1. A person who holds a registry identification card or letter of approval issued to him or her pursuant to NRS 678C.230 or 678C.270 is not exempt from state prosecution for, nor may the person establish an affirmative defense to charges arising from, any of the following acts:
(a) Driving, operating or being in actual physical control of a vehicle or a vessel under power or sail while under the influence of cannabis.
(b) Engaging in any other conduct prohibited by NRS 484C.110, 484C.120, 484C.130, 484C.430, subsection 2 of NRS 488.400, NRS 488.410, 488.420, 488.425 or 493.130.
(c) Possessing a firearm in violation of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 202.257.
(d) Possessing cannabis in violation of NRS 453.336 or possessing paraphernalia in violation of NRS 453.560 or 453.566:
(1) If the possession of the cannabis or paraphernalia is discovered because the person engaged or assisted in the medical use of cannabis in:
(I) Except as otherwise provided by regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 678B.645, any public place or in any place open to the public or exposed to public view; or
(II) Any local detention facility, county jail, state prison, reformatory or other correctional facility, including, without limitation, any facility for the detention of juvenile offenders; or
(2) If the possession of the cannabis or paraphernalia occurs on school property.
(e) Delivering cannabis to another person who he or she knows does not lawfully hold a registry identification card or letter of approval issued by the Division or its designee pursuant to NRS 678C.230 or 678C.270.
(f) Delivering cannabis for consideration to any person, regardless of whether the recipient lawfully holds a registry identification card or letter of approval issued by the Division or its designee pursuant to NRS 678C.230 or 678C.270.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 678C.240 and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, if the Division determines that a person has willfully violated a provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the Division to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the Division may, at its own discretion, prohibit the person from obtaining or using a registry identification card or letter of approval for a period of up to 6 months.
3. Nothing in the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as in any manner affecting the provisions of chapter 678D of NRS relating to the adult use of cannabis.
4. As used in this section, "school property" means the grounds of any public school described in NRS 388.020 and any private school as defined in NRS 394.103.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3821; A 2021, 2373)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 678C - Medical Use of Cannabis
NRS 678C.010 - "Attending provider of health care" defined.
NRS 678C.020 - "Cachexia" defined.
NRS 678C.030 - "Chronic or debilitating medical condition" defined.
NRS 678C.040 - "Designated primary caregiver" defined.
NRS 678C.050 - "Division" defined.
NRS 678C.060 - "Inventory control system" defined.
NRS 678C.070 - "Letter of approval" defined.
NRS 678C.080 - "Registry identification card" defined.
NRS 678C.090 - "State prosecution" defined.
NRS 678C.100 - "Usable cannabis" defined.
NRS 678C.110 - "Written documentation" defined.
NRS 678C.310 - Affirmative defenses.
NRS 678C.420 - Electronic verification system.
NRS 678C.430 - Inventory control system.
NRS 678C.450 - Requirements concerning delivery of cannabis or cannabis products.
NRS 678C.480 - Designation of medical cannabis dispensary.
NRS 678C.500 - Recommendation to Legislature.
NRS 678C.610 - Forfeiture of assets seized.
NRS 678C.830 - Deposit, use and disposition of money; administration of account.
NRS 678C.840 - Regulations; fees.
NRS 678C.850 - Effect of chapter.
NRS 678C.860 - State not responsible for deleterious outcomes from medical use of cannabis.