Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.005
Applicability of chapter to medical use of cannabis
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the extent that they are inconsistent with the provisions of title 56 of NRS.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 453 — Controlled Substances
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.007
Inapplicability of chapter to certain veterinary biologic products
1. The provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto do not apply to a veterinary biologic product that is: (a) Licensed for production under a product license; and (b) Directly marketed by a manufacturing facility holding an establishment license for administration to livestock. 2. As used in…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.011
Short title; purpose
1. NRS 453.011 to 453.348, inclusive, may be cited as the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. 2. The Uniform Controlled Substances Act (1990) is substituted in a continuing way for the provisions of NRS 453.011 to 453.348, inclusive, except as those provisions are specifically amended.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.013
Uniformity of interpretation
NRS 453.011 to 453.348, inclusive, shall be so applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose and to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of such sections among those states which enact it.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.016
Definitions
As used in this chapter, the words and terms defined in NRS 453.021 to 453.141, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections except in instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.021
“Administer” defined
“Administer” means the direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by: 1. A practitioner or, in the practitioner’s presence, by the practitioner’s authorized agent; or 2. The patient or research subject at the…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.023
“Advanced practice registered nurse” defined
“Advanced practice registered nurse” means a registered nurse who holds a valid license as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by the State Board of Nursing pursuant to NRS 632.237.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.026
“Agent” defined
“Agent” means a pharmacist who cares for a patient of a prescribing practitioner in accordance with written guidelines and protocols developed pursuant to NRS 639.2629 or a collaborative practice agreement, as defined in NRS 639.0052, a licensed practical nurse or registered nurse who cares for a patient of a prescribi…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.031
“Board” defined
“Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.033
“CBD” defined
“CBD” means cannabidiol, which is a primary phytocannabinoid compound found in marijuana.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.035
Certified registered nurse anesthetist” defined
“Certified registered nurse anesthetist” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 632.014.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.038
“Chart order” defined
“Chart order” means an order entered on the chart of a patient: 1. In a hospital, facility for intermediate care or facility for skilled nursing which is licensed as such by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Health Authority; or 2. Under emergency treatment in a hospital by a physician, a…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.039
“Compound” and “compounding” defined
“Compound” or “compounding” means to form or make up a composite product by combining two or more different ingredients.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.042
“Concentrated cannabis” defined
“Concentrated cannabis” means the extracted or separated resin, whether crude or purified, containing THC or CBD from marijuana.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 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 stimul…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.046
“Counterfeit substance” defined
“Counterfeit substance” means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device, or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact manufactu…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.051
“Deliver” and “delivery” defined
“Deliver” or “delivery” means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer from one person to another of a controlled substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.053
“Department” defined
“Department” means the Department of Human Services.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.056
“Dispense” defined
1. Except as limited by subsection 2, “dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user, patient or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, administering, packaging, labeling or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that deliver…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.061
“Dispenser” defined
“Dispenser” means a practitioner who dispenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.066
“Distribute” defined
“Distribute” means to deliver other than by administering or dispensing a controlled substance. The term includes wholesale distribution as defined in NRS 639.0155.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.071
“Distributor” defined
“Distributor” means a person who distributes. The term includes a wholesaler as defined in NRS 639.016.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.076
“Division” defined
“Division” means the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.081
“Drug” defined
1. “Drug” means substances: (a) Recognized as drugs in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them; (b) Intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in human…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 453.082
“Drug Enforcement Administration” defined
“Drug Enforcement Administration” means the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States Department of Justice, or its successor agency.
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