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Nevada Marijuana Laws
Nevada Marijuana Laws Compared
The graphs below represents how lenient or strict the marijuana laws are in your state compared to Maine, Hawaii, and Connecticut. This determination is based on level of enforcement, weight limits, fines and/or time imprisoned. This determination is also based on how strict penalties are for repeat offenders and proximity to certain drug restricted areas such as school zones and public parks.
Nevada
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Connecticut
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Hawaii
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Maine
Lenient
Moderately Lenient
Moderate
Moderately Strict
Strict
Misdemeanors
Unlawful possession of marijuana
A person who possesses less than one ounce of marijuana will be examined by an approved facility for the treatment of abuse of drugs to determine whether they are a drug addict and is likely to be rehabilitated through treatment and, if the examination reveals that they are a drug addict and are likely to be rehabilitated through treatment, assigned to a program of treatment and rehabilitation. Fine: Up to $600 Imprisonment: None
Unlawful possession of marijuana (2nd offense)
A person who possesses less than one ounce of marijuana as a 2nd offense will be assigned to a program of treatment and rehabilitation.
Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: None
Unlawful possession of marijuana (3rd offense)
A person who possesses less than one ounce of marijuana as a 3rd offense. Fine: Up to $2,000 Imprisonment: Up to 1 year
Unlawful use/possession of drug paraphernalia
Any person who uses, or possesses with intent to use, drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: Up to $1,000 Imprisonment: Up to 6 months
Felonies
Unlawful possession of marijuana (4th or subsequent offense)
A person who possesses less than one ounce of marijuana as a 4th and subsequent offense. Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 4 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is less than 100 pounds of marijuana (1st offense).
Fine: Up to $20,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 6 years
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is less than 100 pounds of marijuana (2nd offense). Fine: Up to $20,000 Imprisonment: 2 to 10 years
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is less than 100 pounds of marijuana (3rd or subsequent offense). Fine: Up to $20,000 Imprisonment: 3 to 15 years
Unlawful trafficking of marijuana
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is 100 to 2,000 pounds of marijuana Fine: Up to $25,000 Imprisonment: Up to 5 years
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is 2,000 to 10,000 pounds of marijuana Fine: Up to $50,000 Imprisonment: 2 to 10 years
A person who knowingly or intentionally sells, manufactures, delivers or brings into this State or who is knowingly or intentionally in actual or constructive possession of marijuana shall be punished, if the quantity involved is 10,000 pounds or more of marijuana. This incurs life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 5 years. Fine: Up to $200,000 Imprisonment: Life
Unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia
A person who delivers or sells, possesses with the intent to deliver or sell, or manufactures with the intent to deliver or sell any drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana. Fine: Up to $5,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 4 years
Unlawful sale of drug paraphernalia to a minor
A person 18 years of age or older who delivers or sells, possesses with the intent to deliver or sell, or manufactures with the intent to deliver or sell any drug paraphernalia, knowing, or under circumstances where one reasonably should know, that it will be used to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, conceal, inject, ingest, inhale or otherwise introduce into the human body any amount of marijuana to anyone under the age of 18. Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 5 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana to a minor
Any person 18 years or older who manufactures, distributes, delivers, dispenses, or possesses with intent to manufacture, distribute, deliver, or dispense any amount of marijuana to any person under the age of 18. Fine: Up to $50,000 Imprisonment: Up to 20 years
Unlawful sale of marijuana in restricted area
A person who sells marijuana on the grounds of a public or private school, a playground, public park, public swimming pool, recreational center for youths or a video arcade; on a campus of the Nevada System of Higher Education; within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of such a school ground or campus, playground, park, pool, recreational center or arcade; or within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop from 1 hour before school begins until 1 hour after school ends during scheduled school days, Fine: Up to $10,000 Imprisonment: 1 to 5 years
United States Marijuana Arrest Trends
The graphs below represent the trends in marijuana arrests from 1990 to 2005 in the United States. With the higher amount of arrests also comes tens and billions of more dollars spent on enforcement, adjudication, and imprisonment for marijuana related offenses.
