What is a medical marijuana establishment?
The Nevada State Constitution authorizes patients, on the advice and with written authorization of their physicians, to obtain and use marijuana for medical purposes. Additionally, Nevada State Law was changed by voter initiative in 2016 to provide for the licensing, taxation and regulation of adult use (recreational) marijuana. County Code provides for four types of marijuana establishments (ME):
• Marijuana cultivation facility. This ME type acquires, cultivates, delivers, supplies or sells marijuana and related supplies to other marijuana establishments. A marijuana cultivation facility may be licensed as a medical marijuana cultivation facility and/or as a marijuana cultivation facility. These facilities are not open to the public.
* Marijuana distributor. A marijuana distributor transports both medical and recreational (adult use) marijuana, marijuana products and/or marijuana paraphernalia to marijuana establishments located within the unincorporated County. A retail marijuana store/medical dispensary is not required to obtain a marijuana distributor license to transport or deliver marijuana or marijuana products directly to consumers.
• Marijuana product manufacturing facility. This ME type acquires, manufactures, delivers, supplies or sells edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products to retail marijuana stores/medical dispensaries. A marijuana product manufacturing facility may be licensed as a facility for the production of edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products and/or as a marijuana product manufacturing facility. These facilities are not open to the public.
• Marijuana testing facility. This ME type tests marijuana, edible marijuana products and marijuana-infused products that are to be sold in Nevada. A marijuana testing facility may be licensed as a medical marijuana independent testing laboratory and/or as a marijuana testing facility. These facilities are not open to the public.
• Retail marijuana store/medical dispensary. This ME type delivers or sells marijuana or related supplies and educational materials to patients or care givers with a valid Nevada medical marijuana identification card and/or to adults over the age of 21. A retail marijuana store/medical dispensary is a licensed medical marijuana dispensary that may also be licensed as a retail marijuana store. In order to operate as a retail marijuana store/medical dispensary, the business must retain State licensure as a medical marijuana dispensary to continue business operations in the unincorporated County