Medical Marijuana

Update: On June 24 LD 764 became law without the Governor's signature.  Legislation (LD 764) is before Gov. Paul LePage that will prohibit medical cannabis patients from being denied organ transplants. The measure "prohibits a transplant evaluator from determining a qualifying...

Subject: Your Letter: Amending federal law to acknowledge the cannabis' therapeutic efficacy is a policy change supported by nearly every American - according to a 2017 Quinnipiac University National poll, 94% of Americans support the use of marijuana by...

Update: Lawmakers reconciled the House and Senate implementation bills on July 16. The reconciled language, H 3818, imposes a new statewide excise tax of 10.75 percent on top of a 6.25 percent sales tax. Cities also have the option...

Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 487, imposing new tax rates on marijuana-related business transactions. The measure imposes an excise tax of 15 percent on wholesale cannabis sales to both medical and recreational facilities. The measure also imposes...

Subject: Your Letter: America’s opioid crisis is real, and it requires evidence-based solutions. One such solution is medical cannabis access. Best evidence informs us that medical marijuana access is associated with reduced levels of opioid-related abuse, hospitalization, and mortality....

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...

Update: On June 14, House leadership rejected an amendment to the budget to expand the total number of dispensaries. Update: On May 18 the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended measure be held for further study, tabling it for this year. SB 176 is...

Update: AB 1159 passed the Assembly on 5/15 AB 1159, would bring much-needed clarity to the medical and recreational cannabis industry and extend protections for individuals and businesses in their dealings with their legal advisors  The current conflict between federal and...

Subject: Your Letter: As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support SB 1294 to permit for the licensed production of industrial hemp as an agricultural commodity. Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa...