Nevada Marijuana Laws
The short answer: in Nevada, adults 21 and older may possess and use cannabis in private, and residents with a qualifying condition may hold a medical card under NRS chapter 678C. A medical patient may hold up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis at any one time. Using cannabis in a public place, in a vehicle or in an adult-use cannabis store is a misdemeanor under NRS 678D.310, except in a licensed cannabis consumption lounge, and a visitor authorized to use medical cannabis by their home state is treated as holding a Nevada card while staying within Nevada limits. Dr. Green Relief offers Nevada telehealth evaluations at $79 and in-person visits at our Las Vegas office.
Facts on this page were checked against official sources, including NRS chapter 678D and the Cannabis Compliance Board licensee list, by the Dr. Green Relief editorial team. Last reviewed October 18, 2026.
Maxine Bonnie Ingham, M.D. (Nevada medical license 8528) is among the physicians who provide telehealth evaluations for Nevada patients with Dr. Green Relief.
Is Marijuana Legal in Las Vegas and Nevada?
Yes. Adults 21 and older have been able to use marijuana in Nevada since January 1, 2017, and medical use has been legal since 2001 under Assembly Bill 453. After that, in 2013 Senate Bill 374 provided for the registration of medical marijuana establishments such as dispensaries, cultivation facilities and production facilities, and since July 1, 2020 the Cannabis Compliance Board has licensed and regulated them.
How Much Medical Cannabis Can I Buy and Possess in Nevada?
In Nevada, medical marijuana patients are allowed to possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis at one time, plus cannabis products up to the limit set by the Cannabis Compliance Board.
To become a medical marijuana patient in Nevada, you first need a medical marijuana doctor or other provider licensed in Nevada to confirm that your condition is on the state list and sign your application.
Can I Grow My Own Marijuana Plants?
Only in some cases. Nevada cardholders may grow at home if they were growing lawfully on or before July 1, 2013, no dispensary was operating within 25 miles when they first applied, the dispensaries in their county close or cannot supply the quantity or strain they need, or illness or lack of transport keeps them from one. A patient and any caregiver may have no more than 12 plants between them at any one time, mature or immature, and must keep them in an enclosed, secure location. Outside those exceptions, a cardholder may not grow once a medical dispensary has opened in their county (NRS 678C.200(6)).
Who Is Eligible to Use Medical Marijuana in Nevada?
Medical use in Nevada is open to residents with a qualifying condition who hold a registry card or whose application is still pending (NRS 678C.220), and to visiting patients authorized by their home state (NRS 678C.470). The qualifying conditions include the following:
- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- Anxiety disorder
- Cancer
- Glaucoma
- Anorexia or cachexia
- Severe or chronic pain
- Nausea
- Seizures, including without limitation, seizures caused by epilepsy
- Muscle spasms, including without limitation, spasms caused by multiple sclerosis
- Neuropathic condition, whether or not such condition causes seizures
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Autoimmune disease
- Dependence upon or addiction to opioids
- Medical condition related to acquired immune deficiency syndrome or the human immunodeficiency virus
Where Can I Use My Medical Marijuana Products?
Nevada law allows marijuana use only on private property out of public view. Using it in a public place such as a park, sidewalk or street is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $600. Since Assembly Bill 341 (2021), licensed consumption lounges are the one exception.
Can I Gift Someone Marijuana?
If you are 21 or older, you may give up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, or 1/4 ounce of concentrate, to another person who is 21 years of age or older as a gift, as long as the gift is not advertised. The exchange must be a true gift with no repayment or compensation of any kind, because a paid exchange would be an illegal sale of marijuana.
Does Nevada Recognize Medical Cannabis Patients from Other States?
Yes. A visitor authorized under their home state’s medical cannabis law is treated as holding a Nevada card (NRS 678C.470). Nevada law sets no time limit for visiting patients, but they must stay within Nevada’s possession limits, and a Nevada medical dispensary may serve them when they show proof of their home state authorization. Visitors also follow the limits on Nevada’s medical cannabis card, including no use in public view and no driving under the influence (NRS 678C.300).
Driving with Cannabis
It is illegal to drive under the influence of marijuana in Nevada, and being allowed to use it under state law is no defense (NRS 484C.110). A first conviction for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs (DUI) within 7 years is a misdemeanor with a fine of $400 to $1,000, and the DMV revokes your license for 185 days. Consuming cannabis in a vehicle is also a misdemeanor under NRS 678D.310, the same law that bans use in public places.
A Nevada card does not travel with you: the Division has no reciprocal agreements, so other states need not honor it.
Can a Minor Use Medical Cannabis?
Yes. Minor patients under 18 years old can be registered as medical cannabis patients in Nevada but only with written consent from their parents/legal guardian and only if they have a qualifying debilitating condition. The parents/legal guardians must also act as designated primary caregivers for the minor patients.
Do I Have to Tell My Landlord I Am a Medical Cannabis Patient?
There’s no law that requires you to inform your landlord about being a medical marijuana patient. However, Nevada’s medical cannabis law does not address whether a landlord may evict a cardholder, so read your lease and ask an attorney.
Can I Get Fired for Being a Medical Marijuana Patient?
Under NRS 678C.850, Nevada employers need not allow medical cannabis use at work, but they must try to reasonably accommodate the medical needs of an employee who holds a valid registry card.
That duty ends where an accommodation would pose a danger, cause undue hardship or keep you from doing your job, and a law enforcement agency may bar its own employees from medical use.
Hiring falls under a separate law, NRS 613.132: a Nevada employer may not refuse to hire you because a pre-employment screening test shows marijuana. Exceptions include firefighter, EMT and certain driving jobs, jobs the employer finds could affect the safety of others, jobs funded by a federal grant, and cases where an employment contract, a collective bargaining agreement or federal law conflicts with the rule. If you are tested in your first 30 days on the job, you may pay for a second test to rebut the result.
Is My Status as a Medical Cannabis Patient Confidential?
Yes. In Nevada, the medical marijuana registry is maintained by the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH) and is considered confidential under state law. The confidentiality provisions of NRS 678C.800 prohibit the DPBH from disclosing any identifying information about registered medical marijuana patients except as required by law.
The rule covers your provider too: the Division may not disclose the name of the provider who signed for you, and it may confirm a card to law enforcement only to verify it (NRS 678C.800).
Can Nevada Patients Have Caregivers?
Yes, as a registered medical cannabis patient in Nevada, you can designate a caregiver to assist you in obtaining and using medical cannabis.
A designated caregiver must be at least 18 years old and have significant responsibility for managing the patient’s well-being (NRS 678C.040). The patient names the caregiver on the application to the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), which requests a name-based criminal history check of the caregiver from the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and may ask for fingerprints if that check is not enough (NAC 678C.100(2)).
Once registered, the caregiver will be authorized to purchase and possess medical cannabis on behalf of the patient. They can also assist the patient with administering medical cannabis, such as helping them to prepare or ingest cannabis products.
A caregiver may serve no more than two patients (NAC 678C.150), and a parent or legal guardian may be the caregiver for each of their children listed in the state registry, even if the parent also holds a patient card (NRS 678C.270(4)).
Where Can I Purchase Medical Cannabis in Nevada?
Buy only from a store on the Cannabis Compliance Board licensee list, which showed 106 retail dispensary licenses statewide, 75 of them in Clark County, as of September 1, 2026.
What Forms of Medical Cannabis Products Are Legal in Nevada?
Licensed Nevada dispensaries sell medical cannabis in several forms, within the product limits the Cannabis Compliance Board sets:
- Flower: The dried and cured cannabis plant material that can be smoked or vaporized.
- Concentrates: Products made from the extraction of the active compounds in the cannabis plant, such as oils, waxes, and shatters. These are typically used in vaporizers or as an ingredient in edibles.
- Edibles: Cannabis-infused food and beverage products.
- Topicals: Cannabis-infused lotions, balms, and salves that are applied to the skin.
- Tinctures: Liquid cannabis extracts that are usually placed under the tongue.
