing cannabis for any 35
purpose except to: 36
(a) Directly or indirectly assist patients who possess valid 37
registry identification cards; 38
(b) Assist patients who possess valid registry identification cards 39
or letters of appro val by way of those patients’ designated primary 40
caregivers; and 41
(c) Return for a refund cannabis, medical edible cannabis 42
products or medical cannabis -infused products to the medical 43
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cannabis products or medical cannabis -infused products were 1
acquired. 2
 For the purposes of this subsection, a person shall be deemed to 3
be a patient who possesses a valid registry identification card or 4
letter of approval if he or she qualifies for nonresident re ciprocity 5
pursuant to NRS 678C.470. 6
2. A medical cannabis dispensary and a medical cultivation 7
facility may acquire usable cannabis or cannabis plants from a 8
person who holds a valid registry identification card, including, 9
without limitation, a designa ted primary caregiver. Except as 10
otherwise provided in this subsection, the patient or caregiver, as 11
applicable, must receive no compensation for the cannabis. A 12
patient who holds a valid registry identification card, and the 13
designated primary caregiver o f such a patient, or the designated 14
primary caregiver of a person who holds a letter of approval may 15
sell usable cannabis to a medical cannabis dispensary one time and 16
may sell cannabis plants to a cultivation facility one time. 17
3. A medical cannabis pro duction facility and a medical 18
cannabis dispensary may acquire hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, 19
or a commodity or product made using such hemp from a grower or 20
handler registered by the State Department of Agriculture pursuant 21
to chapter 557 of NRS. A medi cal cannabis production facility may 22
use hemp or a commodity or product made using such hemp to 23
manufacture medical cannabis products. A medical cannabis 24
dispensary may dispense hemp or a commodity or product made 25
using such hemp and medical edible cannabi s products and medical 26
cannabis-infused products manufactured using hemp or a 27
commodity or product made using such hemp. 28
4. A dual licensee: 29
(a) Shall comply with the regulations adopted by the Board 30
pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection [7] 1 of NRS 678B.650 31
with respect to the medical cannabis establishment operated by the 32
dual licensee; and 33
(b) May, to the extent authorized by such regulations, combine 34
the location or operations of the medical cannabis establishment 35
operated by the dual licensee wi th the adult -use cannabis 36
establishment operated by the dual licensee. 37
5. If a medical cannabis establishment is operated by a dual 38
licensee, any provision of this section which is determined by the 39
Board to be unreasonably impracticable pursuant to paragraph (h) 40
of subsection [8] 1 of NRS 678B.650 does not apply to the medical 41
cannabis establishment. 42
Sec. 15. NRS 678C.440 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
678C.440 1. Each medical cannabis dispensary shall ensure 44
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(a) The weight, concentration and content of THC in all 1
cannabis and cannabis products that the dispensary sells is clearly 2
and accurately stated on the product sold. 3
(b) That, posted clearly and conspicuously within the 4
dispensary, are the legal limits on the possession of cannabis for 5
medical purposes, as set forth in NRS 678C.200. 6
(c) That, posted clearly and conspicuously within the 7
dispensary, is a sign stating unambiguously the legal limits on the 8
possession of cannabis for me dical purposes, as set forth in 9
NRS 678C.200. 10
(d) That only persons who are at least 21 years of age or hold a 11
registry identification card or letter of approval are allowed to enter 12
the premises of the medical cannabis dispensary. 13
2. A medical cannab is dispensary may, but is not required to, 14
track the purchases of cannabis for medical purposes by any person 15
to ensure that the person does not exceed the legal limits on the 16
possession of cannabis for medical purposes, as set forth in NRS 17
678C.200. The B oard shall not adopt a regulation or in any other 18
way require a medical cannabis dispensary to track the purchases of 19
a person or determine whether the person has exceeded the legal 20
limits on the possession of cannabis for medical purposes, as set 21
forth in NRS 678C.200. 22
3. A medical cannabis dispensary which is a dual licensee may, 23
to the extent authorized by the regulations adopted by the Board 24
pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection [7] 1 of NRS 678B.650, 25
allow any person who is at least 21 years of ag e to enter the 26
premises of the medical cannabis dispensary, regardless of whether 27
such a person holds a valid registry identification card or letter of 28
approval. 29
4. A medical cannabis dispensary shall not sell cannabis or 30
cannabis products to a consumer through the use of, or accept a sale 31
of cannabis or cannabis products from, a third party, intermediary 32
business, broker or any other business that does not hold a medical 33
cannabis establishment license for a medical cannabis dispensary. 34
5. A medical ca nnabis dispensary may contract with a third 35
party or intermediary business to deliver cannabis or medical 36
cannabis products to consumers only if: 37
(a) Every sale of cannabis or cannabis products which is 38
delivered by the third party or intermediary business is made 39
directly from the medical cannabis dispensary or an Internet 40
website, digital network or software application service of the 41
medical cannabis dispensary; 42
(b) The third party or intermediary business does not advertise 43
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products or allows the submission of an order for cannabis or 1
cannabis products; and 2
(c) The delivery comp lies with the requirements of 3
NRS 678C.450. 4
Sec. 16. NRS 678C.600 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
678C.600 1. The fact that a person possesses a registry 6
identification card or letter of approval issued to the person by the 7
Division or its designee pursuant to NRS 678C.230 or 678C.270, a 8
medical cannabis establishment license issued to the person by the 9
Board or i ts designee pursuant to NRS 678B.210, a cannabis 10
establishment agent registration card issued to the person by the 11
Board or its designee pursuant to NRS 678B.340, a cannabis 12
establishment agent registration card for a cannabis executive issued 13
to the perso n by the Board or its designee pursuant to NRS 14
678B.350 or a cannabis establishment agent registration card for a 15
cannabis receiver issued to the person by the Board pursuant to NRS 16
678B.355 or has entered into a joint -venture agreement approved 17
by the Board pursuant to section 5 of this act does not, alone: 18
(a) Constitute probable cause to search the person or the 19
person’s property; or 20
(b) Subject the person or the person’s property to inspection by 21
any governmental agency. 22
2. Except as otherwise prov ided in this subsection, if officers 23
of a state or local law enforcement agency seize cannabis, 24
paraphernalia or other related property from a person engaged in, 25
facilitating or assisting in the medical use of cannabis: 26
(a) The law enforcement agency shal l ensure that the cannabis, 27
paraphernalia or other related property is not destroyed while in the 28
possession of the law enforcement agency. 29
(b) Any property interest of the person from whom the cannabis, 30
paraphernalia or other related property was seized must not be 31
forfeited pursuant to any provision of law providing for the 32
forfeiture of property, except as part of a sentence imposed after 33
conviction of a criminal offense. 34
(c) Upon: 35
(1) A decision not to prosecute; 36
(2) The dismissal of charges; or 37
(3) Acquittal, 38
 the law enforcement agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, 39
return to that person any usable cannabis, cannabis plants, 40
paraphernalia or other related property that was seized. The 41
provisions of this subsection do not require a law enforcement 42
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Sec. 17. NRS 678D.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
678D.200 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 2
678D.300, a person who is 21 years of age or older is exemp t from 3
state prosecution for: 4
(a) The possession, delivery or production of cannabis; 5
(b) The possession or delivery of paraphernalia; 6
(c) Aiding and abetting another in the possession, delivery or 7
production of cannabis; 8
(d) Aiding and abetting another in the possession or delivery of 9
paraphernalia; 10
(e) Any combination of the acts described in paragraphs (a) to 11
(d), inclusive; and 12
(f) Any other criminal offense in which the possession, delivery 13
or production of cannabis or the possession or del ivery of 14
paraphernalia is an element. 15
2. In addition to the provisions of subsections 1 and 5, no 16
person may be subject to state prosecution for constructive 17
possession, conspiracy or any other criminal offense solely for being 18
in the presence or vicinity of the adult use of cannabis in accordance 19
with the provisions of this title. 20
3. The exemption from state prosecution set forth in subsection 21
1 applies only to the extent that a person: 22
(a) Is 21 years of age or older; 23
(b) Is not employed by any agen cy or political subdivision of 24
this State in a position which requires the person to be certified by 25
the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission; 26
(c) Engages in the adult use of cannabis in accordance with the 27
provisions of this title; 28
(d) Does not, at any one time, possess, deliver or produce more 29
than: 30
(1) Two and one-half ounces of usable cannabis; 31
(2) One-fourth of an ounce of concentrated cannabis; 32
(3) Six cannabis plants, irrespective of whether the cannabis 33
plants are mature or immature; and 34
(4) A maximum allowable quantity of adult -use cannabis 35
products as established by regulation of the Board; 36
(e) Cultivates, grows or produces not more than six cannabis 37
plants: 38
(1) Within an enclosed area that is not exposed to public 39
view that is equipped with locks or other security devices which 40
allow access only by an authorized person; and 41
(2) At a residence or upon the grounds of a residence in 42
which not more than 12 cannabis plants are cultivated, grown or 43
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(f) Delivers 2.5 ounces or less of usable cannabis or one -fourth 1
of an ounce or less of concentrated cannabis without remuneration 2
to a person who is 21 years of age or older so long as such delivery 3
is not advertised or promoted to the public; and 4
(g) Assists another person who is 21 years of age or older in 5
carrying out any of the acts described in paragraphs (a) to (f), 6
inclusive. 7
4. If a person possesses, uses or produces cannabis in an 8
amount which exceeds the amount set forth in paragraph (d) of 9
subsection 3 or in any manner other than that set forth in subsection 10
3, the person is not exempt from state prosecution for the 11
possession, delivery or production of cannabis. 12
5. A person who holds an adult -use cannabis establishment 13
license issued to the person pur suant to NRS 678B.250, a cannabis 14
establishment agent registration card issued to the person pursuant 15
to NRS 678B.340, a cannabis establishment agent registration card 16
for a cannabis executive issued to the person pursuant to NRS 17
678B.350 or a cannabis est ablishment agent registration card for a 18
cannabis receiver issued to the person pursuant to NRS 678B.355, 19
or who has entered into a joint-venture agreement approved by the 20
Board pursuant to section 5 of this act, and confines his or her 21
activities to those authorized by this title, and the regulations 22
adopted by the Board pursuant thereto, is exempt from state 23
prosecution for: 24
(a) The possession, delivery or production of cannabis; 25
(b) The possession or delivery of paraphernalia; 26
(c) Aiding and abetting another in the possession, delivery or 27
production of cannabis; 28
(d) Aiding and abetting another in the possession or delivery of 29
paraphernalia; 30
(e) Any combination of the acts described in paragraphs (a) to 31
(d), inclusive; and 32
(f) Any other criminal offense in which the possession, delivery 33
or production of cannabis or the possession or delivery of 34
paraphernalia is an element. 35
6. The commission of any act by a person for which the person 36
is exempt from state prosecution pursuant to this section must not be 37
used as the basis for the seizure or forfeiture of any property of the 38
person or for the imposition of a civil penalty. 39
Sec. 18. NRS 52.400 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
52.400 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678C.800: 41
[1.] (a) At any time after a substance which is alleged to be 42
marijuana is seized from a defendant by a peace officer, the law 43
enforcement agency of which the officer is a member may, without 44
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defendant is charged, destroy any amount of the substance that 1
exceeds 10 pounds. 2
[2.] (b) The law enforcement agency must, before destroying 3
the substance pursuant to this section: 4
[(a)] (1) Accurately weigh and record the weight of the 5
substance. 6
[(b)] (2) Take and retain, for evidentiary purposes, at least 7
five random and representative samples of the substance in addition 8
to the amount which is not authorized to be destroyed pursuant to 9
[subsection 1.] paragraph (a). If the substance is alleged to cons ist 10
of growing or harvested marijuana plants, the 10 pounds retained 11
pursuant to [subsection 1 ] paragraph (a) may include stalks, 12
branches, leaves and buds, but the five representative samples must 13
consist of only leaves or buds. 14
[(c)] (3) Take photograp hs that reasonably demonstrate the 15
total amount of the substance. A sign which clearly and 16
conspicuously shows the title or the case number of the matter, 17
proceeding or action to which the substance relates must appear next 18
to the substance in any photograph taken. 19
[3.] (c) A law enforcement agency that destroys a substance 20
pursuant to this section shall, not later than 30 days after the 21
destruction of the substance, file an affidavit in the court which has 22
jurisdiction over the pending criminal proceeding s, if any, 23
pertaining to that substance. The affidavit must establish that the law 24
enforcement agency has complied with the requirements of 25
[subsection 2, ] paragraph (b), specify the date and time of the 26
destruction of the substance and provide the publicly known address 27
of the agency. If there are no criminal proceedings pending which 28
pertain to the substance, the affidavit may be filed in any court 29
within the county which would have jurisdiction over a person 30
against whom such criminal charges might be filed. 31
[4.] (d) If the substance is finally determined not to be 32
marijuana, the owner may file a claim against the county to recover 33
the reasonable value of the property destroyed pursuant to this 34
section. 35
[5.] (e) The law enforcement agency’s finding as to the weight 36
of any substance alleged to be marijuana and destroyed pursuant to 37
this section is admissible in any subsequent proceeding arising out 38
of the same transaction. 39
2. As used in this section, “law enforcement agency” 40
includes, without limitation, the Cannabis Compliance Board. 41
Sec. 19. Chapter 372 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 42
thereto a new section to read as follows: 43
1. The provisions of this chapter relating to the imposition, 44
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makes a retail sale of cannabis or cannabis products regardless of 1
whether the retailer holds a license issued pursuant to title 5 6 of 2
NRS. 3
2. As used in this section: 4
(a) “Cannabis” has the meaning ascribed to it in 5
NRS 678A.085. 6
(b) “Cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7
NRS 678A.120. 8
Sec. 20. Chapter 372A of NRS is hereby amend ed by adding 9
thereto a new section to read as follows: 10
1. In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the 11
Department may impose on any person who does not hold a 12
license pursuant to title 56 of NRS and who sells cannabis or a 13
cannabis product an administrative fine in the amount of the 14
excise tax on cannabis for which the person who engaged in the 15
sale of cannabis or a cannabis product would have been liable had 16
the person engaged in the sale as an adult -use cannabis 17
cultivation facility, for a sa le for the purpose of resale, or adult -18
use cannabis retail store, for a sale for the purpose of use or 19
consumption. 20
2. As used in this section, “cannabis product” has the 21
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120. 22
Sec. 21. NRS 372A.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
372A.200 As used in NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive, 24
and section 20 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the 25
words and terms defined in NRS 372A.205 to 372A.250, inclusive, 26
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 27
Sec. 22. NRS 372A.260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
372A.260 The provisions of chapter 360 of NRS relating to the 29
payment, collection, administration and enforcement of t axes, 30
including, without limitation, any provisions relating to the 31
imposition of penalties and interest, shall be deemed to apply to the 32
payment, collection, administration and enforcement of the excise 33
tax on cannabis to the extent that those provisions do not conflict 34
with the provisions of NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive [.] , 35
and section 20 of this act. 36
Sec. 23. (Deleted by amendment.) 37
Sec. 24. NRS 372A.380 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
372A.380 The remedies of the State provided for in NRS 39
372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive, and section 20 of this act are 40
cumulative, and no action taken by the Department or the Attorney 41
General constitutes an election by the State to pursue a ny remedy to 42
the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in 43
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Sec. 25. Chapter 374 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The provisions of this chapter relating to the imposition, 3
collection and remittance of the sales tax apply to a retailer who 4
makes a retail sale of cannabis or a cannabis product regardless 5
of whether the retailer holds a license issued pursuant to title 56 of 6
NRS. 7
2. As used in this section: 8
(a) “Cannabis” has the meaning ascribed to it in 9
NRS 678A.085. 10
(b) “Cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in 11
NRS 678A.120. 12
Sec. 26. NRS 480.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
480.140 The primary functions and responsibilities of the 14
divisions of the Department are as follows: 15
1. The Investigation Division shall: 16
(a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 17
453 of NRS relating to controlled substances and chapter 454 of 18
NRS relating to dangerous drugs; 19
(b) Investigate technological crime, as defined in NRS 20
205A.030, and enforce the provisions of the law of this State 21
relating to technological crime, as defined in NRS 205A.030; 22
(c) Provide i nvestigative services to the divisions of the 23
Department as determined by the Director; 24
(d) Assist the Secretary of State in carrying out an investigation 25
pursuant to NRS 293.124; 26
(e) Upon request, assist: 27
(1) The Department of Taxation in carrying out a criminal 28
investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to NRS 372A.200 to 29
372A.380, inclusive, and section 20 of this act and chapter 678A of 30
NRS; 31
(2) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the 32
Department of Health and Human Services in carrying out a 33
criminal investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C 34
of NRS; and 35
(3) The Cannabis Compliance Board in carrying out a 36
criminal investigation pursuant to title 56 of NRS; and 37
(f) Perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be 38
conferred upon it pursuant to this chapter and any other specific 39
statute. 40
2. In addition to the functions and responsibilities set forth in 41
subsection 1, the Investigation Division shall collaborate with the 42
Cannabis Compliance Board and other state and local agencies, 43
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enforcement of criminal laws relating to unlicensed cannabis 1
activities. 2
3. The Nevada Highway Patrol Division shall, in conjunction 3
with the Department of Motor Vehicles, execute, administer and 4
enforce the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS 5
and perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be 6
conferred upon it pursuant to NRS 480.360 and any ot her specific 7
statute. 8
[3.] 4. The State Fire Marshal Division shall execute, 9
administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 477 of NRS and 10
perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be conferred 11
upon it pursuant to chapter 477 of NRS and any o ther specific 12
statute. 13
[4.] 5. The Division of Parole and Probation shall execute, 14
administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 176A and 213 of 15
NRS relating to parole and probation and perform such duties and 16
exercise such powers as may be conferred upon it pursuant to those 17
chapters and any other specific statute. 18
[5.] 6. The Capitol Police Division shall assist in the 19
enforcement of subsection 1 of NRS 331.140. 20
[6.] 7. The Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination 21
shall: 22
(a) Serve as the strategic planning, facilitating and coordinating 23
office for cybersecurity policy and planning in this State; and 24
(b) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 25
480.900 to 480.950, inclusive, and perform such duties and exercise 26
such powers as may be conferred upon it pursuant to NRS 480.900 27
to 480.950, inclusive, and any other specific statute. 28
[7.] 8. The Training Division shall provide training to the 29
employees of the Department. 30
[8.] 9. The Records, Communications and Compliance 31
Division shall: 32
(a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 33
179A of NRS and perform such duties and exercise such powers as 34
may be conferred upon it pursuant to chapter 179A of NRS and any 35
other specific statute; 36
(b) Provide dispatch services f or the Department and other 37
agencies as determined by the Director; 38
(c) Maintain records of the Department as determined by the 39
Director; and 40
(d) Provide support services to the Director, the divisions of the 41
Department and the Nevada Criminal Justice In formation System as 42
may be imposed by the Director. 43
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Sec. 28. 1. On or before December 31, 2026, the Cannabis 1
Compliance Board and the Nevada Gaming Control Board shall 2
jointly prepare and submit a report concerning the relationship 3
between the gaming industry and the cannabis industry in this State 4
to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau 5
for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature. 6
2. The report required pursuant to subsection 1 must include, 7
without limitation: 8
(a) An examination of the federal laws and regulations 9
concerning cannabis; 10
(b) Recommendations as to whether and under what 11
circumstances gaming licen sees should be authorized to invest in 12
cannabis establishments or otherwise work with the cannabis 13
industry in this State; 14
(c) An identification of any specific changes to federal law that 15
would be necessary or preferable in order to authorize gaming 16
licensees to invest in cannabis establishments or otherwise work 17
with the cannabis industry in this State; and 18
(d) An explanation of how the two boards will work together in 19
the event that changes to federal law leads to a closer relationship 20
between the gaming industry and the cannabis industry in this State. 21
3. In preparing the report required pursuant to subsection 1, the 22
Cannabis Compliance Board and the Nevada Gaming Control Board 23
shall consult with relevant research institutions and incorporate any 24
relevant input received from such research institutions into the 25
report. 26
4. The Cannabis Compliance Board and the Nevada Gaming 27
Commission may accept gifts, grants, donations, bequests and other 28
sources of money to carry out the provisions of this section. 29
5. As used in this section, “research institution” means a 30
university, college or other organization which has as one of its 31
principal purposes the conducting of medical, scientific or academic 32
research. 33

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