Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850 (2026)

Effect of chapter

✓ current as of July 2026
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NRS 678C.850  Effect of chapter.  The provisions of this chapter do not:

      1.  Require an insurer, organization for managed care or any person or entity who provides coverage for a medical or health care service to pay for or reimburse a person for costs associated with the medical use of cannabis.

      2.  Require any employer to allow the medical use of cannabis in the workplace.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, require an employer to modify the job or working conditions of a person who engages in the medical use of cannabis that are based upon the reasonable business purposes of the employer but the employer must attempt to make reasonable accommodations for the medical needs of an employee who engages in the medical use of cannabis if the employee holds a valid registry identification card, provided that such reasonable accommodation would not:

      (a) Pose a threat of harm or danger to persons or property or impose an undue hardship on the employer; or

      (b) Prohibit the employee from fulfilling any and all of his or her job responsibilities.

      4.  Prohibit a law enforcement agency from adopting policies and procedures that preclude an employee from engaging in the medical use of cannabis.

      5.  As used in this section, “law enforcement agency” means:

      (a) The Office of the Attorney General, the office of a district attorney within this State or the Nevada Gaming Control Board and any attorney, investigator, special investigator or employee who is acting in his or her professional or occupational capacity for such an office or the Nevada Gaming Control Board; or

      (b) Any other law enforcement agency within this State and any peace officer or employee who is acting in his or her professional or occupational capacity for such an agency.

      (Added to NRS by 2019, 3833)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2022 · leading case: Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022).
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 22× “As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC, 2022 NV 58 (Nev. 2022). · cites it 3× “NRS 678C.850(3) (requiring employers to accommodate the medical needs of employees who use medical marijuana unless certain exceptions exist).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(2) — 1 case
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022). “As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(3) — 2 cases
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022). “As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC, 2022 NV 58 (Nev. 2022). “NRS 678C.850(3) (requiring employers to accommodate the medical needs of employees who use medical marijuana unless certain exceptions exist).”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 678C.850(4) — 1 case
Freeman Expositions, LLC v. Dist. Ct., 2022 NV 77 (Nev. 2022). “As employees have a private right of action under NRS 678C.850, we conclude that employees lack a cause of action in circumstances such as these for tortious discharge or negligent hiring, training, or• supervision.”
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