Nevada's medical marijuana/pot  laws were implemented in 2000, under circumstances where 65% of the voters endorsed the measure. Under the current statute, qualified users can cultivate and possess a limited amount of marijuana/pot  for certified medical reasons. A qualified patient cannot sell or buy marijuana/pot. He/she can only grow the plants.

Notwithstanding the clear instructions of the statute, individuals in the state have opened  commercial dispensaries. Obviously they are illegal. Recently, the federal government embarked upon a collection of raids to close these dispensaries.   These raids produced 11 arrests, where the suspects were charged with possession of a CDS and money-laundering. In addition, local law enforcement agents in Las Vegas have embarked upon their own aggressive program of eradicating illegal grow houses. There it was reported that the city maintained 118 marijuana/pot grow houses, which was a 100% increase from prior years. This new effort has produced a 43% increase in arrest, at a cost to the city of $500,000.