On Monday the Nevada legislature passed Senate Bill 374 to permit the establishment of up to 66 licensed not-for-profit medical marijuana facilities statewide. The dispensaries would have to follow strict operating rules and tax laws. It is expected that Governor Brian Sandoval will sign the bill into law soon.
Currently there are around 3,800 licensed medical marijuana users in Nevada, but there's no legal way under Nevada medical marijuana laws for them to purchase the pot they're entitled to. So they resort to growing it themselves or they sidestep Nevada medical marijuana laws by obtaining it through support groups in exchange for a "donation." If signed into law, this bill would provide a framework for dispensaries to sell medical marijuana.
