Nevada Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to remove the Nevada Board of Pharmacy from its administrative role in regulating cannabis.
The ACLU of Nevada originally filed the case in 2022 on behalf of the Cannabis Equity & Inclusion Community, a nonprofit group that advocates for policies beneficial to Nevada's legal cannabis community, in Clark County District Court, arguing the pharmacy board's classification of cannabis as a Schedule I drug was unconstitutional.
District Judge Joe Hardy ruled in favor of the ACLU, determining the pharmacy board's classification as unconstitutional, but the board appealed the decision to the state's top court. Arguments were heard Tuesday; it's unknown when a decision will be handed down.
Nevada Administrative Code classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance, along with other drugs like methamphetamine and heroin. This classification is defined as substances with high-potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.
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