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2010 Nevada Code
TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 453A Medical Use of Marijuana
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- NRS 453A.010 Definitions.
- NRS 453A.020 "Administer" defined.
- NRS 453A.030 "Attending physician" defined.
- NRS 453A.040 "Cachexia" defined.
- NRS 453A.050 "Chronic or debilitating medical condition" defined.
- NRS 453A.060 "Deliver" and "delivery" defined.
- NRS 453A.070 "Department" defined. [Repealed.]
- NRS 453A.080 "Designated primary caregiver" defined.
- NRS 453A.090 "Division" defined.
- NRS 453A.100 "Drug paraphernalia" defined.
- NRS 453A.110 "Marijuana" defined.
- NRS 453A.120 "Medical use of marijuana" defined.
- NRS 453A.130 "Production" defined.
- NRS 453A.140 "Registry identification card" defined.
- NRS 453A.150 "State prosecution" defined.
- NRS 453A.160 "Usable marijuana" defined.
- NRS 453A.170 "Written documentation" defined. LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM STATE PROSECUTION; REGISTRY IDENTIFICATION CARDS
- NRS 453A.200 Holder of valid registry identification card exempt from state prosecution for certain acts involving marijuana and drug paraphernalia; mere presence of person in vicinity of medical use of marijuana; limitation on exemption from state prosecution; affirmative defense.
- NRS 453A.210 Registry identification cards: Program for issuance; application; required accompanying information; distribution of copies of application; verification of information contained in application; permissible grounds for denial of application; judicial review of decision to deny application; reapplication; applicant and caregiver deemed to hold card pending approval or denial of application.
- NRS 453A.220 Registry identification cards: Issuance to applicant; issuance to primary caregiver if primary caregiver has been designated at time of application; required contents; duration; renewal.
- NRS 453A.225 Registry identification cards: Revocation; duties; judicial review; reapplication prohibited for 12 months.
- NRS 453A.230 Registry identification card: Holder to notify Division of certain changes in information; required annual update of documentation from attending physician; designation of primary caregiver after initial issuance of card; deemed expiration of card.
- NRS 453A.240 Registry identification cards: Card to be returned to Division following diagnosis of absence of chronic or debilitating medical condition.
- NRS 453A.250 Registry identification cards: General requirements concerning designation of primary caregiver; user of medical marijuana not to have more than one designated primary caregiver; timing of issuance of card to caregiver if caregiver designated after initial issuance of card to patient. PROHIBITED ACTS; AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES
- NRS 453A.300 Acts for which registry identification cardholder is not exempt from state prosecution and may not raise affirmative defense; additional penalty.
- NRS 453A.310 Affirmative defenses. SEARCH AND SEIZURE
- NRS 453A.400 Possession of registry identification card not permissible grounds for search or inspection; care and return of seized property; determination that person is engaged or assisting in medical use of marijuana in accordance with provisions of chapter. ACTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING BOARDS
- NRS 453A.500 Board of Medical Examiners and State Board of Osteopathic Medicine prohibited from taking disciplinary action against attending physician on basis of physician's participation in certain activities in accordance with chapter.
- NRS 453A.510 Professional licensing board prohibited from taking disciplinary action against licensee on basis of licensee's participation in certain activities in accordance with chapter. RESEARCH; APPROVAL OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
- NRS 453A.600 Program for evaluation and research of medical use of marijuana: Establishment by University of Nevada School of Medicine; federal approval; participants and subjects; quarterly report to Interim Finance Committee.
- NRS 453A.610 Program for evaluation and research of medical use of marijuana: Duties of University of Nevada School of Medicine concerning confidentiality; certain items of information not subject to subpoena, discovery or inspection.
- NRS 453A.620 Program for evaluation and research of medical use of marijuana: Authority of Department of Administration of University of Nevada School of Medicine concerning gifts, grants, donations and contributions; deposit of money in State Treasury.
- NRS 453A.630 Program for evaluation and research of medical use of marijuana: Deposit, use and disposition of money; Department of Administration of University of Nevada School of Medicine to administer account.
- NRS 453A.640 Department to pursue approval of Federal Government for establishment of seed bank and for establishment of program to produce and deliver marijuana for medical use. [Repealed.] MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
- NRS 453A.700 Duties of Division concerning confidentiality; certain items of information not subject to subpoena, discovery or inspection.
- NRS 453A.710 Addition of diseases and conditions to list of qualifying chronic or debilitating medical conditions: Petition; regulations.
- NRS 453A.720 Authority of the Administrator of the Division concerning gifts, grants, donations and contributions; deposit of money in State Treasury.
- NRS 453A.730 Deposit, use and disposition of money; administration of account.
- NRS 453A.740 Regulations; fees.
- NRS 453A.800 Costs associated with medical use of marijuana not required to be paid or reimbursed; medical use of marijuana not required to be accommodated in workplace.
- NRS 453A.810 State not responsible for deleterious outcomes.
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