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149–A149 SSEMBLYMEMBER(BDR C56-51) ARTERProposed PREFILEDby: JANUARY 30, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to cannabis.
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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
SJQ/BAW - Date:
4/13/2025 A.B.
No.
149—Revises provisions relating to cannabis.
(BDR 56-51) Page 1 of 6 *A_AB149_136* Assembly Amendment No.
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149–ASSEMBLYMEMBER C ARTER P REFILEDJANUARY 30,2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to cannabis.
LegExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s deemsDigest: certain information and data maintained by the Cannabis Compliance Board to be confidential and sets forth the persons to whom and the circumstances under which the Board may disclose such information and data.
(NRSExisting 678A.470)law Sectiondeems 1certain of this bill requires the Board to adopt regulations establishing procedures pursuant to which the Board may enter into an agreement with a research institution to share information and data maintained by the BoardCannabis 1Compliance definesBoard the term “research institution” to meanbe aconfidential university,and collegesets orforth othertionthe organizationpersons whichto haswhom asand onethe ofcircumstances itsunder principalwhich purposes the conductingBoard ofmay medical,disclose scientificsuch orinformation academicand research.data.
(NRS 678A.470) Section 21 of this bill authorizesrequires the Board to discloseadopt confidentialregulations informationestablishing andprocedures datapursuant maintainedto bywhich the Board tomay enter into an agreement with a research institution into accordanceshare withinformation theand regulationsdata adoptedmaintained by the Board pursuantfor the purposes of research relating to sectioncannabis 1.and the cannabis industry.
atSection the1 Universitydefines ofthe Nevada,term Las“research Vegas,institution” forto personnel,mean operatinga anduniversity, travelnstitutecollege expensesor andother fororganization directwhich costshas relatingas toone researchof conductedits byprincipal purposes the Institute.conducting of medical, scientific or academic research.
-Section *AB149_R1*2 –of 2this –bill THEauthorizes PEOPLEthe OFBoard THEto STATEdisclose OFconfidential NEVADA,information REPRESENTEDand INdata SENATEmaintained ANDby ASSEMBLY,the DOBoard ENACTto ASa FOLLOWS:research institution in accSections 3 and 4 of this bill appropriate money to the Cannabis Policy Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas , for personnel, operating and travel expenses and for direct costs relating to research conducted by the Institute.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(b) Establishing such education, outreach, investigative and enforcement mechanisms as the Board deems necessary to ensure the compliance of a licensee orAssembly registrantAmendment withNo. the provisions of this title.
136 to Assembly Bill No.
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(c) Requirements for licensees or registrants relating to the cultivation, processing, manufacture, transport, distribution, testing, study, advertising and sale of cannabis and cannabis products.
testing, (d) Policies and procedures to ensure that the cannabis industry in this State is economically competitive, inclusive of racial minorities, women and persons and communities that have been adversely affected by cannabis prohibition and accessible to persons of low-income seeking to start a business.
- *AB149_R1* – 3 – (g) Provisions governing the sales of products and commodities made from hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, or containing cannabidiol by cannabis establishments.
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As used in this subsection, “research institution” means - *AB149_R1* – 4 – a university, college or other organization which has as one of its principal purposes the conducting of medical, scientific or academic research.
The name of the holder of an adult-adult-use use cannabis establishment license and each owner, officer and board member of the licensee and information relating to the scoring and ranking of applications and the imposition of disciplinary action are not confidential.
4.Assembly Amendment No.
All136 files, records, reports and other information and data pertaining to mattersAssembly relatedBill toNo. cannabis in the possession of the - *AB149_R1* – 5 – Nevada Tax Commission or the Department of Taxation must be made available to the Board as is necessary to the administration of this title.
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All files, records, reports and other information and data pertaining to matters related to cannabis in the possession of the Nevada Tax Commission or the Department of Taxation must be made available to the Board as is necessary to the administration of this title.
As used in this section, “information and data” means all information and data in any form, including, without limitation, any oral, written, audio, visual, digital or electronic form, and the term includes, without limitation, any account, book, correspondence, file, message, paper, record, report or other type of document, including, without limitation, any document containing self-self-evaluative evaluative assessments, self-critical analysis or self-appraisals of an applicant’s or licensee’s compliance with statutory or regulatory requirements.
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026..................................$657,2412025-2026........................................................$657,241 For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027..................................$657,2412026-2027........................................................$657,241 2.
There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Cannabis Policy Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for direct costs relating to research conducted by the Institute,Institute , including, without limitation, costs for the salaries of researchers, stipends and travel relating to such research, but not including indirect costs or overhead expenses, the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026...............................$1,000,0002025-2026.....................................................$1,000,000 For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027...............................$1,000,0002026-2027.....................................................$1,000,000 2.
Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity -to *AB149_R1*which –the 6money –was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be the reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
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