Title 56

NRS 678B.625 Posting of frequently asked questions pertaining to operations of licensees; required updates. The Board shall post on its Internet website a list of frequently asked questions pertaining to the operations of licensees. The list must be updated: 1. Each calendar quar…

NRS 678B.630 Petition to determine if criminal history will disqualify person from obtaining license or registration card; fee; posting of requirements for license or card and list of disqualifying crimes on Internet; report. 1. The Board shall develop and implement a process by …

NRS 678B.633 Petition for exemption from prohibition on persons convicted of excluded felony offense being cannabis establishment agent or owner, officer or board member of adult-use cannabis establishment or medical cannabis establishment; grant or denial of exemption; condition…

NRS 678B.635 Database of information relating to testing conducted on cannabis and cannabis products; maintenance of database by Board; regulations; biennial report of Board. 1. The Board shall develop, implement and maintain an electronic database whereby the public may obtain i…

NRS 678B.637 Standardized checklists for items requiring Board approval. The Board shall develop and maintain standardized checklists for any item, including, without limitation, a menu item, packaging or equipment, for which the Board requires a licensee to obtain the approval o…

NRS 678B.640 Regulations of Department of Taxation regarding fair market value at wholesale of cannabis. 1. The Department of Taxation shall adopt regulations to establish procedures to determine the fair market value at wholesale of cannabis. The regulations shall: (a) Provide t…

NRS 678B.645 Regulations regarding consumption of cannabis or cannabis products in public place; local government not prohibited from adopting more restrictive ordinance or rule governing such consumption. 1. The Board may adopt regulations setting forth circumstances under which…

NRS 678B.647 Regulations regarding charging and collecting of costs incurred in connection with certain investigations; grounds for disciplinary action. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the charging and collecting of costs incurred in connection with a specified inv…

NRS 678B.649 Regulations regarding requirements for testing cannabis and cannabis products. 1. The Board shall adopt regulations setting forth requirements for licensees and registrants relating to the testing of cannabis and cannabis products. 2. The regulations adopted pursuant…

NRS 678B.650 Regulations. The Board shall adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations are in addition to any requirements set forth in statute and must, without limitation: 1. Prescribe the for…

NRS 678C.005 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 678C.010 to 678C.110, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3812)

NRS 678C.010 “Attending provider of health care” defined. “Attending provider of health care” means a provider of health care, as defined in NRS 629.031, who: 1. Is licensed or certified to practice a profession which authorizes the person to write a prescription for a medication…

NRS 678C.020 “Cachexia” defined. “Cachexia” means general physical wasting and malnutrition associated with chronic disease. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3812)

NRS 678C.030 “Chronic or debilitating medical condition” defined. “Chronic or debilitating medical condition” means: 1. An anxiety disorder; 2. An autism spectrum disorder; 3. An autoimmune disease; 4. Anorexia nervosa; 5. Cancer; 6. Dependence upon or addiction to opioids; 7. Gl…

NRS 678C.040 “Designated primary caregiver” defined. 1. “Designated primary caregiver” means a person who: (a) Is 18 years of age or older; (b) Has significant responsibility for managing the well-being of a person diagnosed with a chronic or debilitating medical condition; and (…

NRS 678C.050 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Human Services. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3813)

NRS 678C.060 “Inventory control system” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 459, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3014.)

NRS 678C.070 “Letter of approval” defined. “Letter of approval” means a document issued by the Division to an applicant who is under 10 years of age pursuant to NRS 678C.230 which provides that the applicant is exempt from state prosecution for engaging in the medical use of cann…

NRS 678C.080 “Registry identification card” defined. “Registry identification card” means a document issued by the Division or its designee that identifies: 1. A person who is exempt from state prosecution for engaging in the medical use of cannabis; or 2. The designated primary …

NRS 678C.090 “State prosecution” defined. “State prosecution” means prosecution initiated or maintained by the State of Nevada or an agency or political subdivision of the State of Nevada. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3813)

NRS 678C.100 “Usable cannabis” defined. Repealed. (See chapter 380, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 2538, and chapter 459, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 3014.)

NRS 678C.110 “Written documentation” defined. “Written documentation” means: 1. A statement signed by the attending provider of health care of a person diagnosed with a chronic or debilitating medical condition; or 2. Copies of the relevant medical records of a person diagnosed w…

NRS 678C.200 Holder of valid registry identification card or medical cannabis establishment license exempt from state prosecution for certain acts involving cannabis. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 678C.300, a person who holds a valid registry identificat…

NRS 678C.210 Holder of valid letter of approval exempt from state prosecution for certain acts involving cannabis. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 678C.300, a person who holds a valid letter of approval issued pursuant to NRS 678C.230 is exempt from state …

NRS 678C.220 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Program for issuance; application. 1. The Division shall establish and maintain a program for the issuance of registry identification cards and letters of approval to persons who meet the requirements of this sec…

NRS 678C.230 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Issuance to applicant; issuance of card to designated primary caregiver; required contents; duration; renewal. 1. If the Division approves an application pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 678C.220, the Division or …

NRS 678C.240 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Revocation; duties; judicial review; reapplication prohibited for 12 months. 1. If, at any time after the Division or its designee has issued a registry identification card or letter of approval to a person pursu…

NRS 678C.250 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Holder to notify Division of certain changes in information. 1. A person to whom the Division or its designee has issued a registry identification card or letter of approval pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsectio…

NRS 678C.260 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Card or letter to be returned to Division following diagnosis of absence of chronic or debilitating medical condition. If a person to whom the Division or its designee has issued a registry identification card or…

NRS 678C.270 Registry identification cards and letters of approval: Requirements concerning designation of primary caregiver. 1. If a person who applies to the Division for a registry identification card or letter of approval or to whom the Division or its designee has issued a r…

NRS 678C.300 Acts for which holder of registry identification card or letter of approval is not exempt from state prosecution and may not raise affirmative defense; additional penalty. 1. A person who holds a registry identification card or letter of approval issued to him or her…

NRS 678C.310 Affirmative defenses. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 678C.300, it is an affirmative defense to a criminal charge of possession, delivery or production of cannabis, or any other criminal offense in which possession, delivery or production of c…

NRS 678C.400 Location, land use and signage for medical cannabis establishment; certain provisions inapplicable to dual licenses. 1. Each medical cannabis establishment must: (a) Be located in a separate building or facility that is located in a commercial or industrial zone or o…

NRS 678C.410 Actions with respect to cannabis required to be for certain purpose; medical cannabis establishment authorized to acquire cannabis from patient; certain provisions inapplicable to dual licensees. 1. A medical cannabis establishment is prohibited from acquiring, posse…

NRS 678C.420 Electronic verification and authentication system. 1. Each medical cannabis establishment, in consultation with the Board, shall maintain an electronic verification and authentication system. 2. The electronic verification and authentication system required pursuant …

NRS 678C.430 Combined inventory tracking and reporting for dual licensees. 1. If a medical cannabis establishment is operated by a dual licensee, the medical cannabis establishment may: (a) For the purpose of tracking cannabis for medical use, maintain a combined inventory with a…

NRS 678C.440 Duties of medical cannabis dispensaries relating to sale of cannabis and cannabis products and relating to legal limits on possession of cannabis for medical use. 1. Each medical cannabis dispensary shall ensure all of the following: (a) The weight, concentration and…

NRS 678C.450 Requirements concerning delivery of cannabis or cannabis products. 1. A medical cannabis dispensary may deliver cannabis or cannabis products to a person who holds a valid registry identification card or letter of approval if the delivery is made by a cannabis establ…

NRS 678C.460 Requirements concerning storage, removal and transportation of cannabis for medical use. 1. At each medical cannabis establishment, medical cannabis must be stored only in an enclosed, locked facility. 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, at each medical …

NRS 678C.470 Medical cannabis dispensary authorized to dispense cannabis to nonresidents of this State under certain circumstances. 1. A person who is not a resident of this State, but who is authorized to engage in the medical use of cannabis under the laws of his or her state o…

NRS 678C.480 Designation of medical cannabis dispensary. 1. A patient who holds a valid registry identification card or letter of approval and his or her designated primary caregiver, if any, may select one medical cannabis dispensary to serve as his or her designated medical can…

NRS 678C.490 Regulations. The Board shall adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such regulations are in addition to any requirements set forth in statute and must, without limitation: 1. Establish procedu…

NRS 678C.500 Recommendation to Legislature. The Board may recommend to the Legislature any change to the quantity of usable cannabis that a medical cannabis dispensary may sell to a person who holds a valid registry identification card, including, without limitation, a designated…

NRS 678C.600 Possession of registry identification card, letter of approval, license or registration card not permissible grounds for search or inspection; care and return of seized property. 1. The fact that a person possesses a registry identification card or letter of approval…

NRS 678C.610 Forfeiture of assets seized. 1. If a law enforcement agency legally and justly seizes evidence from a medical cannabis establishment on a basis that, in consideration of due process and viewed in the manner most favorable to the establishment, would lead a reasonable…

NRS 678C.650 Professional licensing board prohibited from taking disciplinary action against attending provider of health care on basis of provider’s participation in certain activities in accordance with this chapter. The applicable professional licensing boards shall not take a…