A judge in Nevada has decided on a case that may have a precedent-setting effects on the federal level. He came to the conclusion that cannabis can no longer be classified as a schedule one drug by the Nevada Board of Pharmacy. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Nevada, which filed the lawsuit in April 2022, clearly prevailed in this case.
Because voters changed the state constitution in 2000 to make medical marijuana legal, District Judge Joe Hardy Jr. agreed with the ACLU’s claim that marijuana has a legal medical use. Although the exact date for this action is unknown, he ordered the Board of Pharmacy to take cannabis off the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances.
The original basis for the lawsuit alleged that despite the passage of the Nevada Medical Marijuana Act and the Initiative to Regulate and Tax Marijuana, the state—specifically Nevada State Board of Pharmacy—failed to comport with the will of Nevada voters, the state Constitution and revised statutes. Instead of removing cannabis and cannabis derivatives from its list of controlled substances (NAC 453.510), the Board has continued to regulate them as Schedule 1 substances—similar to that of hardcore drugs with no medicinal benefit.
By definition, a Schedule 1 drug is classified as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. With medical cannabis programs deeply entrenched in the state of Nevada, cannabis’ designation appears to fly in the face of well-established known medicinal uses of the drug. This is the exact contradiction that the ACLU sought to force a ruling on:
The ruling today that cannabis cannot be scheduled as a Schedule 1 substance by Nevada’s Board of Pharmacy without violating the Nevada Constitution reaffirms what the people of this state have known for decades, that marijuana has medicinal value and can be safely distributed to the public.Legal Director for ACLU of Nevada Chris Peterson.
While The Board of Pharmacy has had every opportunity to remove marijuana from its Schedule 1 list on its own, it has persistently resisted to reschedule cannabis in Nevada. Despite the will of the people, it appears to be taking its cues from federal (DEA) guidelines, which continues to list cannabis as a schedule 1 drug. In this hearing, the lawyer representing the Board of Pharmacy argued that federal agencies had not determined that marijuana has an accepted medical use.
While judge Hardy sided with the ACLU on cannabis reclassification, he stopped short of ruling on any issues related to overturning convictions for marijuana-related crimes, because the ACLU’s lawsuit did not address the topic.
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NEVADA – CHAPTER 453 – CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
NAC 453.510 Schedule I. (NRS 453.146, 453.2182, 639.070)
1. Schedule I consists of the drugs and other substances listed in this section by whatever official, common, usual, chemical or trade name designated.
2. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following opiates, including, without limitation, their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation:
PROGRAM TO RESEARCH THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF MARIJUANA
NAC 453.740 Protocols of research and treatment. (NRS 439.200)
1. The State Board of Health will:
(a) Approve protocols of research and treatment; and
(b) Approve changes in protocols of research and treatment,
Ê for the program to research the therapeutic effects of marijuana.
2. The program must be conducted in accordance with the most recent protocols approved by the State Board of Health.
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CHAPTER 372A – TAX ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 372A.010 Definitions.
NRS 372A.015 “Cannabis” defined.
NRS 372A.020 “Controlled substance” defined.
NRS 372A.030 “Marijuana” defined. [Expired by limitation.]
NRS 372A.040 “Sell” defined.
NRS 372A.050 Department to adopt regulations.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TAX
NRS 372A.060 Applicability; no immunity from criminal prosecution.
NRS 372A.070 Registration with Department as dealer; payment and calculation of tax on controlled substances other than cannabis or cannabis products; identifying information in tax return; civil penalty; action for enforcement.
NRS 372A.080 Information and records concerning dealer confidential; limitations on use and admissibility of information; penalty for disclosure.
NRS 372A.090 Revenue stamps: Design, printing and sale; record of stamps sold.
NRS 372A.100 Destruction of spoiled or unusable revenue stamps.
NRS 372A.110 Deposit and allocation of taxes, fees and penalties collected.
NRS 372A.120 Delivery of controlled substances obtained by Department; law enforcement agency to notify Department concerning person having possession of controlled substance.
NRS 372A.130 Action to enjoin assessment or collection of tax, interest or penalty barred.
TAXES ON MARIJUANA AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS
General Provisions
NRS 372A.200 Definitions.
NRS 372A.205 “Adult-use cannabis retail store” defined.
NRS 372A.207 “Cannabis consumption lounge” defined.
NRS 372A.210 “Cannabis cultivation facility” defined.
NRS 372A.220 “Excise tax on cannabis” defined.
NRS 372A.247 “Sales price” defined.
NRS 372A.250 “Taxpayer” defined.
Administration
NRS 372A.260 Applicability of chapter 360 of NRS.
NRS 372A.270 Maintenance and availability of records of taxpayer; penalty.
NRS 372A.280 Examination of records by Department; payment of expenses of Department for examination of records outside State.
NRS 372A.285 Submission of reports to Department concerning production, purchases and sales of cannabis and cannabis products; regulations.
Imposition
NRS 372A.290 Imposition and amount of tax on wholesale sales and retail sales; distribution of revenue collected; manner of payment of costs of Cannabis Compliance Board and local governments from revenue collected; regulations.
Overpayments and Refunds
NRS 372A.300 Certification of excess amount collected; credit and refund.
NRS 372A.310 Limitations on claims for refund or credit; form and contents of claim; failure to file claim constitutes waiver.
NRS 372A.320 Interest on overpayments; disallowance of interest.
NRS 372A.330 Service of notice of rejection of claim for refund or credit; rights of claimant upon failure of Department to serve notice of action on claim; appeal to Nevada Tax Commission; judicial review.
NRS 372A.340 Standing to file petition for judicial review; failure to file petition constitutes waiver.
NRS 372A.350 Judgment for claimant: Credit against other amounts due required before any refund; allowance of interest for amount erroneously or illegally collected.
NRS 372A.360 Injunction or other process to prevent collection of tax prohibited; filing of claim is condition precedent to maintaining action for refund.
Miscellaneous Provisions
NRS 372A.370 Prohibited acts; penalty.
NRS 372A.380 Remedies of State are cumulative.
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
NRS 372A.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 372A.015, 372A.020 and 372A.040 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737)
NRS 372A.015 “Cannabis” defined. “Cannabis” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.085.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737; A 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.020 “Controlled substance” defined. “Controlled substance” includes:
1. A drug, substance or immediate precursor listed in schedules I to V, inclusive, of the regulations adopted by the State Board of Pharmacy; and
2. A substance which:
(a) Was manufactured by a person who at the time was not currently registered with the Secretary of Health and Human Services; and
(b) Is an imitation of or intended for use as a substitute for a substance described in subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737)
NRS 372A.030 “Marijuana” defined. Expired by limitation. (See chapter 595, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 3767.)
NRS 372A.040 “Sell” defined. “Sell” includes exchange, barter, solicitation or receipt of an order, transfer to another for sale or resale, possession or transportation in contravention of this chapter and any other transfer for any consideration or a promise, obtained directly or indirectly.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737)
NRS 372A.050 Department to adopt regulations. The Department shall adopt all necessary regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TAX
NRS 372A.060 Applicability; no immunity from criminal prosecution.
1. The provisions of NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, do not apply to:
(a) Any person who is registered or exempt from registration pursuant to NRS 453.226 or any other person who is lawfully in possession of a controlled substance; or
(b) Any person who acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells or dispenses cannabis for the medical use of cannabis as authorized pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS.
2. Compliance with the provisions of NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, does not immunize a person from criminal prosecution for the violation of any other provision of law.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1737; A 2013, 3727; 2015, 2261; 2019, 3870)
NRS 372A.070 Registration with Department as dealer; payment and calculation of tax on controlled substances other than cannabis or cannabis products; identifying information in tax return; civil penalty; action for enforcement.
1. A person shall not sell, offer to sell or possess with the intent to sell a controlled substance unless he or she first:
(a) Registers with the Department as a dealer in controlled substances and pays an annual fee of $250; and
(b) Pays a tax on:
(1) Each gram of a controlled substance, or portion thereof, of $1,000; and
(2) Each 50 dosage units of a controlled substance that is not sold by weight, or portion thereof, of $2,000.
2. For the purpose of calculating the tax imposed by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the controlled substance must be measured by the weight of the substance in the dealer’s possession, including the weight of any material, compound, mixture or preparation that is added to the controlled substance.
3. The Department shall not require a registered dealer to give his or her name, address, social security number or other identifying information on any return submitted with the tax.
4. Any person who violates subsection 1 is subject to a civil penalty of 100 percent of the tax in addition to the tax imposed by subsection 1. Any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection must be collected as part of the tax.
5. The district attorney of any county in which a dealer resides may institute and conduct the prosecution of any action for violation of subsection 1.
6. Property forfeited or subject to forfeiture pursuant to NRS 453.301 must not be used to satisfy a fee, tax or penalty imposed by this section.
7. As used in this section:
(a) “Cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.
(b) “Controlled substance” does not include cannabis or cannabis products.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1738; A 1989, 814; 2013, 3727; 2019, 3871)
NRS 372A.080 Information and records concerning dealer confidential; limitations on use and admissibility of information; penalty for disclosure.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, all information which is submitted to the Department by or on behalf of a dealer in controlled substances pursuant to NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, and all records of the Department which contain the name, address or any other identifying information concerning a dealer are confidential.
2. No criminal prosecution may be initiated on the basis of:
(a) Information which was submitted to the Department; or
(b) Evidence derived from information submitted to the Department, pursuant to NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto.
3. No information described in paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 2 is admissible in a criminal prosecution, unless the prosecution shows that the information:
(a) Was independently discovered; or
(b) Inevitably would have been discovered based on independent information.
4. This section does not prohibit the Department from publishing statistics that do not disclose the identity of a dealer or the contents of a particular return or report submitted to the Department by a dealer.
5. Any person who releases or reveals confidential information in violation of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1738; A 2007, 2094; 2015, 2263)
NRS 372A.090 Revenue stamps: Design, printing and sale; record of stamps sold.
1. The Department shall:
(a) Design suitable stamps for the purpose of NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive.
(b) Have as many stamps printed as may be required.
(c) Sell the stamps to dealers in controlled substances who are registered.
2. The stamps must be serially numbered and the Department shall maintain a record of the number of each stamp with the name of the dealer to whom it was sold.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1738; A 2015, 2263)
NRS 372A.100 Destruction of spoiled or unusable revenue stamps. Upon the written authorization of the State Board of Examiners, any spoiled or unusable stamps in the possession of the Department may be destroyed. The written authorization of the State Board of Examiners must set forth the number, denomination and face value of the stamps.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1739)
NRS 372A.110 Deposit and allocation of taxes, fees and penalties collected.
1. All taxes and fees collected by the Department pursuant to NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, after deducting the actual cost of producing the stamps and administering the provisions of those sections, must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the State General Fund and accounted for separately.
2. The Governor or his or her designee shall administer the money credited to the State General Fund pursuant to subsection 1. The money may be expended only for grants to county and city law enforcement agencies for the enforcement of chapter 453 of NRS.
3. Any civil penalty collected by a district attorney pursuant to NRS 372A.070 must be deposited in the county treasury for the purposes of law enforcement and conducting criminal prosecutions.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1739; A 1989, 814; 2015, 2263)
NRS 372A.120 Delivery of controlled substances obtained by Department; law enforcement agency to notify Department concerning person having possession of controlled substance.
1. The Department shall immediately deliver any controlled substances which come into its possession in the course of administering NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive, with a full accounting to the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety.
2. The Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety and every other law enforcement agency shall notify the Department of each person it discovers having possession of a controlled substance and the serial number of any stamps affixed.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1739; A 2001, 2601; 2015, 2263)
NRS 372A.130 Action to enjoin assessment or collection of tax, interest or penalty barred. No person may bring suit to enjoin the assessment or collection of any taxes, interest or civil penalties imposed by NRS 372A.060 to 372A.130, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1739; A 2015, 2264)
TAXES ON MARIJUANA AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS
General Provisions
NRS 372A.200 Definitions. As used in NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 372A.205 to 372A.250, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2017, 3724, 3730; 2021, 2385)
NRS 372A.205 “Adult-use cannabis retail store” defined. “Adult-use cannabis retail store” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.065.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3728; A 2019, 3871)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 372A.243)
NRS 372A.207 “Cannabis consumption lounge” defined. “Cannabis consumption lounge” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.087.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2385)
NRS 372A.210 “Cannabis cultivation facility” defined. “Cannabis cultivation facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.090.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2019, 3871)
NRS 372A.220 “Excise tax on cannabis” defined. “Excise tax on cannabis” means any of the excise taxes imposed by NRS 372A.290.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2017, 3730; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.247 “Sales price” defined.
1. “Sales price” means the total amount for which tangible property is sold, valued in money, whether paid in money or otherwise, without any deduction on account of any of the following:
(a) The cost of the property sold.
(b) The cost of materials used, labor or service cost, interest charged, losses or any other expenses.
(c) The cost of transportation of the property before its purchase.
2. The total amount for which property is sold includes all of the following:
(a) Any services that are a part of the sale.
(b) Any amount for which credit is given to the purchaser by the seller.
3. “Sales price” does not include any of the following:
(a) Cash discounts allowed and taken on sales.
(b) The amount charged for property returned by customers when the entire amount charged therefor is refunded either in cash or credit, except that this exclusion does not apply in any instance when the customer, to obtain the refund, is required to purchase other property at a price greater than the amount charged for the property that is returned.
(c) The amount of any tax, not including any manufacturers’ or importers’ excise tax, imposed by the United States upon or with respect to retail sales, whether imposed upon the retailer or the consumer.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3722, 3728)
NRS 372A.250 “Taxpayer” defined. “Taxpayer” means a:
1. Cannabis cultivation facility;
2. Adult-use cannabis retail store; or
3. Cannabis consumption lounge.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2017, 3730; 2019, 3871; 2021, 2385)
Administration
NRS 372A.260 Applicability of chapter 360 of NRS. The provisions of chapter 360 of NRS relating to the payment, collection, administration and enforcement of taxes, including, without limitation, any provisions relating to the imposition of penalties and interest, shall be deemed to apply to the payment, collection, administration and enforcement of the excise tax on cannabis to the extent that those provisions do not conflict with the provisions of NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2017, 3730; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.270 Maintenance and availability of records of taxpayer; penalty.
1. Each person responsible for maintaining the records of a taxpayer shall:
(a) Keep such records as may be necessary to determine the amount of the liability of the taxpayer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive;
(b) Preserve those records for 4 years or until any litigation or prosecution pursuant to NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive, is finally determined, whichever is longer; and
(c) Make the records available for inspection by the Department upon demand at reasonable times during regular business hours.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259)
NRS 372A.280 Examination of records by Department; payment of expenses of Department for examination of records outside State.
1. To verify the accuracy of any return filed by a taxpayer or, if no return is filed, to determine the amount required to be paid, the Department, or any person authorized in writing by the Department, may examine the books, papers and records of any person who may be liable for the excise tax on cannabis.
2. Any person who may be liable for the excise tax on cannabis and who keeps outside of this State any books, papers and records relating thereto shall pay to the Department an amount equal to the allowance provided for state officers and employees generally while traveling outside of the State for each day or fraction thereof during which an employee of the Department is engaged in examining those documents, plus any other actual expenses incurred by the employee while he or she is absent from his or her regular place of employment to examine those documents.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2259; A 2017, 3730; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.285 Submission of reports to Department concerning production, purchases and sales of cannabis and cannabis products; regulations.
1. Each cannabis cultivation facility shall submit a report to the Department that includes the following information, reported separately for each calendar month included in the report:
(a) The current production of the cannabis cultivation facility;
(b) Sales by product type;
(c) Prices by product type; and
(d) Such other information as the Department may require.
2. Each cannabis production facility shall submit a report to the Department that includes the following information, reported separately for each calendar month included in the report:
(a) The amount of cannabis purchased;
(b) The amount of cannabis products produced;
(c) Sales by product type;
(d) Prices by product type; and
(e) Such other information as the Department may require.
3. Each cannabis sales facility shall submit a report to the Department that includes the following information, reported separately for each calendar month included in the report:
(a) The amount of cannabis purchased by the cannabis sales facility from cannabis cultivation facilities or cannabis production facilities;
(b) Sales to consumers by product type;
(c) Prices by product type; and
(d) Such other information as the Department may require.
4. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing the frequency of the reports required pursuant to this section which must be submitted not less frequently than quarterly and not more frequently than monthly.
5. As used in this section:
(a) “Cannabis production facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.125.
(b) “Cannabis products” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.
(c) “Cannabis sales facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.130.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3723, 3729; A 2019, 3872)
Imposition
NRS 372A.290 Imposition and amount of tax on wholesale sales and retail sales; distribution of revenue collected; manner of payment of costs of Cannabis Compliance Board and local governments from revenue collected; regulations.
1. An excise tax is hereby imposed on each wholesale sale in this State of cannabis by a medical cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment at the rate of 15 percent of the fair market value at wholesale of the cannabis. The excise tax imposed pursuant to this subsection is the obligation of the medical cannabis cultivation facility.
2. An excise tax is hereby imposed on each wholesale sale in this State of cannabis by an adult-use cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment at the rate of 15 percent of the fair market value at wholesale of the cannabis. The excise tax imposed pursuant to this subsection is the obligation of the adult-use cannabis cultivation facility.
3. An excise tax is hereby imposed on each retail sale in this State of cannabis or cannabis products by an adult-use cannabis retail store or cannabis consumption lounge at the rate of 10 percent of the sales price of the cannabis or cannabis products. The excise tax imposed pursuant to this subsection:
(a) Is the obligation of the seller of the cannabis or cannabis product;
(b) Is separate from and in addition to any general state and local sales and use taxes that apply to retail sales of tangible personal property.
4. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 must be distributed:
(a) To the Cannabis Compliance Board and to local governments in an amount determined to be necessary by the Board to pay the costs of the Board and local governments in carrying out the provisions of chapter 678C of NRS; and
(b) If any money remains after the revenues are distributed pursuant to paragraph (a), to the State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund.
5. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 2 must be distributed:
(a) To the Cannabis Compliance Board and to local governments in an amount determined to be necessary by the Board to pay the costs of the Board and local governments in carrying out the provisions of chapter 678D of NRS; and
(b) If any money remains after the revenues are distributed pursuant to paragraph (a), to the State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund.
6. For the purpose of subsections 4 and 5, a total amount of $5,000,000 of the revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 1 and the excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 2 in each fiscal year shall be deemed sufficient to pay the costs of all local governments to carry out the provisions of chapters 678C and 678D of NRS. The Board shall, by regulation, determine the manner in which local governments may be reimbursed for the costs of carrying out the provisions of chapters 678C and 678D of NRS.
7. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 3 must be paid over as collected to the State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund.
8. As used in this section:
(a) “Adult-use cannabis cultivation facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.025.
(b) “Cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.
(c) “Local government” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 360.640.
(d) “Medical cannabis cultivation facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.170.
(e) “Medical cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.180.
(f) “Wholesale sale” means a sale or transfer of cannabis by a cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment. The term does not include a transfer of cannabis by a cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis cultivation facility when both cannabis cultivation facilities share identical ownership.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3726; A 2015, 2262; 2017, 3730; 2019, 3269, 3873, 4244; 2021, 1970, 2385)
Overpayments and Refunds
NRS 372A.300 Certification of excess amount collected; credit and refund. If the Department determines that the excise tax on cannabis or any penalty or interest has been paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or computed, the Department shall set forth that fact in the records of the Department and certify to the State Board of Examiners the amount collected in excess of the amount legally due and the person from whom it was collected or by whom it was paid. If approved by the State Board of Examiners, the excess amount collected or paid must, after being credited against any amount then due from the person in accordance with NRS 360.236, be refunded to the person or his or her successors in interest.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2260; A 2017, 3732; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.310 Limitations on claims for refund or credit; form and contents of claim; failure to file claim constitutes waiver.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 360.235 and 360.395:
(a) No refund of the excise tax on cannabis may be allowed unless a claim for refund is filed with the Department within 3 years after the last day of the month following the month for which the overpayment was made.
(b) No credit may be allowed after the expiration of the period specified for filing claims for refund unless a claim for credit is filed with the Department within that period.
2. Each claim must be in writing and must state the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded.
3. The failure to file a claim within the time prescribed in subsection 1 constitutes a waiver of any demand against the State on account of any overpayment.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2260; A 2017, 3732; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.320 Interest on overpayments; disallowance of interest.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, NRS 360.320 or any other specific statute, interest must be paid upon any overpayment of the excise tax on cannabis at the rate set forth in, and in accordance with the provisions of, NRS 360.2937.
2. If the Department determines that any overpayment has been made intentionally or by reason of carelessness, the Department shall not allow any interest on the overpayment.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2260; A 2017, 3732; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.330 Service of notice of rejection of claim for refund or credit; rights of claimant upon failure of Department to serve notice of action on claim; appeal to Nevada Tax Commission; judicial review.
1. Within 30 days after rejecting a claim for refund or credit in whole or in part, the Department shall serve written notice of its action on the claimant in the manner prescribed for service of a notice of deficiency determination. Within 30 days after the date of service of the notice, a claimant who is aggrieved by the action of the Department may file an appeal with the Nevada Tax Commission.
2. If the Department fails to serve notice of its action on a claim for refund or credit within 6 months after the claim is filed, the claimant may consider the claim to be disallowed and file an appeal with the Nevada Tax Commission within 30 days after the last day of the 6-month period.
3. The final decision of the Nevada Tax Commission on an appeal is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2260)
NRS 372A.340 Standing to file petition for judicial review; failure to file petition constitutes waiver.
1. A proceeding for judicial review of a decision of the Nevada Tax Commission may not be commenced or maintained by an assignee of the claimant or by any other person other than the person who paid the amount at issue in the claim.
2. The failure of a claimant to file a timely petition for judicial review constitutes a waiver of any demand against the State on account of any overpayment.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2260)
NRS 372A.350 Judgment for claimant: Credit against other amounts due required before any refund; allowance of interest for amount erroneously or illegally collected.
1. If judgment is rendered for the claimant in a proceeding for judicial review, any amount found by the court to have been erroneously or illegally collected must first be credited to any tax due from the claimant. The balance of the amount must be refunded to the claimant.
2. In any such judgment, interest must be allowed at the rate of 3 percent per annum upon any amount found to have been erroneously or illegally collected from the date of payment of the amount to the date of allowance of credit on account of the judgment, or to a date preceding the date of the refund warrant by not more than 30 days. The date must be determined by the Department.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2261)
NRS 372A.360 Injunction or other process to prevent collection of tax prohibited; filing of claim is condition precedent to maintaining action for refund.
1. No injunction, writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process may issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against this State or against any officer of the State to prevent or enjoin the collection of the excise tax on cannabis or any amount of tax, penalty or interest required to be collected.
2. No suit or proceeding, including, without limitation, a proceeding for judicial review, may be maintained in any court for the recovery of any amount alleged to have been erroneously or illegally determined or collected unless a claim for refund or credit has been filed within the time prescribed in NRS 372A.310.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2261; A 2017, 3732; 2019, 3767)
Miscellaneous Provisions
NRS 372A.370 Prohibited acts; penalty.
1. A person shall not, with intent to defraud the State or evade payment of the excise tax on cannabis or any part of the tax:
(a) Make, cause to be made or permit to be made any false or fraudulent return or declaration or false statement in any return or declaration.
(b) Make, cause to be made or permit to be made any false entry in books, records or accounts.
(c) Keep, cause to be kept or permit to be kept more than one set of books, records or accounts.
2. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2261; A 2017, 3733; 2019, 3767)
NRS 372A.380 Remedies of State are cumulative. The remedies of the State provided for in NRS 372A.200 to 372A.380, inclusive, are cumulative, and no action taken by the Department or the Attorney General constitutes an election by the State to pursue any remedy to the exclusion of any other remedy for which provision is made in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2261)
