Eliminates provisions requiring the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine to establish a program relating to the medical use of cannabis. (BDR 19-758)
Summary
AB365 removes a set of statutory requirements tied to the medical use of cannabis research at the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine. Under current law, the school is required to maintain a program for the evaluation and research of cannabis for the treatment of people diagnosed with chronic or debilitating medical conditions. This bill repeals that mandate, along with related provisions in NRS 678C.700 through 678C.730, and makes a conforming change elsewhere in the public records law to delete a cross-reference to the repealed section.
In practical terms, the bill shifts the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine away from a state-mandated cannabis research program and eliminates the associated statutory framework. The measure does not create a new cannabis policy regime; instead, it narrows existing law by removing a specific state obligation and related administrative provisions. The repeal affects the university, state agencies that may have interacted with the program, and any stakeholders relying on the statutory cannabis research structure.
Impact
AB365 amends Nevada public records law only to remove a reference to the repealed cannabis research statute, and it repeals NRS 678C.700, 678C.710, 678C.720, and 678C.730. The main legal effect is to eliminate the statutory requirement that UNR’s School of Medicine operate a cannabis evaluation and research program, along with related provisions governing that program. After enactment, those duties and any rights or procedures created by the repealed sections would no longer be part of Nevada law.
Sentiment
The available voting history shows strong, unanimous support for the bill: it passed the Assembly 42-0 and the Senate 21-0. No committee transcripts were provided, so there is no recorded floor or committee debate to indicate opposition. The overall sentiment appears broadly favorable or at least noncontroversial among legislators.
Contention
Because there are no committee transcripts or recorded dissent in the provided materials, no specific points of contention are documented. The only likely policy issue is whether Nevada should continue to require a state university medical school to maintain a cannabis research program, but the unanimous votes suggest that any disagreement was minimal or absent in the legislative process. Stakeholders most directly affected would be the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine and those interested in state-supported medical cannabis research.