NORML generated hundreds of emails to lawmakers opposing the new restrictions, arguing that patients should not lose their access to medicine based solely on a prior drug conviction.
Topic: Legislation
NORML has generated over 17,000 messages to lawmakers opposing the bill.
Nevada law previously disqualified anyone with a federal or state drug-related conviction from fostering children.
The bill’s failure will likely delay patients’ ability to access cannabis products.
Changes to LB 677 include prohibiting patients from smoking botanical cannabis and imposing a limited list of qualifying conditions.
The bill’s sponsor said that it is unlikely lawmakers will seek to override the Governor’s veto.
A third bill extending the moratorium on new marijuana business licenses was also approved by lawmakers.
Provisions in the new budget bill increase the special tax on adult-use cannabis sales by 25 percent.