Nevada 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

AB 504 — Establishes certain deceptive trade practices relating to the sale of or an offer to sell certain hemp products. (BDR 56-867)

Last action — Chapter 484.

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    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 10, 2025.

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Bill Text

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EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 21, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
504 A SSEMBLY B ILLN O.
504–Committee on Judiciary CHAPTER..........
504–C OMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY M ARCH 24, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Establishes certain deceptive trade practices relating to the sale of or an offer to sell certain hemp products.
(BDR 52-867) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
Increases or Newly Provides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
authorizing the Cannabis Compliance Board to investigate and refer violations of those requirements or prohibitions to the Attorney General;
provides for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties against persons whond engage in deceptive trade practices.
Existing law defines activities that constitute deceptive trade practices and provides for the imposition of civil and criminal penalties against persons who requires a person who does not hold a cannabis establishment license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption to display at all times at the location at which the sale or offer is made certain signs notifying customers that the location is not licensed to sell cannabis and that all hemp products contain less than the legal limit of THC.
(Chapter 598 of NRS) This bill requires a person who does not hold a cannabis establishment license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption to display at all times at the location at which the sale or offer is made certain signs notifying customers that the location is not licensed to sell cannabis and that all hemp such a person from advertising or permitting to be advertised in any manner anybits false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to:
Section 1 additionally manner any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to:
Under this bill, any violation of the requirements or prohibitions set forth in this bill constitutes a deceptive trade practice.
Under section 1, any violation of the requirements or prohibitions set forth in this bill constitutes a deceptive trade pracSection 2 of this bill grants the Cannabis Compliance Board the power to investigate and refer violations of section 1 to the Attorney General for the imposition of any applicable civil and criminal penalties.
- *AB504_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 598 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Chapter 678A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
A person who does not hold a cannabis establishment license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption:
A person who does not hold a license and who sells or offers to sell a hemp product which is intended for human consumption:
(a) Shall prominently display at all times in a conspicuous place at the location at which the sale or offer is made, a sign at each:
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – place at the location at which the sale or offer is made, a sign at each:
(b) Shall not advertise or permit to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading or deceptive statement or representation with regard to:
(b) Shall not advertise or permit to be advertised in any manner any false, misleading or deceptive statement or repres(1) Whether the person holds a license or the location at which the sale or offer is made is the premises of a cannabis establishment;
(1) Whether the person holds a cannabis establishment license or the location at which the sale or offer is made is the premises of a cannabis establishment;
or (2) The nature of any hemp product which is intended for human consumption that is sold or offered for sale by the person, including, without limitation, any claim that the hemp product is cannabis or that the hemp product produces an intoxicating effect.
or (2) The nature of any hemp product which is intended for human consumption that is sold or offered for sale by the person, cannabis or that the hemp product produces an intoxicating effect.
(b) “Cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095.
(c) “Hemp product” means a commodity or product containing hemp or any other commodity or product that purports to contain cannabidiol.
(c) “Cannabis establishment license” has the meaning ascribed to “license” in NRS 678A.160.
The term does not include a commodity or product that contains only an approved hemp component and no other hemp.
- *AB504_R1* – 3 – (d) “Hemp” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 557.160.
(d) “Intended for human consumption” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.532.
(e) “Hemp product” means a commodity or product containing hemp or any other commodity or product that purports to contain cannabidiol.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 3 – Sec.
The term does not include a commodity or product that contains only an approved hemp component and no other hem(f) “Intended for human consumption” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439.532.
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NRS 678A.440 is hereby amended to read as follows:
678A.440 In addition to any other powers granted by this title, the Board has the power to:
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Enter into interlocal agreements pursuant to NRS 277.080 to 2772.80,Establish and amend a plan of organization for the Board, including, without limitation, organizations of divisions or sections with leaders for such divisions or sections.
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Appear on its own behalf before governmental agencies of the State or any of its political subdivisions.
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Apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money to carry out the provisions of this title.
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Execute all instruments necessary or convenient for carrying out the provisions of this title.
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Prepare, publish and distribute such studies, reports, bulletins and other materials as the Board deems appropriate.
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Refer cases to the Attorney General for criminal prosecution.
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Maintain an official Internet website for the Board.
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Monitor federal activity regarding cannabis and report its findings to the Legislature.
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Employ the services of such persons the Board considers necessary for the purposes of hearing disciplinary proceedings.
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In accordance with NRS 179.1156 to 179.121, inclusive, seize and destroy cannabis and cannabis products involved in unlicensed cannabis activities.
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Investigate and refer violations of section 1 of this act to the Attorney General for the imposition of any penalties set forth in 13.
Commit resources and take action to address unlicensed cannabis activities, including, without limitation:
(a) Investigating and referring matters involving unlicensed cannabis activities to the appropriate state or local law enforcement agency, including, without limitation, the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety and the Attorney General, for further investigation and possible criminal prosecution;
(b) Educating the public through various types of media and communication and other forms of public outreach on the dangers and illegality of unlicensed cannabis activities and the importance of having cannabis establishments which are licensed and regulated;
(c) Creating a system through which the public, licensees and registrants may file confidential reports of unlicensed cannabis activities;
and - 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – (d) Imposing penalties against persons who engage in unlicensed cannabis activities in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 678A.450.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 484.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 19, Nays: None, Excused: 1, Not voting: 1.) To Assembly.

  6. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  7. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

  8. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To committee.

  9. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 880.) To printer.

  10. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 290.) Taken from General File. Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

  12. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  13. From printer. To committee.

  14. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • Assembly Committee on Judiciary

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (66)

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