1. Each medical marijuana establishment must register with the Department.

2. A person who wishes to operate a medical marijuana establishment must submit to the Department an application on a form prescribed by the Department.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 453A.324, 453A.326, 453A.328 and 453A.340, not later than 90 days after receiving an application to operate a medical marijuana establishment, the Department shall register the medical marijuana establishment and issue a medical marijuana establishment registration certificate and a random 20-digit alphanumeric identification number if:

(a) The person who wishes to operate the proposed medical marijuana establishment has submitted to the Department all of the following:

(1) The application fee, as set forth in NRS 453A.344;

(2) An application, which must include:

(I) The legal name of the proposed medical marijuana establishment;

(II) The physical address where the proposed medical marijuana establishment will be located and the physical address of any co-owned additional or otherwise associated medical marijuana establishments, the locations of which may not be within 1,000 feet of a public or private school that provides formal education traditionally associated with preschool or kindergarten through grade 12 and that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical marijuana establishment was submitted to the Department, within 300 feet of a community facility that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical marijuana establishment was submitted to the Department or, if the proposed medical marijuana establishment will be located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, within 1,500 feet of an establishment that holds a nonrestricted gaming license described in subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 463.0177 and that existed on the date on which the application for the proposed medical marijuana establishment was submitted to the Department;

(III) Evidence that the applicant controls not less than $250,000 in liquid assets to cover the initial expenses of opening the proposed medical marijuana establishment and complying with the provisions of NRS 453A.320 to 453A.370, inclusive;

(IV) Evidence that the applicant owns the property on which the proposed medical marijuana establishment will be located or has the written permission of the property owner to operate the proposed medical marijuana establishment on that property;

(V) For the applicant and each person who is proposed to be an owner, officer or board member of the proposed medical marijuana establishment, a complete set of the person’s fingerprints and written permission of the person authorizing the Department to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;

(VI) The name, address and date of birth of each person who is proposed to be an owner, officer or board member of the proposed medical marijuana establishment; and

(VII) The name, address and date of birth of each person who is proposed to be employed by or otherwise provide labor at the proposed medical marijuana establishment as a medical marijuana establishment agent;

(3) Operating procedures consistent with rules of the Department for oversight of the proposed medical marijuana establishment, including, without limitation:

(I) Procedures to ensure the use of adequate security measures; and

(II) The use of an electronic verification system and an inventory control system, pursuant to NRS 453A.354 and 453A.356;

(4) If the proposed medical marijuana establishment will sell or deliver edible marijuana products or marijuana-infused products, proposed operating procedures for handling such products which must be preapproved by the Department;

(5) If the city, town or county in which the proposed medical marijuana establishment will be located has enacted zoning restrictions, proof of licensure with the applicable local governmental authority or a letter from the applicable local governmental authority certifying that the proposed medical marijuana establishment is in compliance with those restrictions and satisfies all applicable building requirements; and

(6) Such other information as the Department may require by regulation;

(b) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers or board members of the proposed medical marijuana establishment have been convicted of an excluded felony offense;

(c) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers or board members of the proposed medical marijuana establishment have:

(1) Served as an owner, officer or board member for a medical marijuana establishment that has had its medical marijuana establishment registration certificate revoked; or

(2) Previously had a medical marijuana establishment agent registration card revoked; and

(d) None of the persons who are proposed to be owners, officers or board members of the proposed medical marijuana establishment are under 21 years of age.

4. For each person who submits an application pursuant to this section, and each person who is proposed to be an owner, officer or board member of a proposed medical marijuana establishment, the Department shall submit the fingerprints of the person to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the criminal history of that person.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, if an application for registration as a medical marijuana establishment satisfies the requirements of this section and the establishment is not disqualified from being registered as a medical marijuana establishment pursuant to this section or other applicable law, the Department shall issue to the establishment a medical marijuana establishment registration certificate. A medical marijuana establishment registration certificate expires 1 year after the date of issuance and may be renewed upon:

(a) Resubmission of the information set forth in this section, except that the fingerprints of each person who is an owner, officer or board member of a medical marijuana establishment required to be submitted pursuant to subsection 4 must only be submitted:

(1) If such a person holds 5 percent or less of the ownership interest in any one medical marijuana establishment or an ownership interest in more than one medical marijuana establishment of the same kind that, when added together, equals 5 percent or less, once in any 5-year period; and

(2) If such a person holds more than 5 percent of the ownership interest in any one medical marijuana establishment or an ownership interest in more than one medical marijuana establishment of the same kind that, when added together, equals more than 5 percent, or is an officer or board member of a medical marijuana establishment, once in any 3-year period;

(b) Payment of the renewal fee set forth in NRS 453A.344; and

(c) If the medical marijuana establishment is an independent testing laboratory, submission of proof that the independent testing laboratory is accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization.

6. In determining whether to issue a medical marijuana establishment registration certificate pursuant to this section, the Department shall consider the criteria of merit set forth in NRS 453A.328.

7. The Department:

(a) Shall not require an applicant for registration as a medical marijuana establishment or for the renewal of a medical marijuana establishment registration certificate to submit a financial statement with the application for registration or renewal; and

(b) May require a medical marijuana establishment to submit a financial statement as determined to be necessary by the Department to ensure the collection of any taxes which may be owed by the medical marijuana establishment.

8. For the purposes of sub-subparagraph (II) of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 3, the distance must be measured from the front door of the proposed medical marijuana establishment to the closest point of the property line of a school, community facility or gaming establishment.

9. As used in this section, “community facility” means:

(a) A facility that provides day care to children.

(b) A public park.

(c) A playground.

(d) A public swimming pool.

(e) A center or facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide recreational opportunities or services to children or adolescents.

(f) A church, synagogue or other building, structure or place used for religious worship or other religious purpose.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 3702; A 2017, 3690, 3746; 2019, 3875; R 2019, 3896, effective July 1, 2020)