Cannabis Regulations in Nevada (2026)
19 rules on the books across Nevada, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
Nevada: statewide
StatewideHeavy RestrictionsNevada sets statewide minimum setbacks for licensed cannabis retailers from schools, parks, and similar uses under NRS…
Read full rule →Clark County
Significant RestrictionsClark County confines cannabis cultivation, production, testing, distribution, retail and consumption-lounge uses to…
Read full rule →Elko County
Significant RestrictionsUnincorporated Elko County, Nevada bars cannabis establishments in every zoning district except the unincorporated town…
Read full rule →Henderson
Significant RestrictionsHenderson requires every marijuana establishment, cultivation, infusion/manufacturing, testing lab, or dispensary, to…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsLas Vegas requires a Special Use Permit for every cannabis dispensary and bars them within 1,000 feet of a school, 300…
Read full rule →Lyon County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, no marijuana or medical marijuana establishment may operate without a county…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas has not opted out of cannabis: every marijuana establishment, from cultivation to retail, is a…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Significant RestrictionsWashoe County has not opted out of marijuana businesses; it licenses and zones them under article 302 of chapter 110…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsNevada AB 341 (2021) authorized cannabis consumption lounges statewide. Reno permits lounges in approved commercial…
Read full rule →Sparks
Some RestrictionsSparks licenses cannabis dispensaries under Municipal Code Chapter 5.80. Operators must first win land-use and zoning…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
Las Vegas
Heavy RestrictionsLas Vegas cannabis establishments must sit a minimum distance from schools, daycares, parks, and houses of worship…
Read full rule →Reno
Heavy RestrictionsReno requires cannabis retail establishments to maintain minimum separation distances from schools, daycare centers…
Read full rule →Clark County
Significant RestrictionsClark County cannabis businesses must sit at least 1,000 feet from K-12 schools, 300 feet from community facilities…
Read full rule →Elko County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, a cannabis establishment cannot place or maintain a cannabis advertisement…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas requires every marijuana establishment to clear a minimum 1,000-foot buffer from schools and a 300-foot…
Read full rule →Sparks
Significant RestrictionsSparks confines medical marijuana dispensaries to the Industrial zoning district and layers on distance rules…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Significant RestrictionsWashoe County bars marijuana establishments from locating within 1,000 feet of a school offering preschool through…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson requires marijuana establishments to sit at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks, playgrounds, and religious…
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