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Nevada
Adult-Use Legal
Adult-use legal via Question 2 (2016). Medical since 2000. First legal sales Jul 2017.
§ KEY DATA
Arrests / Year
Being compiled
Data in progress
Black-White Disparity
3.5×
vs. white residents
Expungement
Yes
Available
Population
3.2M
US Census est.
§ THE DETAILS
Legal Status
Adult-use legal via Question 2 (2016). Medical since 2000. First legal sales Jul 2017.
Adult-Use Legalized
2016
Racial Disparity
Black residents in Nevada were 3.5 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white residents, despite comparable usage rates.
Expungement & Record Clearing
AB433 (2021) allows expungement/sealing of certain marijuana convictions.
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