# Nevada AB203: 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 cannabis 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; revising 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. Nevada AB203, 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 cannabis 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; revising 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., is a 83rd Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Max E. Carter II (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-06-03 ((No further action taken.)); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB203-83rd2025 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Nevada AB203 - State: Nevada - Session: 83rd Regular Session (2025) - Title: 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 cannabis 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; revising 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. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2025-06-03, (No further action taken.) - Sponsor: Max E. Carter II (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: BDR 56-134 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 9 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Easier entry and transfers for cannabis lounges: benefit, medium. Social equity applicants for independent adult-use cannabis lounges do not have to submit proof of liquid assets covering opening and compliance costs. The law removes the required ban on transferring an independent lounge license during its first 2 years of operation. It also removes required lice… - New cannabis partnerships for social equity operators: benefit, medium. Qualifying social equity operators without a cannabis license can partner with licensed cultivation or production facilities, including through profit sharing. Operators must meet the Cannabis Compliance Board’s criteria for past harm from cannabis criminalization. The Board must approve the agreem… - More delivery options for cannabis customers: benefit, low. Cannabis sales facilities and their contracted delivery providers can deliver to more locations while following state cannabis requirements. Delivery destinations exclude school property, including preschool through grade 12, community facilities, and airports. Within 1,500 feet of a qualifying non… - Seeds and stalks leave cannabis limits: benefit, low. Seeds, stalks, and roots do not count as usable cannabis under Nevada’s applicable cannabis limits. Dried leaves and flowers still count, along with suitable mixtures or preparations made from them for medical or adult use. - Fewer duplicate labels for cannabis businesses: benefit, low. The Cannabis Compliance Board cannot require product labels to repeat information already on the immediate consumer-facing wrapper or container. Businesses can place the bold warning “THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS” on packaging instead of the label. Required child-safety wording, ingredients, majo… - Less recordkeeping for cannabis businesses: benefit, low. The Cannabis Compliance Board cannot require cannabis sales facilities to keep visitor logs. It also cannot require cannabis businesses to keep sales-transaction records for more than 3 years. When the Board requires a quarterly inventory, it must allow an agent outside regular inventory management… - Cannabis Board can destroy seized excess: cost, low. The Cannabis Compliance Board is treated as a law-enforcement agency under the seized-marijuana destruction rules. Without prior district court approval, an agency can destroy only the amount exceeding 10 pounds. It must weigh and record the substance, retain required samples, take photographs, and… - Stronger enforcement against unlicensed cannabis activity: cost, low. Nevada’s Public Safety Investigation Division must work with the Cannabis Compliance Board and state and local agencies against unlicensed cannabis activity. When requested, it must also assist specified state agencies with cannabis-related criminal investigations, including tax and health investig… - Unlicensed cannabis sellers face taxes and fines: cost, low. Cannabis retailers must follow Nevada sales-tax payment, collection, and remittance rules even without a state cannabis license. The Department of Taxation can also fine unlicensed sellers an amount equal to the applicable cannabis excise tax. For resale transactions, the fine matches the tax owed… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Max E. Carter II (Democratic), House ## Actions (15) - 2025-06-03: (No further action taken.) (House) - 2025-04-23: To committee. (House) - 2025-04-23: From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. (House) - 2025-04-21: To printer. (House) - 2025-04-21: Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. (House) - 2025-04-21: Taken from General File. (House) - 2025-04-21: Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 276.) (House) - 2025-04-21: Placed on Second Reading File. (House) - 2025-04-21: From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (House) - 2025-03-05: Notice of eligibility for exemption. (House) - 2025-02-05: From printer. To committee. (House) - 2025-02-04: To printer. (House) - 2025-02-04: Read first time. (House) - 2025-02-03: Referred to Committee on Judiciary. (House) - 2025-02-03: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB203.pdf) - Reprint 1: [PDF](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB203_R1.pdf) ## Related bills - AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board of the Public Employees' Benefits Program to report certain information relating… (vetoed) - SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substantially burdening certain activity relating to assisted reproduction under certain… (vetoed) - AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered voter show photo identification to vote in person; requiring the Department of M… (vetoed) - AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revisi… (vetoed) - AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing and reimbursement for certain drugs; creating a cause of action for violating su… (vetoed) - AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screening for certain forms of cancer; and providing other matters properly relating th… (signed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB203.pdf) - [Reprint 1 (PDF)](https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/83rd2025/Bills/AB/AB203_R1.pdf) ## Related - [AB188: AN ACT relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program; requiring the Board…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB188-83rd2025) - [SB217: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting a governmental entity from substant…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-SB217-83rd2025) - [AB499: AN ACT relating to elections; requiring, with certain exceptions, a registered…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB499-83rd2025) - [AB397: AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waiv…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB397-83rd2025) - [AB259: AN ACT relating to health care; prohibiting certain actions related to pricing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB259-83rd2025) - [AB234: AN ACT relating to Medicaid; requiring Medicaid to provide coverage for screeni…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB234-83rd2025) - [Nevada bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada/bills) - [Nevada state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/nevada) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NV-AB203-83rd2025 (as of 2026-11-01).