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NevadaAB7683rd Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET
AN ACT relating to cannabis; revising provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain information relating to cannabis; revising provisions governing certain disciplinary proceedings; revising provisions relating to the operation of a cannabis establishment; revising certain requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to issue summonses and subpoenas and take certain other actions relating to unlicensed cannabis activities; revising provisions relating to the licensing of a cannabis establishment; revising provisions relating to cannabis independent testing laboratories; revising provisions relating to advertising engaged in and packaging used by a cannabis establishment; exempting certain persons from state prosecution for certain criminal offenses under certain circumstances; requiring the Cannabis Advisory Commission to conduct certain studies; making various other changes relating to the regulation of cannabis; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Sponsored By: Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Signed by Governor
BDR 56-286
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
21 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 1 costs, 11 mixed.
Immediate shutdowns for health hazards
If a business finds a serious public-health hazard, it must stop operations and tell the Board at once. Examples include fire, flood, power outages over 2 hours, water loss, sewage backups, toxic material misuse, and food-borne illness. A Board agent can issue an immediate written suspension order with required fixes and deadlines. The business can ask for a hearing within 14 days and for a reinspection; the Board must reinspect within 2 business days.
Discipline rules and due process
A hearing officer may limit, suspend, or revoke a license and fine up to $20,000 per violation. Mitigation counts, including self‑reporting and a fix plan that is auto‑approved if the Board does not act in 30 days. Complaints must be answered in 21 days, related issues from one inspection can be charged as one, and hearings are usually within 120 days. Hearings use sworn evidence; affidavits require 10‑day notice and a 7‑day window to request cross‑examination. The hearing is recorded, the decision comes within 60 days, limited Board review is available within 30 days, and parties can seek court review. Hearing officers can issue subpoenas; the requesting party pays witness fees and travel.
New licensing rules for cannabis businesses
The law tightens and clarifies licensing. New medical licenses are frozen starting January 1, 2024, except in places that ban adult‑use stores. In big counties (100,000+ people), no local area can hold over 25% of county dispensaries, and no person can hold more than one license or 10% of the county total. Adult‑use and medical applicants must pass background checks, have owners 21+, file operating and security plans, and show required liquid assets (medical: at least $250,000). Board licenses stay conditional until you meet local rules, get the local business license, and pass a Board inspection.
Safer cannabis products and packaging
Adult-use edibles must list servings, with no more than 10 mg THC per serving. Package caps include: up to 100 mg THC per edible package, 3,500 mg THC for concentrates, and 2.5 ounces for flower. Topicals are capped at 6% THC or 2,500 mg per package; most other products are capped at 1,000 mg per package. Packaging cannot use cartoons, toy images, or candy-like designs. Packages must be traceable in the state inventory system from acquisition to the end consumer.
No charges for presence; staff immunity
You are not prosecuted just for being near legally regulated cannabis. State Agriculture and Cannabis Board employees, and their attorneys, are not prosecuted for handling cannabis while doing official work. They must keep the cannabis in a secure, enclosed place while acting under this rule.
State and tribal cannabis agreements
The Governor may sign agreements with tribes covering enforcement, regulation, taxes, research, and dispute rules for cannabis on tribal land and across borders. Deals must protect health and safety and secure facilities. Information tribes give the government about cannabis not sold to licensed businesses stays tribal property and is confidential, not a public record.
Stronger standards for testing labs
The Board sets rules for cannabis testing labs. Labs must confirm accurate methods, test for THC, CBD, microbes, pesticides, heavy metals, and other required substances. Labs must be licensed and earn ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation within one year after licensure.
Tighter rules on cannabis ads
Ads cannot be false, push overuse, or show people under 21. Ads cannot run where 30% or more of the audience is under 21, within 1,000 feet of schools, playgrounds, parks, or libraries, or on public transit. Businesses cannot run ads that appeal to children, including cartoons, mascots, toys, or fruit images. Ads also cannot offer cannabis as “free” without purchase.
Tighter ad rules and fines
All ads must include Board warnings, the business name, and a license number or Board ID. When placement depends on audience age, businesses must keep proof of the under‑21 estimate for at least five years. Civil fines for ad violations rise with repeats within two years: up to $1,250 (first), $2,500 (second), $5,000 (third), and $10,000 (fourth+).
Lounge slots for independents and equity
In places that cap lounges, at least 50% of licenses go to independent lounges, and at least half of those go to social equity applicants. No more than 50% go to retail lounges. If too few social equity applicants apply, those licenses are held for future social equity applicants. When applicants exceed slots, the Board runs separate lotteries. Owners, managers, and agents must give demographic data; the Board reports to the Legislature by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
No broker sales; controlled deliveries
Adult-use stores cannot sell through brokers, intermediaries, or unlicensed businesses. Stores may hire delivery contractors only when the sale happens directly through the store or its website. The delivery company cannot advertise that it sells cannabis. The Board’s website must list the store and any independent contractors, and only authorized agents may deliver.
Stronger enforcement and new hearings
The Board sets rules to find and penalize unlicensed activity, including stop orders, fines, and police referrals. The Board can keep an informant’s identity confidential in most proceedings. Appointed hearing officers now run disciplinary and licensing hearings. The Board may send nonpunitive warning letters before formal discipline.
Track and secure cannabis inventory
Businesses must use an inventory system that tracks cannabis from intake to sale in real time and protects personal data. All growing and production must be inside a locked facility, with cameras that store video and allow live access for law enforcement. No vending machines, and no on‑site use unless you are a licensed lounge. Dual‑license operators may keep one combined inventory, but each sale must be marked medical or adult‑use and medical buyers must show a valid registry card. Stores may admit only people age 21 or older.
Study of cannabis and hemp taxes
The Cannabis Advisory Commission must study options for taxing cannabis and consumable hemp, including shifting or removing some excise taxes while raising others to stay revenue neutral. The study reviews price effects, rule changes, impacts on users and licensees, and long-term effects on the State Education Fund. The report is due by October 5, 2026.
More hemp and CBD sales
Licensed producers and stores may sell hemp goods and CBD products with 0.3% THC or less. The Board can set wide‑ranging rules on finances, training, testing, ads, packaging, and inclusion. A state commission will study consumable hemp product rules and report by November 9, 2026. New rules can expand product lines but may add compliance steps.
Stronger labels and child‑safe packaging
Labels must say in bold, “THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS CANNABIS,” show THC in milligrams, and include a tested potency statement and allowed variance. Labels must list ingredients, major allergens, and child safety warnings. Sellers must give safety info about delayed edible effects, pregnancy risks, and impairment. All products are sold in opaque, child‑resistant packaging, and stores must offer lockable, child‑resistant containers. Products are regulated and sold by THC concentration, not by weight.
Medical shops stronger checks and privacy
Medical cannabis shops must use an electronic system to verify buyers and track recent purchases. For cardholders, they track the last 60 days and confirm card number, issue date, and expiration. For nonresidents, they track the last 120 days. Shops must encrypt and protect personal data.
Stronger crackdowns on unlicensed sales
Only licensed entities may advertise or sell cannabis or call themselves a sales facility or lounge. The Board can issue summonses and subpoenas, get testimony and records, and use them in enforcement cases. The Executive Director can refer possible crimes to the Attorney General, and Board peace officers must help. After an Attorney General report, the Board must quickly drop the case, seek a settlement, or start discipline.
Food safety and lounge rules
Production facilities must seal cookies and brownies in nontransparent containers, keep a proper hand‑washing area, and require hair restraint and clean clothes. All packaging of products made there must be done on site. If the local health agency requires food‑handler cards, at least one certified employee must be on staff. Licensed lounges may allow smoking under state rules. Ready‑to‑consume products sold by lounges follow the Board’s lounge regulations when those differ.
What cannabis records stay private
Trade secrets, security details, financials, and background records are confidential. Names of licensees and officers, facility addresses, complaints, and decisions are public. Records marked confidential stay confidential beyond 30 years, and agencies may receive them when allowed by law.
When rules apply and code cleanup
The law takes effect upon passage and approval. The changes in certain sections apply only to cases that start on or after that date; older cases use the old rules. Three statutes—NRS 678C.060, 678C.100, and 678D.040—are repealed.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Assembly Committee on Judiciary
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 6/2/2025
Final Passage - Senate (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 20 • No: 0
House vote • 5/28/2025
Final Passage - Assembly (2nd Reprint)
Yes: 42 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Chapter 459.
6/11/2025legislatureApproved by the Governor.
6/10/2025legislatureEnrolled and delivered to Governor.
6/6/2025legislatureIn Assembly. To enrollment.
6/4/2025HouseTo Assembly.
6/2/2025SenateRead third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Not voting: 1.)
6/2/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
6/1/2025SenateTaken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
5/31/2025SenateRead second time.
5/30/2025SenatePlaced on Second Reading File.
5/30/2025SenateFrom committee: Do pass.
5/30/2025SenateRead first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.
5/29/2025SenateIn Senate.
5/29/2025SenateRead third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate.
5/28/2025HouseFrom printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint.
5/28/2025HouseRead third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 799.) To printer.
5/27/2025HousePlaced on General File.
5/27/2025HouseFrom committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
5/27/2025HouseTo committee.
4/23/2025HouseFrom printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
4/23/2025HouseTo printer.
4/21/2025HouseRereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective.
4/21/2025HouseTaken from General File.
4/21/2025HouseRead second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 173.)
4/21/2025HousePlaced on Second Reading File.
4/21/2025House
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