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Nevada Legal Marijuana (Question 2)

Summary

Nevada allows adults 21 and older to possess, purchase, and consume marijuana, but strictly prohibits smoking it in public or while driving.

Rights & Rules

  • 01.
    Adults 21+ can legally purchase and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis flower or 1/4 ounce of cannabis concentrate.
  • 02.
    You can only consume cannabis on private property (like inside a home). You cannot smoke it in casinos, hotels, parks, or on the street.
  • 03.
    You can only grow your own plants if you live more than 25 miles from a licensed state dispensary (max 6 plants per person, 12 per household).
  • 04.
    Employers in Nevada generally CANNOT refuse to hire you solely because you failed a pre-employment drug test for marijuana (with exceptions for safety-sensitive jobs like firefighters or drivers).

Penalties

  • 01.
    Smoking in a public place is a misdemeanor that can result in a $600 fine.
  • 02.
    Possessing more than the legal limit (over 2.5 ounces) without a medical card is a felony.

Verified Citations

Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 453D

Source
"...it is lawful and shall not be an offense under the laws of this State... for a person 21 years of age or older to possess, use, consume, purchase, obtain, process, or transport marijuana paraphernalia, one ounce or less of marijuana..."