Tagged With: Nevada
Nevada NORML: A Year in Review
With a new year on the horizon, members of Nevada and Las Vegas NORML wanted to take time to shine light on 18 of our most memorable moments from 2018. (It was hard to choose just 18!) January 2018: Protested Jeff Sessions We certainly didn’t expect the opportunity to protest Jeff Sessions alongside Congresswoman Dina … Continue reading
The Marijuana Midterms are Heating Up in Nevada
With the help of the newly established “Cannabition Cannabis Museum,” Nevada’s state chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, along with its local affiliate Las Vegas NORML, welcomed the National NORML Board of Directors to Las Vegas with a “Smoke the Vote” voter rally. Nevada NORML Executive Director Madisen Saglibene, Jj … Continue reading
On Building A Consumer Friendly Market In Nevada
For decades, Las Vegas has been a place known to play fast and loose – and this is even becoming evident in our emerging Marijuana Industry. On January 16, 2018, hundreds of citizens, business owners, and marijuana consumers met to provide public comment on the proposed set of permanent regulations issued by the Nevada Department … Continue reading
Nevada: Licensed Adult Use Marijuana Sales Set To Begin Saturday
Starting on Saturday, July 1, specially licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Nevada will have the opportunity to engage in the retail sale of marijuana to adults. State tax regulators finalized temporary rules on Monday governing adult use sales. Regulators so far have issued over 80 licenses to business establishments seeking to engage in activities specific … Continue reading
Nevada: Governor Vetoes Bill Vacating Past Marijuana Convictions
Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed legislation, Assembly Bill 259, that sought to allow minor marijuana offenders to vacate and seal their past convictions. The measure stated: “If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana in violation of subsection 4 of NRS 453.336 or for a … Continue reading
Nevada: Governor Signs Hemp Expansion Law
Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 396, expanding the state’s hemp law to permit broader commercial cultivation of the crop. The new law permits regulators to license growers to engage in hemp cultivation and to produce edible products derived from hemp. Under a 2015 law, hemp could only be produced as part of … Continue reading
Nevada: Oppose The Proposed Tax on Medical Marijuana
Senate Bill 487 would increase the current excise tax on marijuana from two to ten percent of the sales price of the marijuana or product. While NORML generally does not oppose the imposition of fair and reasonable sales taxes on the commercial sales of cannabis for recreational purposes, we do not support such excessive taxation … Continue reading
Nevada: Legislation Pending To Permit Social Use
Update: SB236 passed out of the Assembly Government Operations Committee on May 16. Update: SB 236 passed the Senate by a margin of 21-12. It will now be sent to the house. Update: SB 236 was amended in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 4/12 and it passed as amended. Update: SB 236 was heard in the … Continue reading
Nevada: Bill to Amend Traffic Safety Laws Before Governor
Legislation awaits action from Gov. Brian Sandoval to amend Nevada’s per se traffic safety laws for carboxy-THC., Assembly Bill 135 eliminates statutes criminalizing the operation of a motor vehicle if a driver has detectable levels of carboxy THC in his/her urine. Carboxy-THC is an non-psychoactive waste product of THC that may be present for days … Continue reading
