Section 678A.450 - Board: Regulations1. The Board may adopt regulations necessary or convenient to carry out the provisions of this title. Such regulations may include, without limitation: (a) Financial requirements for licensees.(b) Establishing such education, outreach, investigative and enforcement mechanisms as the Board deems necessary to ensure the compliance of a licensee or registrant with the provisions of this title. Such mechanisms must include, without limitation: (1) A system to educate, train and certify employees of the Board which: (I) Each employee must complete before he or she may engage in inspections, investigations or audits; and(II) At a minimum, includes training that is the same or substantially similar to any training that is required by the Board by regulation to be completed by a cannabis establishment agent before he or she may be employed by, volunteer at or provide labor to a cannabis establishment;(2) A system to educate and advise licensees and registrants on compliance with the provisions of this title which may serve as an alternative to disciplinary action; and(3) Establishing specific grounds for disciplinary action against a licensee or registrant who knowingly violates the law or engages in grossly negligent, unlawful or criminal conduct or an act or omission that poses an imminent threat to the health or safety of the public.(c) Requirements for licensees or registrants relating to the cultivation, processing, manufacture, transport, distribution, testing, study, advertising and sale of cannabis and cannabis products.(d) Policies and procedures to ensure that the cannabis industry in this State is economically competitive, inclusive of racial minorities, women and persons and communities that have been adversely affected by cannabis prohibition and accessible to persons of low-income seeking to start a business.(e) Policies and procedures relating to the disclosure of the identities of the shareholders and the annual report of a cannabis establishment that is a publicly traded company.(f) Reasonable restrictions on the signage, marketing, display and advertising of cannabis establishments. Such a restriction must not require a cannabis establishment to obtain the approval of the Board before using a logo, sign or advertisement.(g) Provisions governing the sales of products and commodities made from hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, or containing cannabidiol by cannabis establishments.(h) Requirements relating to the packaging and labeling of cannabis and cannabis products.2. The Board shall adopt regulations providing for the gathering and maintenance of comprehensive demographic information, including, without limitation, information regarding race, ethnicity, age and gender, concerning each: (a) Owner and manager of a cannabis establishment.(b) Holder of a cannabis establishment agent registration card.3. The Board shall adopt regulations providing for the investigation of unlicensed cannabis activities and the imposition of penalties against persons who engage in such activities. Such regulations must, without limitation:(a) Establish penalties to be imposed for unlicensed cannabis activities, which may include, without limitation, the issuance of a cease and desist order or citation, the imposition of an administrative fine or civil penalty and other similar penalties.(b) Set forth the procedures by which the Board may impose a penalty against a person for engaging in unlicensed cannabis activities.(c) Set forth the circumstances under which the Board is required to refer matters concerning unlicensed cannabis activities to an appropriate state or local law enforcement agency.4. The Board shall transmit the information gathered and maintained pursuant to subsection 2 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature on or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year.5. The Board shall, by regulation, establish a pilot program for identifying opportunities for an emerging small cannabis business to participate in the cannabis industry. As used in this subsection, "emerging small cannabis business" means a cannabis-related business that: (a) Is in existence, operational and operated for a profit;(b) Maintains its principal place of business in this State; and(c) Satisfies requirements for the number of employees and annual gross revenue established by the Board by regulation.Added to NRS by 2019, 3779; A 2021, 742; 2023, 2531, 2554Amended by 2023, Ch. 423,§1, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by 2023, Ch. 420,§1.7, eff. 6/14/2023.Amended by 2021, Ch. 168,§1, eff. 5/27/2021.Added by 2019, Ch. 595,§64, eff. 7/1/2020.