Marijuana Business Factbook 2019

115 © Copyright 2020, Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. You may NOT copy this Factbook, or make public the data and facts contained herein, in part or in whole. For more copies or editorial permissions, contact CustomerService@MJBizDaily.com or call (720) 213-5992, ext. 1. State-By-State: Legal Overview, Market Data and Outlook | Chapter 2 MJBIZDAILY.COM NEVADA Medical REGULATORY OVERVIEW Main measures Question 9 (possession and use); Senate Bill 374 (authority to license and regulate businesses) Type of measures Question 9: Ballot inititiative SB 374: Legislative bill Years passed Question 9: 2000; SB 374: 2013 Margin of victory Question 9: 65% to 35%; SB 374: 32 to 18 in the Assembly, 13 to 12 in the Senate Possession limit 2.5 ounces/12 plants every 14 days. Patient registry Mandatory―patients must get a written statement from a qualifying physician Accepts patients registered with other states? Yes―out-of-state patients with a valid registration card may both possess cannabis and purchase it from dispensaries Restrictions on type of marijuana allowed to be sold? No Home cultivation Yes, but only if patient lives more than 25 miles from a dispensary, cannot reasonably travel to a dispensary or is not able to find nearby dispensaries that have the needed strains. Maximum of 12 plants allowed; no rules on plant maturity. Qualifying medical conditions AIDS, cancer, glaucoma, PTSD and conditions―or whose treatments―produce cachexia, persistent muscle spasms (including multiple sclerosis), seizures, severe nausea or severe pain. Business regulations Heavy. Rules are comprehensive, detailed and strict. The state caps the number of dispensaries allowed, and businesses must meet a host of requirements surrounding security, operations and logistics, covering everything from labeling and packaging to dosage, tracking and testing.