Nevada Revised Statutes 678B.260 – Licensing of adult-use cannabis establishments: Limitation on total number of licenses that can be issued in each jurisdiction
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 678B.270, the Board shall issue adult-use cannabis establishment licenses for the operation of adult-use cannabis retail stores in the following quantities for applicants who qualify pursuant to NRS 678B.250:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 678B.260
- county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
- population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, 80 licenses;
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000, 20 licenses;
(c) In a county whose population is 55,000 or more but less than 100,000, four licenses; and
(d) In a county whose population is less than 55,000, two licenses.
2. The Board shall, for any county for which no applicants qualify pursuant to NRS 678B.250, within 2 months after the end of the period during which the Board accepts applications pursuant to NRS 678B.300, reallocate the licenses provided for that county pursuant to subsection 1 to the other counties specified in subsection 1 in the same proportion as provided in subsection 1.