Nevada Revised Statutes chapter 678D exempts a person 21 or older from state prosecution for a limited amount of cannabis.
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Cannabis-friendly lawyers in Nevada
Listed October 2026
These firms and attorneys are listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Nevada. Cities and phone numbers below are taken from those listings.
Criminal defense and individual help
Law Offices of John B. Routsis NORML directory
John Basil Routsis · Reno
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Nevada as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Reno.
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Calvert and Hubach, LLC NORML directory
John Patrick Calvert · Reno
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Nevada as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Reno.
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LV Criminal Defense NORML directory
Nick Wooldridge · Las Vegas
Listed in the NORML lawyer directory for Nevada as a criminal defense and marijuana lawyer in Las Vegas.
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Criminal defense
These lawyers defend cannabis and marijuana charges in Nevada.
De Castroverde Law
Las Vegas
De Castroverde Law in Las Vegas says its drug defense team defends people facing marijuana charges across Clark County.
Michael A. Troiano
Las Vegas
Michael A. Troiano's Las Vegas office says he defends marijuana cases, from possession through trafficking.
Starting a cannabis business
These lawyers help with licensing, forming a company, and compliance for a cannabis business in Nevada.
Elevate Law Group
Las Vegas
Elevate Law Group says it works with Nevada cannabis businesses on state and local licensing and compliance, and its lead counsel is in Las Vegas.
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The exemption and home cultivation
- A person 21 or older is exempt from state prosecution if the person does not, at any one time, possess, deliver, or produce more than 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis, one-fourth of an ounce of concentrated cannabis, and six cannabis plants, mature or immature, plus the maximum amount of adult-use products set by Board regulation.
- Cultivation has to be in an enclosed area that is not exposed to public view, with locks or other security devices, at a residence where not more than 12 plants are cultivated.