Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 678B - Licensing and Control of Cannabis
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 a person is authorized to consume cannabis or cannabis products in a public place.
2. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a local government from adopting and enforcing an ordinance or rule governing the consumption of cannabis or cannabis products in a public place in the jurisdiction of the local government which is more restrictive than the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2360)

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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 678B - Licensing and Control of Cannabis

NRS 678B.010 - Legislative findings and declarations.

NRS 678B.020 - Definitions.

NRS 678B.030 - "Concentrated cannabis" defined.

NRS 678B.040 - "Enclosed, locked facility" defined.

NRS 678B.050 - "Excluded felony offense" defined.

NRS 678B.060 - "Inventory control system" defined.

NRS 678B.065 - "Social equity applicant" defined.

NRS 678B.070 - "Unreasonably impracticable" defined.

NRS 678B.200 - General qualifications for licensure or registration; regulations.

NRS 678B.210 - Licensing of medical cannabis establishments: Requirements; expiration and renewal.

NRS 678B.220 - Licensing of medical cannabis establishments: Limitation on total number of licenses that can be issued in each jurisdiction; reallocation of licenses.

NRS 678B.230 - Licensing of medical cannabis establishments in larger counties: Limitation on number of medical cannabis dispensaries located in any one governmental jurisdiction within county; limitation on number of licenses issued to any one perso...

NRS 678B.240 - Licensing of medical cannabis establishments: Considerations in determining whether to issue license.

NRS 678B.250 - Licensing of adult-use cannabis establishments: Requirements; expiration and renewal.

NRS 678B.260 - Licensing of adult-use cannabis establishments: Limitation on total number of licenses that can be issued in each jurisdiction.

NRS 678B.270 - Licensing of adult-use cannabis establishments in larger counties: Limitation on number of licenses issued to any one person; exception.

NRS 678B.280 - Licensing of adult-use cannabis establishments: Considerations in determining whether to issue license for adult-use cannabis establishment other than cannabis consumption lounge.

NRS 678B.290 - Cannabis independent testing laboratories. [Effective through December 31, 2021.] Cannabis independent testing laboratories. [Effective January 1, 2022.]

NRS 678B.300 - Licensing of cannabis establishments: Limitation on acceptance of applications.

NRS 678B.310 - Issuance of licenses to business entities.

NRS 678B.320 - Licensing of cannabis establishments: Licenses deemed conditional pending compliance with local requirements.

NRS 678B.322 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Requirements for retail cannabis consumption lounge.

NRS 678B.323 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Regulations establishing criteria for determination of social equity applicant.

NRS 678B.324 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Regulations establishing criteria of merit and scoring guidelines for evaluating applications.

NRS 678B.325 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Issuance of adult-use cannabis establishment license for retail store and independent cannabis consumption lounge to one person prohibited.

NRS 678B.326 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Limitation on number of licenses for independent cannabis consumption lounges permitted to be issued; exception; minimum number of licenses required to be issued to social equity applicants.

NRS 678B.327 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Issuance of licenses in local governmental jurisdiction that limits number of business licenses issued to cannabis consumption lounges.

NRS 678B.328 - Licensing of cannabis consumption lounges: Prohibition on issuance of multiple licenses to one person; transfer of license.

NRS 678B.330 - Provision of information regarding inspection or review of cannabis establishment by local government to Board.

NRS 678B.340 - Agents required to register with Board; requirements for registration.

NRS 678B.350 - Owners with 5 percent or more ownership interest required to register with Board; requirements for registration.

NRS 678B.355 - Receiver for cannabis establishment subject to receivership required to register with Board; requirements for registration.

NRS 678B.360 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license or registration card; ground for denial of license or registration card; duty of Board. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. ยง 666, the federal...

NRS 678B.370 - Suspension of license or registration card for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license or registration card. [Effective until 2 years after the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C....

NRS 678B.380 - License and registration card nontransferable; Board required to adopt regulations governing transferability of licenses and registration cards; authorized and required content of regulations.

NRS 678B.383 - Board required to adopt regulations prescribing procedures and requirements for receiver to take action with respect to cannabis establishment subject to receivership.

NRS 678B.385 - Grounds for immediate revocation of registration card.

NRS 678B.390 - Fees.

NRS 678B.500 - Location, land use and signage; change of location.

NRS 678B.510 - Operating documents; security measures; requirements for cultivation; allowing consumption of cannabis on premises of establishment other than cannabis consumption lounge prohibited; inspection; video monitoring system required; vendin...

NRS 678B.520 - Requirements concerning cannabis products; exception for ready-to-consume cannabis products; additional duties of cannabis sales facility, cannabis production facility and cannabis consumption lounge; requirements and restrictions conc...

NRS 678B.525 - Production, distribution, sale or offer for sale of synthetic cannabinoids prohibited.

NRS 678B.530 - Advertising sale, selling or appearing to sell cannabis or cannabis products without license prohibited.

NRS 678B.535 - Curbside pickup authorized; regulations.

NRS 678B.540 - Random laboratory assurance checks.

NRS 678B.600 - Employee of State Department of Agriculture exempt from state prosecution for certain acts involving cannabis.

NRS 678B.610 - Enforcement of contracts.

NRS 678B.620 - Training of cannabis establishment agents by independent contractor; issuance of cannabis establishment agent registration card to independent contractor.

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.

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.

NRS 678B.640 - Regulations of Department of Taxation regarding fair market value at wholesale of cannabis.

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.

NRS 678B.650 - Regulations.