Since drugs are prevalent in Nevada, the laws that regulate them are also pretty stringent. Learn more about it on this presentation or in this blog: https://goo.gl/1T1eqE

1. Nevada Drug Laws:
Drug Crimes According to NRS

2. The Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) are filled with
laws regarding drug crimes in the State that talks
about grounds of manufacturing, distributing, and
possessing them. A strictly watched form of crime,
usage of controlled substances in different ways
can get you locked up as it’s the root cause of
health and security risks and other crimes in the
State.
If you are accused of any type of drug crime in
Nevada, here is a slideshow that discusses Nevada
drug laws based on the NRS to provide you enough
information on how to approach a drug crime case.

3. It becomes a crime when you use
controlled substances without
prescription and if you administer it to
be abused by others.
There is a large list of the prohibited
controlled substances to dispense
without prescription in Nevada which
are called Schedules. These Schedules
are also divided into four different
categories depending on how easy it is
to access and abuse a particular drug.
They are as follows:

4. Schedule I drugs are controlled substances most
commonly abused due to its wide availability.
They are illegal to use as they have no medical
usage (apart from medical marijuana).
• Heroin
• Methamphetamine
• LSD
• Ecstasy
• Mescaline
• PCP
• Date Rape Drugs like GHB
• Peyote
• Marijuana can be used for medical and
recreational purposes but has a certain limit
of dosage

5. Schedule I drugs are controlled substances most
commonly abused due to its wide availability.
They are illegal to use as they have no medical
usage (apart from medical marijuana).
• Heroin
• Methamphetamine
• LSD
• Ecstasy
• Mescaline
• PCP
• Date Rape Drugs like GHB
• Peyote
• Marijuana can be used for medical and
recreational purposes but has a certain limit
of dosage
Schedule II drugs also have a high tendency to
be abused but less than the substances in
Schedule I. Some of them are prescribed for
medical use.
• Morphine
• Cocaine
• Opium
• Hydrocodone
• Morphine
• Oxycodone
• Methylphenidate
• Hydromorphone

6. Schedule III
The list of drugs In Schedule III are less
accessible than the ones in Schedule II thus the
low probability of them being abused but make
no mistake, they are a lot of people abused with
the following substances.
• Ketamine
• Anabolic Steroids
• Testosterone

7. Schedule III
The list of drugs In Schedule III are less
accessible than the ones in Schedule II thus the
low probability of them being abused but make
no mistake, they are a lot of people abused with
the following substances.
• Ketamine
• Anabolic Steroids
• Testosterone
Schedule IV
Schedule IV consists of drugs that are mostly
accepted for medical use and have very low
chances of being abused.
• Xanax
• Sedatives
• Tranquilizers
• Clonazepam
• Valium

8. Schedule V
Drugs in Schedule V are put under this certain
list because of their small portion of addictive
properties. They are can be medicine used to
suppress cough and diarrhea like Codeine.

9. Manufacturing or Growing of Controlled Substances
According to NRS 453.131, production of controlled substances is the act of planting, cultivation,
growing, and eventual harvest of a plant or an ingredient to come up with a substance similar to what is
established.
Production of controlled substances become illegal when they are created with the intent to sell. When
caught with this type of violation, you could face certain charges of up to six years in prison and fines
of not more than $100,000.
With the newly refurbished Nevada drug laws, growing marijuana in Nevada is now allowed granted
you only have six plants for cultivation, you are 21 years old, and you are 25 miles away from an
authorized cannabis dispensary.
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10. Distribution or Selling of Controlled Substances
Handing out drugs with or without a price is also a violation of Nevada drug laws. As written in NRS
453.321, it is unlawful to “import, transport, sell, exchange, barter, supply, prescribe, dispense, give
away or administer a controlled or counterfeit substance.”
When you sell drugs of Schedule I and II, you will be charged of category B felony. Selling Schedule III,
IV, and V drugs is category C felony.
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11. Possession or Usage of Controlled Substances
As specified by Nevada drug laws, it is a crime to have drugs or any other controlled substances in
your possession without prescription.
According to NRS 193.130, a person is guilty of possession if they “knowingly or intentionally possess
a controlled substance, unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a prescription
or order of a physician…”
Possession can also be classified into three types and each comes with a particular set of implications.
First is the Actual Possession where police officers actually find drugs or controlled substances on
you. Next is constructive possession where the drugs is not found on you but in one of the locations
that you own or have control of. Another one is joint possession where two or more people have
shared control of a place or a property where the drugs or controlled substances was found.
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12. Since law enforcement has the tendency to be
unpredictable, you can be charged with drug crimes
that you did not commit and you can prove the truth
if you have a trusted drug crimes attorney operating
in Las Vegas and the other counties in Nevada by
your side.
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