1. The Governor or his or her designee may enter into one or more agreements with tribal governments in this State to efficiently coordinate the cross-jurisdictional administration of the laws of this State and the laws of tribal governments relating to the use of cannabis. Such an agreement may include, without limitation, provisions relating to:
- (a) Criminal and civil law enforcement;
- (b) Regulatory issues relating to the possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis or cannabis products;
- (c) Medical and pharmaceutical research involving cannabis;
- (d) The administration of laws relating to taxation;
- (e) Any immunity, preemption or conflict of law relating to the possession, delivery, production, processing, transportation or use of cannabis or cannabis products; and
- (f) The resolution of any disputes between a tribal government and this State, which may include, without limitation, the use of mediation or other nonjudicial processes.
2. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section must:
- (a) Provide for the preservation of public health and safety;
- (b) Ensure the security of cannabis establishments and the corresponding facilities on tribal land; and
- (c) Establish provisions regulating business involving cannabis which passes between tribal land and non-tribal land in this State.
- 3. Any information received pursuant to the terms of an agreement entered into pursuant to this section by a governmental entity from a tribal government or a facility engaged in cannabis activities operating on tribal land which relates to cannabis or a cannabis product that is not sold or transferred to a cannabis establishment remains the property of the tribal government, is not a public record within the meaning of NRS 239.010 and must be kept confidential by the governmental entity.
4. As used in this section:
- (a) “Cannabis” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.085.
- (b) “Cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.095.
- (c) “Cannabis products” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 678A.120.
- (d) “Governmental entity” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239.005.
- (e) “Tribal government” means a federally recognized American Indian tribe pursuant to 25 C.F.R. §§ 83.1 to 83.12, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1617; A 2019, 3848; 2025, 3008)