Hyperlinked Text of the Nevada Initiative

to Regulate and Tax Marijuana

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SECTION 1.

Short Title. .......................................2

SECTION 2.

Preamble. ........................................2

SECTION 3.

Definitions. ......................................2

SECTION 4.

Limitations. ......................................5

SECTION 5. Powers and duties of the

Department. .........................................................6
SECTION 6.
Marijuana.

Personal Use and Cultivation of

.........................................................8

SECTION 7.

Marijuana Paraphernalia Authorized.

.........................................................9

SECTION 8. Lawful operation of marijuana

establishments. ......................................................9
SECTION 9. Contracts pertaining to marijuana
enforceable. .......................................................10

SECTION 10. Certification of marijuana

establishments. .................................................... 11
SECTION 11. Expiration and renewal.................. 13
SECTION 12. Fee schedule. ................................. 13
SECTION 13. Marijuana establishment operating
requirements. ...................................................... 13
SECTION 14. Penalties. ....................................... 14
SECTION 15. Marijuana excise tax. ..................... 16
SECTION 16. [Revenues Cover Costs First].......... 16
SECTION 17. Severability.................................... 16
SECTION 18. Effective Date. ............................... 16

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INITIATIVE TO REGULATE AND TAX MARIJUANA

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.

Short Title.

SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act may be cited as the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana
Act.

SECTION 2.

Preamble.

In the interest of the public health and public safety, and in order to better focus state and local law
enforcement resources on crimes involving violence and personal property, the People of the State of
Nevada find and declare that the use of marijuana should be legal for persons 21 years of age or older,
and its cultivation and sale should be regulated similar to other legal businesses.
The People of the State of Nevada declare that the cultivation and sale of marijuana should be taken from
the domain of criminals and be regulated under a controlled system, where businesses will be taxed and
the revenue will be dedicated to public education and to the enforcement of the regulations in this act.
The People of the State of Nevada proclaim that marijuana should be regulated in a manner similar to
alcohol so that:
(a) Marijuana may only be purchased from a business that is licensed by the State of Nevada;
(b) Business owners are subject to a review by the State of Nevada to confirm that the business
owners and the business location are suitable to produce or sell marijuana;
(c) Cultivating, manufacturing, testing, transporting, and selling marijuana will be strictly controlled
through state licensing and regulation;
(d) Selling or giving marijuana to persons under 21 years of age shall remain illegal;
(e) Individuals will have to be 21 years of age or older to purchase marijuana;
(f) Driving under the influence of marijuana will remain illegal; and
(g) Marijuana sold in the state will be tested and labeled.

SECTION 3. Definitions.
As used in SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires:
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1. Community facility means a facility licensed to provide day care to children, a public park,
a public playground, a public swimming pool, a center or facility the primary purpose of
which is to provide recreational opportunities or services to children or adolescents, or a
church, synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used for religious worship or other
religious purpose.

2. Concentrated marijuana means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained
from marijuana.
3. Consumer means a person who is 21 years of age or older who purchases marijuana or
marijuana products for use by persons 21 years of age or older, but not for resale to others.
4. Department means the Department of Taxation.
5. Dual Licensee means a person or group of persons who possess a current, valid
registration certificate to operate a medical marijuana establishment pursuant to Chapter
453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law] and a license to operate a marijuana establishment
under SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act.
6. Excluded felony offense means a conviction of an offense that would constitute a
category A felony if committed in Nevada or convictions for two or more offenses that
would constitute felonies if committed in Nevada. Excluded felony offense does not
include:
(a) A criminal offense for which the sentence, including any term of probation, incarceration, or
supervised release, was completed more than 10 years ago; or
(a) An offense involving conduct that would be immune from arrest, prosecution, or penalty
pursuant to Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law], except that the conduct occurred
before the effective date of Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law], or was prosecuted by
an authority other than the State of Nevada.

7. Locality means a city or town, or, in reference to a location outside the boundaries of a
city or town, a county.
8. Marijuana means all parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not,
the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, and every compound,
manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin.
Marijuana does not include:

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Comment [RB1]: Medical and Adult Use can

co-locate.

Comment [RB2]: Murder, kidnapping, sexual

assault, drug trafficking >1 oz of Schedule I drugs
or >400g Schedule II or 10,000lbs marijuana, or
allowing a child to be harmed or killed in a place
where drugs are used, sold, or manufactured.

Comment [RB3]: Felonies over ten years old

wont disqualify you for a license.
Comment [RB4]: If your felony was for
something covered under medical marijuana laws
from the time they began in Nevada, but only in
Nevada, you wont be disqualified for a license.

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(a) The mature stems of the plant, fiber produced from the stems, oil, or cake made from the seeds
of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
mature stems (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, the sterilized seed of the
plant which is incapable of germination; or
(a) The weight of any other ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare topical or oral
administrations, food, drink, or other products.

9. Marijuana cultivation facility means an entity licensed to cultivate, process, and package
marijuana, to have marijuana tested by a marijuana testing facility, and to sell marijuana to
retail marijuana stores, to marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to other
marijuana cultivation facilities, but not to consumers.
10. Marijuana distributor means an entity licensed to transport marijuana from a marijuana
establishment to another marijuana establishment.
11. Marijuana establishment means a marijuana cultivation facility, a marijuana testing
facility, a marijuana product manufacturing facility, a marijuana distributor, or a retail
marijuana store.
12. Marijuana product manufacturing facility means an entity licensed to purchase
marijuana, manufacture, process, and package marijuana and marijuana products, and sell
marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing facilities and
to retail marijuana stores, but not to consumers.
13. Marijuana products means products comprised of marijuana or concentrated marijuana
and other ingredients that are intended for use or consumption, such as, but not limited to,
edible products, ointments, and tinctures.
14. Marijuana paraphernalia means any equipment, products, and materials of any kind
which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating,
growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, preparing,
testing, analyzing, packaging, repacking, storing, or containing marijuana, or for ingesting,
inhaling, or otherwise introducing marijuana into the human body.
15. Marijuana testing facility means an entity licensed to test marijuana and marijuana
products, including for potency and contaminants.

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Comment [RB5]: The Colorado Attorney

General attacked this definition in a case that
argued whether oil here means hash oil for
peoples right to process hash oil.

Comment [RB6]: This is where Nevada ends

up with 1 oz of marijuana in the edible or tincture
limits. They dont specify weight limits for edibles
or liquids like Oregon and Washington.

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16. Process means to harvest, dry, cure, trim, and separate parts of the marijuana plant by
manual or mechanical means, such as sieving or ice water separation, but not by chemical
extraction or chemical synthesis.
17. Public place means an area to which the public is invited or in which the public is
permitted regardless of age. Public place does not include a retail marijuana store.
18. Retail marijuana store means an entity licensed to purchase marijuana from marijuana
cultivation facilities, to purchase marijuana and marijuana products from marijuana
product manufacturing facilities and retail marijuana stores, and to sell marijuana and
marijuana products to consumers.

Comment [RB7]: Making ice water hash will

be legal, but not blasting butane hash oil.

Comment [RB8]: This is the loophole through

which on-site consumption at marijuana lounges
will be possible.

19. Unreasonably Impracticable means that the measures necessary to comply with the
regulations require such a high investment of risk, money, time, or any other resource or
asset that the operation of a marijuana establishment is not worthy of being carried out in
practice by a reasonably prudent businessperson.

SECTION 4. Limitations.
1. SECTION 1 to SECTION 18 do not permit any person to engage in and do not prevent the
imposition of any civil, criminal, or other penalty for:
(a) Driving, operating, or being in actual physical control of a vehicle, aircraft, or vessel under power
or sail while under the influence of marijuana or while impaired by marijuana;
(b) Knowingly delivering, giving, selling, administering, or offering to sell, administer, give, or deliver
marijuana to a person under 21 years of age, unless:
(1) The recipient is permitted to possess marijuana pursuant to Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical
Marijuana Law]; or

Comment [RB9]: Driving stoned is still illegal.

Remember, Nevada already has a 2ng per se
DUID law.

Comment [RB10]: Furnishing marijuana to

minors is still illegal, unless they are medmj
patients or showed you a legit ID for age 21 or
older.

(2) The person demanded and was shown bona fide documentary evidence of the majority and
identity of the recipient issued by a federal, state, county, or municipal government, or
subdivision or agency thereof;
(c) Possession or use of marijuana or marijuana paraphernalia on the grounds of, or within, any
facility or institution under the jurisdiction of the Nevada Department of Corrections;
(d) Possession or use of marijuana on the grounds of, or within, a school providing instruction in
preschool, kindergarten, or any grades 1 through 12; or
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Comment [RB11]: No weed in jail or prison.

Comment [RB12]: No weed at schools.

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(e) Undertaking any task under the influence of marijuana that constitutes negligence or
professional malpractice.

Comment [RB13]: Legal weed doesnt get

you out of negligence or malpractice lawsuits if
youre high.

2. SECTION 1 to SECTION 18 do not prohibit:

(a) A public or private employer from maintaining, enacting, and enforcing a workplace policy
prohibiting or restricting actions or conduct otherwise permitted under SECTION 1 to SECTION
18, inclusive, of this act;
(b) A state or local government agency that occupies, owns, or controls a building from prohibiting
or otherwise restricting the consumption, cultivation, processing, manufacture, sale, delivery, or
transfer of marijuana in that building;
(c) A person who occupies, owns, or controls a privately owned property from prohibiting or
otherwise restricting the smoking, cultivation, processing, manufacture, sale, delivery, or transfer
of marijuana on that property; or
(d) A locality from adopting and enforcing local marijuana control measures pertaining to zoning and
land use for marijuana establishments.

3. Nothing in the provisions of SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act shall be
construed as in any manner affecting the provisions of Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical
Marijuana Law] relating to the medical use of marijuana.

Comment [RB14]: Employers can still piss

test you for employment.

Comment [RB15]: Marijuana can be banned

in state, county, and city buildings.

Comment [RB16]: Landlords can ban

everything except personal possession and nonsmoked consumption. Technically, banning the
transfer could mean landlords can ban you
from sharing a joint with someone in your
apartment.
Comment [RB17]: Localities can control
zoning of licensees.
Comment [RB18]: Medical marijuana shall
not be affected by legalization.

SECTION 5. Powers and duties of the Department.

1. Not later than 12 months after the effective date of this act [SECTION 18], the Department
shall adopt all regulations necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of SECTION 1
to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act. The regulations must not prohibit the operation of
marijuana establishments, either expressly or through regulations that make their
operation unreasonably impracticable. The regulations shall include:

Comment [RB19]: The state must have

regulations in place by January 1, 2018.

Comment [RB20]: The tax regulations cant

effectively ban marijuana licensees.

(a) Procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate a
marijuana establishment;
(b) Qualifications for licensure that are directly and demonstrably related to the operation of a
marijuana establishment;
(c) Requirements for the security of marijuana establishments;

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Comment [RB21]: The state cant come up

with frivolous or unnecessary requirements for
licensure.

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(d) Requirements to prevent the sale or diversion of marijuana and marijuana products to persons
under 21 years of age;
(e) Requirements for the packaging of marijuana and marijuana products, including requirements
for child-resistant packaging;
(f) Requirements for the testing and labeling of marijuana and marijuana products sold by
marijuana establishments including a numerical indication of potency based on the ratio of THC
to the weight of a product intended for oral consumption;

Comment [RB22]: Marijuana will be sold in

child-proof packages.
Comment [RB23]: Labeling must at least
include potency.

(g) Requirements for record keeping by marijuana establishments;

Comment [RB24]: Advertising can be
restricted, but not banned.

(h) Reasonable restrictions on signage, marketing, display, and advertising;

(i) Procedures for the collection of taxes, fees, and penalties imposed by SECTION 1 to SECTION 18,
inclusive, of this act;
(j) Procedures and requirements to enable the transfer of a license for a marijuana establishment to
another qualified person and to enable a licensee to move the location of its establishment to
another suitable location;
(k) Procedures and requirements to enable a dual licensee to operate medical marijuana
establishments and marijuana establishments at the same location;
(l) Procedures to establish the fair market value at wholesale of marijuana; and
(m) Civil penalties for the failure to comply with any regulation adopted pursuant to this section or
for any violation of the provisions of SECTION 13 of this act.

2. The Department shall approve or deny applications for licenses pursuant to SECTION 9 of
this act.
3. The Department may by motion or on complaint, after investigation, notice of the specific
violation, and an opportunity for a hearing, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 233B of
NRS, suspend, revoke, or fine a licensee for the violation of SECTION 1 to SECTION 18,
inclusive, of this act or for a violation of a regulation adopted by the Department pursuant
to this section.

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Comment [RB25]: Medical and adult-use

shops can co-locate.
Comment [RB26]: The 15% excise tax will be
based on this fair market value that the state
will be setting for marijuana at wholesale.

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4. The Department may immediately suspend the license of any marijuana establishment if
the marijuana establishment knowingly sells, delivers, or otherwise transfers marijuana in
violation of SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, or knowingly purchases
marijuana from any person not licensed pursuant to SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of
this act or to Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law]. The Department must provide
an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of NRS 233B.121 within a
reasonable time from a suspension pursuant to this subsection.
5. To ensure that individual privacy is protected:
(a) The Department shall not require a consumer to provide a retail marijuana store with identifying
information other than government-issued identification to determine the consumers age; and

Comment [RB27]: Breaking the marijuana

licensing laws and purchasing from the black
market will cost your license.

Comment [RB28]: The government cant

collect any more information about marijuana
consumers than asking for ID to verify age, and a
store cant be forced to track anything more than
is trackable at a liquor store.

(b) A retail marijuana store must not be required to acquire and record personal information about
consumers other than information typically acquired in a financial transaction conducted at a
retail liquor store.

6. The Department shall conduct a background check of each prospective owner, officer, and
board member of a marijuana establishment license applicant.
7. The Department shall inspect marijuana establishments as necessary to enforce SECTION 1
to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act or the regulations adopted pursuant to this section.

Comment [RB29]: There will be background

checks for licensees.
Comment [RB30]: There will be inspections
of marijuana licensees.

SECTION 6. Personal Use and Cultivation of Marijuana.

Notwithstanding any other provision of Nevada law and the law of any political subdivision of Nevada,
except as otherwise provided in SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, it is lawful, in this State,
and must not be used as the basis for prosecution or penalty by this State or a political subdivision of this
State, and must not, in this State, be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets for persons 21 years of age
or older to:

1. Possess, use, consume, purchase, obtain, process, or transport marijuana paraphernalia,

one ounce or less of marijuana other than concentrated marijuana, or one-eighth of an
ounce or less of concentrated marijuana;
2. Possess, cultivate, process, or transport not more than six marijuana plants for personal
use and possess the marijuana produced by the plants on the premises where the plants
were grown, provided that:

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Comment [RB31]: I think this could mean

that no state / local licenses or state / local jobs
could deny employment to pot smokers, even by
urine testing, since wed have the right to
consume marijuana.
Comment [RB32]: One ounce flower, 1/8
ounce concentrate is legal.
Comment [RB33]: 6 marijuana plants per
adult, 12 max per household, and possession of
the harvest IF YOU LIVE FARTHER THAN 25
MILES FROM A RETAIL POT SHOP (see SECTION
14.1(a)(1) below)

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(a) Cultivation takes place within a closet, room, greenhouse, or other enclosed area that is
equipped with a lock or other security device that allows access only to persons authorized to
access the area; and

(b) No more than 12 plants are possessed, cultivated, or processed at a single residence, or upon the
grounds of that residence, at one time;

3. Give or otherwise deliver one ounce or less of marijuana, other than concentrated
marijuana, or one-eighth of an ounce or less of concentrated marijuana without
remuneration to a person provided that the transaction is not advertised or promoted to
the public; or
4. Assist another person who is 21 years of age or older in any of the acts described in this
section.

Comment [RB34]: Interesting clause here,

that essentially makes giving away marijuana
legal only in secret. I think this is to forbid
promotional giveaways by pot shops.

SECTION 7. Marijuana Paraphernalia Authorized.

Notwithstanding any other provision of Nevada law and the law of any political subdivision of Nevada, it is
not unlawful and shall not be an offense or be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets for persons 21
years of age or older to manufacture, possess, use, transport, or purchase marijuana paraphernalia, or to
distribute or sell marijuana paraphernalia to a person who is 21 years of age or older.

Comment [RB35]: Paraphernalia is now

legal.

SECTION 8. Lawful operation of marijuana establishments.

Notwithstanding any other provision of Nevada law and the law of any political subdivision of Nevada,
except as otherwise provided in SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, or the regulations
adopted pursuant to SECTION 5 of this act, it is lawful and must not, in this State, be used as the basis for
prosecution or penalty by this State or a political subdivision of this State, and must not, in this State, be a
basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets for persons 21 years of age or older to:

1. Possess marijuana and marijuana products, purchase marijuana from a marijuana

cultivation facility, purchase marijuana and marijuana products from a marijuana product
manufacturing facility, return marijuana or marijuana products to a facility from which they
were purchased, transport marijuana and marijuana products to or from a marijuana
testing facility, use the services of a marijuana distributor to transport marijuana or
marijuana products to or from marijuana establishments, or sell marijuana and marijuana
products to consumers, if the person conducting the activities described in this subsection
has a current, valid license to operate a retail marijuana store or is acting in the persons
capacity as an agent of a retail marijuana store.
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Comment [RB36]: I think this may mean

state / local officials couldnt be barred from
being marijuana licensees.

Comment [RB37]: Actions taken while

working at a licensed retail marijuana store will
be legal

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2. Cultivate, harvest, process, package, or possess marijuana, sell marijuana to a marijuana

cultivation facility, a marijuana product manufacturing facility, or a retail marijuana store,
transport marijuana to or from a marijuana cultivation facility, a marijuana product
manufacturing facility, or a marijuana testing facility, use the services of a marijuana
distributor to transport marijuana to or from marijuana establishments, or purchase
marijuana from a marijuana cultivation facility, if the person conducting the activities
described in this paragraph has a current, valid license to operate a marijuana cultivation
facility or is acting in his or her capacity as an agent of a marijuana cultivation facility.
3. Package, process, manufacture, or possess marijuana and marijuana products, transport
marijuana and marijuana products to or from a marijuana testing facility, a marijuana
cultivation facility, or a marijuana product manufacturing facility, use the services of a
marijuana distributor to transport marijuana or marijuana products to or from marijuana
establishments, sell marijuana and marijuana products to a retail marijuana store or a
marijuana product manufacturing facility, purchase marijuana from a marijuana cultivation
facility, or purchase marijuana and marijuana products from a marijuana product
manufacturing facility, if the person conducting the activities described in this paragraph
has a current, valid license to operate a marijuana product manufacturing facility or is
acting in his or her capacity as an agent of a marijuana product manufacturing facility.
4. Possess marijuana and marijuana products and transfer and transport marijuana and
marijuana products between marijuana establishments, if the person transporting the
marijuana and marijuana products has a current, valid license to operate as a marijuana
distributor or is acting in his or her capacity as an agent of a marijuana distributor.
5. Possess, process, repackage, transport, or test marijuana and marijuana products if the
person has a current, valid license to operate a marijuana testing facility or is acting in his
or her capacity as an agent of a marijuana testing facility.
6. Lease or otherwise allow property owned, occupied, or controlled by any person,
corporation, or other entity to be used for any of the activities conducted lawfully in
accordance with this section.

SECTION 9. Contracts pertaining to marijuana enforceable.

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Comment [RB38]: and licensed marijuana

cultivation facilities

Comment [RB39]: and licensed marijuana

product manufacturing facilities

Comment [RB40]: and licensed marijuana

distributors

Comment [RB41]: and licensed marijuana

testing facilities
Comment [RB42]: and to lease your
property out to people who are licensed.

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It is the public policy of the People of the State of Nevada that contracts related to the operation of
marijuana establishments under SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act should be enforceable,
and no contract entered into by a licensee, its employees, or its agents as permitted pursuant to a valid
license issued by the Department, or by those who allow property to be used by a licensee, its employees,
or its agents as permitted pursuant to a valid license issued by the Department, shall be deemed
unenforceable on the basis that the actions or conduct permitted pursuant to the license are prohibited
by federal law.

Comment [RB43]: Marijuana contracts

should be enforceable in Nevada, even though
marijuanas against federal law.

SECTION 10. Certification of marijuana establishments.

1. No later than 12 months after the effective date [SECTION 18] of this act, the Department
shall begin receiving applications for marijuana establishments.
2. For 18 months after the Department begins to receive applications for marijuana
establishments, the Department shall only accept applications for licenses for retail
marijuana stores, marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and marijuana cultivation
facilities pursuant to SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, from persons holding a
medical marijuana establishment registration certificate pursuant to Chapter 453A of NRS
[Medical Marijuana Law].
3. For 18 months after the Department begins to receive applications for marijuana
establishments, the Department shall issue licenses for marijuana distributors pursuant to
SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, only to persons holding a wholesale dealer
license pursuant to Chapter 369 of NRS [Liquor Law], unless the Department determines
that an insufficient number of marijuana distributors will result from this limitation.
4. Upon receipt of a complete marijuana establishment license application, the Department
shall, within 90 days:
(a) Issue the appropriate license if the license application is approved; or
(b) Send a notice of rejection setting forth the reasons why the Department did not approve the
license application.

5. The Department shall approve a license application if:

(a) The prospective marijuana establishment has submitted an application in compliance with
regulations adopted by the Department and the application fee required pursuant to SECTION
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Comment [RB44]: Marijuana license

applications begin on January 1, 2018.
Comment [RB45]: From January 1, 2018 to
July 1, 2019, only registered medical marijuana
entities can apply for commercial licenses.

Comment [RB46]: From January 1, 2018 to

July 1, 2019, only licensed wholesale LIQUOR
distributors can apply to become marijuana
distributors, unless the department decides there
arent enough applicants to meet demand.

Comment [RB47]: The department has three

months to process a license application, though I
dont see any penalty for them if they do not.

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(b) The physical address where the proposed marijuana establishment will operate is owned by the
applicant or the applicant has the written permission of the property owner to operate the
proposed marijuana establishment on that property;
(c) The property is not located within:
(1) 1,000 feet of a public or private school that provides formal education traditionally
associated with preschool or kindergarten through grade 12 and that existed on the date on
which the application for the proposed marijuana establishment was submitted to the
Department; or
(2) 300 feet of a community facility that existed on the date on which the application for the
proposed marijuana establishment was submitted to the Department;

Comment [RB48]: No licensees with 1,000

feet of a school.

Comment [RB49]: Licensees cant be within

300 feet of a community facility.

(d) The proposed marijuana establishment is a proposed retail marijuana store and there are not
more than:
(1) 80 licenses already issued in a county with a population greater than 700,000;
(2) 20 licenses already issued in a county with a population that is less than 700,000 but more
than 100,000;
(3) 4 licenses already issued in a county with a population that is less than 100,000 but more
than 55,000;
(4) 2 licenses already issued in a county with a population that is less than 55,000;
(5) Upon request of a county government, the Department may issue retail marijuana store
licenses in that county in addition to the number otherwise allowed pursuant to this
paragraph;

Comment [RB50]: There can be only 80 retail

stores in Clark County, home of Las Vegas.

Comment [RB51]: There can be only 20 retail

stores in Washoe County, home of Reno.
Comment [RB52]: There can be only 4 retail
stores in Carson City.
Comment [RB53]: There can be only 2 retail
stores in every other county in Nevada.
Comment [RB54]: If a county government
asks, the department might allow more licenses
in that county.

(e) The locality in which the proposed marijuana establishment will be located does not affirm to the
Department that the proposed marijuana establishment will be in violation of zoning or land use
rules adopted by the locality; and
(f) The persons who are proposed to be owners, officers, or board members of the proposed
marijuana establishment:
(1) Have not been convicted of an excluded felony offense [SECTION 3.6]; and
(2) Have not served as an owner, officer, or board member for a medical marijuana
establishment or a marijuana establishment that has had its registration certificate or license
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Comment [RB55]: Licensees cant have a

Class A felony or any two felonies within the past
ten years, unless those felonies were legal under
medical marijuana laws in Nevada.
Comment [RB56]: Medical marijuana license
revocation precludes getting a commercial
license.

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6. Competing applications. When competing applications are submitted for a proposed retail
marijuana store within a single county, the Department shall use an impartial and
numerically scored competitive bidding process to determine which application or
applications among those competing will be approved.

Comment [RB57]: Competing applications

will be selected by a competitive scoring process.

SECTION 11. Expiration and renewal.

Comment [RB58]: Licenses are annual and
renewals have to be processed in ten days.

1. All licenses expire one year after the date of issue.

2. The Department shall issue a renewal license within 10 days of receipt of the prescribed
renewal application and renewal fee from a marijuana establishment if its license is not
under suspension or has not been revoked.

SECTION 12. Fee schedule.

1. The Department shall require each applicant for a marijuana establishment license to pay a
one-time application fee of $5,000.
2. The Department may require payment of an annual licensing fee not to exceed:
For the initial issuance of a license for a retail marijuana store................................. $20,000
For a renewal license for a retail marijuana store ........................................................ $6,600
For the initial issuance of a license for a marijuana cultivation facility...................... $30,000
For a renewal license for a marijuana cultivation facility ........................................... $10,000
For the initial issuance of a license for a marijuana product manufacturing facility . $10,000
For a renewal license for a marijuana product manufacturing facility ........................ $3,300
For the initial issuance of a license for a marijuana distributor ................................. $15,000
For a renewal license for a marijuana distributor ........................................................ $5,000
For the initial issuance of a license for a marijuana testing facility............................ $15,000
For a renewal license for a marijuana testing facility ................................................... $5,000

SECTION 13. Marijuana establishment operating requirements.

In addition to requirements established by rule pursuant to section 5 of this act:

1. Marijuana establishments shall:

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Comment [RB59]: Non-refundable $5,000

application fee for a license.
Comment [RB60]:
Grow license = $30K, $10K renew
Store license = $20K, $6.6K renew
Tester or Distributor = $15K, $5K renew
Manufacturer = $10K, $3.3K renew

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(a) Secure every entrance to the establishment so that access to areas containing marijuana is
restricted to persons authorized to possess marijuana;
(b) Secure the inventory and equipment of the marijuana establishment during and after operating
hours to deter and prevent theft of marijuana;
(c) Determine the criminal history of any person before the person works or volunteers at the
marijuana establishment and prevent any person who has been convicted of an excluded felony
offense [SECTION 3.6] or who is not 21 years of age or older from working or volunteering for the
marijuana establishment.

2. All cultivation, processing, and manufacture of marijuana must take place at a physical
address approved by the Department and within an area that is enclosed and locked in a
manner that restricts access only to persons authorized to access the area. The area may
be uncovered only if it is enclosed with security fencing that is designed to prevent
unauthorized entry and that is at least 8 feet high.
3. All cultivation, processing, and manufacture of marijuana must not be visible from a public
place by normal unaided vision.
4. All cultivation, processing, and manufacture of marijuana must take place on property in
the marijuana establishments lawful possession or with the consent of the person in lawful
physical possession of the property.
5. A marijuana establishment is subject to reasonable inspection by the Department, and a
person who holds a marijuana establishment license must make himself or herself, or an
agent thereof, available and present for any inspection required by the Department. The
Department shall make reasonable accommodations so that ordinary business is not
interrupted and safety and security procedures are not compromised by the inspection.

Comment [RB61]: All marijuana production

must take place inside the production facility,
which must have an eight-foot fence if it is
outdoors.
Comment [RB62]: Production must be out of
public view.

Comment [RB63]: Inspections may be

conducted of marijuana facilities, but must be
reasonable.

SECTION 14. Penalties.

1. Restrictions on personal cultivation.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in 453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law], any person who:
(1) Cultivates marijuana plants within 25 miles of a retail marijuana store licensed pursuant to
SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, unless the person is a marijuana cultivation
facility or a person acting in his or her capacity as an agent of a marijuana cultivation facility;

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Comment [RB64]: THE INFAMOUS 25-MILE

HALO RULE, EFFECTIVELY NULLIFYING PERSONAL
HOME GROWS ANYWHERE IN CITIES.

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(2) Cultivates marijuana plants where they are visible from a public place by normal unaided
vision; or

Comment [RB65]: Home grows must be out

of public view, which will be easy, since theyll
have to be 25 miles away from pot shops.

(3) Cultivates marijuana on property not in the cultivators lawful possession or without the
consent of the person in lawful physical possession of the property;
(b) Is guilty of:
(1) For a first violation, a misdemeanor punished by a fine of not more than $600.
(2) For a second violation, a misdemeanor punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.

Comment [RB67]: Gross misdemeanors are

punishable in Nevada by up to a year in jail and a
$2,000 fine.

(3) For a third violation, a gross misdemeanor.

(4) For a fourth or subsequent violation, a category E felony.

2. A person who smokes or otherwise consumes marijuana in a public place, in a retail

marijuana store, or in a moving vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor punished by a fine of not
more than $600.
3. A person under 21 years of age who falsely represents himself or herself to be 21 years of
age or older to obtain marijuana is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. A person under 21 years of age who knowingly enters, loiters, or remains on the premises
of a marijuana establishment shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 unless the
person is authorized to possess marijuana pursuant to Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical
Marijuana Law] and the marijuana establishment is a dual licensee.
5. A person who manufactures marijuana by chemical extraction or chemical synthesis, unless
done pursuant to a marijuana product manufacturing license issued by the Department or
authorized by Chapter 453A of NRS [Medical Marijuana Law], is guilty of a category E
felony.
6. A person who knowingly gives marijuana to any person under 21 years of age, or who
knowingly leaves or deposits any marijuana in any place with the intent that it will be
procured by any person under 21 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. A person who knowingly gives marijuana to any person under 18 years of age, or who
knowingly leaves or deposits any marijuana in any place with the intent that it will be
procured by any person under 18 years of age is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

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Comment [RB66]: A home grow within 25

miles of a pot shop will get you a criminal record
and a $600 fine on the first offense, $1,000 fine
on the second.

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Comment [RB68]: Current Nevada Law

provides a Class E felony only for growing over 12
plants. Class E felonies require a mandatory
minimum 1 year in prison with a max of 4 years.
Comment [RB69]: Public toking will get you a
criminal record and a $600 fine.
Comment [RB70]: People under 21 get a
criminal record if they try to access legal
marijuana.
Comment [RB71]: People under age 21 get a
$500 fine if theyre caught in a licensed
establishment, unless theyre patients in a colocated shop.

Comment [RB72]: Blasting solvent hash oil

will get you a mandatory one year in prison with
a max of four.

Comment [RB73]: Giving marijuana to

people aged 18, 19, or 20 is a misdemeanor
crime.

Comment [RB74]: Giving marijuana to

people under age 18 is a gross misdemeanor.

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8. Notwithstanding the provisions of SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act, after the
effective date of this act, the legislature may amend provisions of this act to provide for the
conditions in which a locality may permit consumption of marijuana in a retail marijuana
store.

Comment [RB75]: Localities might be able to

allow pot lounges, if the legislature provides for
that.

SECTION 15. Marijuana excise tax.

1. An excise tax is hereby imposed and must be collected by the State respecting wholesale
sales of marijuana in this State by a marijuana cultivation facility at a rate of 15 percent of
the fair market value at wholesale of the marijuana. The tax imposed pursuant to this
subsection:

Comment [RB76]: 15% Excise Tax for

marijuana, paid by the cultivator, based on what
the State determines is a fair market value of
wholesale marijuana.

(a) Is the obligation of the marijuana cultivation facility; and

(b) Is separate from and in addition to any general state and local sales and use taxes that apply to
retail sales of tangible personal property.

SECTION 16. [Revenues Cover Costs First]

Any tax revenues, fees, or penalties collected pursuant to SECTION 1 to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act,
first must be expended to pay the costs of the Department and of each locality in carrying out SECTION 1
to SECTION 18, inclusive, of this act and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Department shall
remit any remaining money to the State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the State Distributive
School Account in the State General Fund.

Comment [RB77]: Marijuana tax revenues

first pay the state and local costs of marijuana
regulation, then go toward education.

SECTION 17. Severability.

If any provision of this act, or the application thereof to any person, thing, or circumstance is held invalid
or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect the validity or constitutionality of this act as a whole or any provision or application of this act
which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this act are declared to be severable.

SECTION 18. Effective Date.

This act shall become effective on October 1, 2015 if approved by the legislature, or on January 1, 2017 if
approved by the voters.

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Comment [RB78]: If passed on November 8,

2015, marijuana will become legal to possess on
January 1, 2017.