In Nevada, Compound Laws tracks 19 compounds: 3 legal to sell at retail, 5 restricted, 1 in a gray area, 4 illegal, 1 not yet verified, and 5 whose status varies by product form. Verified through October 22, 2026.
a327003feba23b78Sec. 3.1. Chapter 453 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 1. A person shall not produce, distribute, sell or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid. 2. As used in this section, "synthetic cannabinoid" has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act. [Definition incorporated by reference -- SB 49 Sec. 1:] Section 1. Chapter 678A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows: "Synthetic cannabinoid" means a cannabinoid that is: 1. Produced artificially, whether from chemicals or from recombinant biological agents, including, without limitation, yeast and algae; and 2. Is not derived from a plant of the genus Cannabis, including, without limitation, biosynthetic cannabinoids.
80dbac12963598e9**NAC 453.510(4) (hallucinogen chapeau + isomer definition)** — "Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, including, without limitation, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: … For the purposes of this subsection, 'isomer' includes, without limitation, the optical, position or geometric isomer." — NAC 453.510(4), https://regulations.justia.com/states/nevada/chapter-453/schedules-of-controlled-substances/section-453-510 (MIRROR: Justia regulations, current through Sept. 16, 2024). The list names Psilocin, Psilocybin, DET, DMT, Bufotenine, 5-MeO-DiPT, and 4-AcO-DMT — but **not** 4-HO-MET / 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine. **NRS 453.043 (controlled substance analog)** — "'Controlled substance analog' means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance placed in schedule I or II and: (a) Which has a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance placed in schedule I or II pursuant to NRS 453.166 or 453.176; or (b) With respect to a particular person, which he or she represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to [that] of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II." — NRS 453.043(1), https://nevada.public.law/statutes/nrs_453.043 (MIRROR: public.law).
c8e96ec75d20ebc7NRS 453.096 "Marijuana" defined. 1. "Marijuana" means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin; (d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and (e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration. 2. "Marijuana" does not include: (a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS; (b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or (c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2001; A 1975, 450; 2015, 1974, 3086; 2019, 2355, 2589; 2021, 3155; 2023, 2539, 2576)
98aa58bf39263b36NRS 453.139 "THC" defined. "THC" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and any structural, optical or geometric isomer thereof, including, without limitation: 1. Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol; 2. Delta-7-tetrahydrocannabinol; and 3. Delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3085; A 2021, 3155)
a19a9e9f0c3f84d01. A person shall not knowingly sell or offer to sell any material, compound, mixture or preparation containing a kratom product to a child under the age of 18 years. 2. A person shall not knowingly prepare, distribute, advertise, sell or offer to sell a kratom product that is adulterated with a substance that affects the quality or strength of the kratom product to such a degree as to render the kratom product injurious to a consumer. A person has not violated the provisions of this subsection if he or she can show by a preponderance of evidence that he or she relied in good faith upon the representations of a manufacturer, processor, packer or distributor of the kratom product. 3. A person shall not sell a kratom product that does not have a label that clearly sets forth the ingredients and directions for the safe and effective use of the kratom product. 4. A person who violates any provision of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. 5. As used in this section, "kratom product" means any product or ingredient containing: (a) Any part of the leaf of the Mitragyna Speciosa plant if the plant contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine; or (b) A synthetic material that contains the alkaloid mitragynine or 7-hydroxymitragynine, regardless of whether the product or ingredient is labeled or sold for human consumption.
4b534275bf826fad[U.S. Hemp Roundtable summary of SB 356 (2025): bars sales of consumable hemp products with THC above the] "limit of detection" [defined as the lowest THC concentration reliably detected by a Board-established method; products must be sold in a single package with THC not above that limit and no more than five servings.] [cannabisregulations.ai: SB 356] "closed the smoke-shop and gas-station channel for any consumable hemp product with detectable intoxicating THC." [Statute text not fetched.]
c0ea7fa9cfc6ddef1919 RL p. 2894; NCL § 5276] NRS 439.532 Testing and labeling of certain products containing cannabidiol; regulations. 1. Unless federal law or regulation otherwise requires, a person shall not sell or offer to sell any commodity or product containing hemp which is intended for human consumption or any other commodity or product that purports to contain cannabidiol with a THC concentration that does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by federal law for hemp unless such a commodity or product: (a) Has been tested by an independent testing laboratory and meets the standards established by regulation of the Department pursuant to subsection 3; and (b) Is labeled in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 3. 2. A person who produces or offers for sale a commodity or product described in subsection 1 may submit such a commodity or product to a cannabis independent testing laboratory for testing pursuant to this section and a cannabis independent testing laboratory may perform such testing. 3. The Department shall adopt regulations requiring the testing and labeling of any commodity or product described in subsection 1. Such regulations must: (a) Set forth protocols and procedures for the testing of the commodities and products described in subsection 1; (b) Identify contaminants of the commodities and products described in subsection 1 which are foods that contain an approved hemp component, as defined in NRS 439.532 , and prescribe tolerances for such contaminants; and (c) Require that any commodity or product described in subsection 1 is labeled in a manner that is not false or misleading in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapters 580 and 585 of NRS. 4. As used in this section: (a) “Cannabis independent testing laboratory” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.115 . (b) “Food” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 580.040 . (c) “Hemp” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 557.160 . (d) “Intended for human consumption” means intended for ingestion or inhalation by a human or for topical application to the skin or hair of a human. (e) “THC” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453.139 . (Added to NRS by 2019, 2354 , 3874 ; A 2021, 728 ; 2025, 3544 ) NRS 439.535 Clin
44ee6d0a06f6fb5bNRS 453.043 "Controlled substance analog" defined. 1. "Controlled substance analog" means a substance the chemical structure of which is substantially similar to the chemical structure of a controlled substance placed in schedule I or II and: (a) Which has a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance placed in schedule I or II pursuant to NRS 453.166 or 453.176; or (b) With respect to a particular person, which he or she represents or intends to have a stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system substantially similar to the stimulant, depressant or hallucinogenic effect on the central nervous system of a controlled substance included in schedule I or II. 2. The term does not include: (a) A controlled substance; (b) A substance for which there is an approved new drug application; (c) A substance with respect to which an exemption is in effect for investigational use by a particular person under Section 505 of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) to the extent conduct with respect to the substance is permitted by the exemption; or (d) Any substance to the extent not intended for human consumption before an exemption takes effect with respect to the substance. NRS 453.219 Controlled substance analog: Treatment as substance in schedule I; notice of prosecution; determination by Board. A controlled substance analog, to the extent intended for human consumption, must be treated, for the purposes of NRS 453.011 to 453.552, inclusive, as a substance included in schedule I. Within 30 days after the initiation of prosecution with respect to a controlled substance analog by indictment or information, the district attorney shall notify the Board of information relevant to scheduling by extraordinary regulation as provided for in NRS 453.2184. If the Board finally determines that the controlled substance analog should not be scheduled, no prosecution relating to that substance as a controlled substance analog may be commenced or continued.
10fe986ff0bcdcaaNRS 453.096 'Marijuana' defined. 1. 'Marijuana' means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin; (d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and (e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration. 2. 'Marijuana' does not include: (a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS; (b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or (c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp. (Added to NRS by 1971, 2001; A 1975, 450; 2015, 1974, 3086; 2019, 2355, 2589; 2021, 3155; 2023, 2539, 2576)
6cc65d34bef7fe79NRS 557.255 Prohibition against synthetic cannabinoid. 1. A grower or producer shall not produce, distribute, sell in or offer to sell in this State any synthetic cannabinoid. 2. As used in this section, 'synthetic cannabinoid' has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.239. NRS 678A.239 'Synthetic cannabinoid' defined. 1. 'Synthetic cannabinoid' means a cannabinoid that is: (a) Produced artificially, whether from chemicals or from recombinant biological agents, including, without limitation, yeast and algae; or (b) Not obtained directly without the use of a chemical reagent from a plant of the genus Cannabis. 2. The term includes, without limitation, biosynthetic cannabinoids. 3. The term does not include THC produced through the decarboxylation of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid using a process approved by the Board. NRS 453.096 'Marijuana' defined. 1. 'Marijuana' means: (a) All parts of any plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; (b) The resin extracted from any part of the plant, including concentrated cannabis; (c) Every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the plant, or its resin; (d) Any commodity or product made using hemp which exceeds the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp; and (e) Any product or commodity made from hemp which is manufactured or sold by a cannabis establishment which violates any regulation adopted by the Cannabis Compliance Board pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 678A.450 relating to THC concentration. 2. 'Marijuana' does not include: (a) Hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which is grown or cultivated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 557 of NRS; (b) The mature stalks of the plant and root balls which have been fully separated from the stalks of the plant after harvest, fiber produced from the stalks, seeds of the plant, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil or cake; or (c) Any commodity or product made using hemp, as defined in NRS 557.160, which does not exceed the maximum THC concentration established by the State Department of Agriculture for hemp.
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