Pubdate: Mon, 30 Dec 2013
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV)
Copyright: 2013 Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Note: from the Associated Press

AGENCY TO MISS DEADLINE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA APPLICATIONS

CARSON CITY (AP) - State officials say they will miss the
Legislature's April 1 deadline to begin accepting applications from
medical marijuana providers and growers.

Marla McDade-Williams of the state Health Division said regulations
must be approved before the agency can accept applications.

"We may have staff on board April 1, but we're looking to the summer
before we can open requests for applications," she told the Nevada
Appeal.

Williams, who will manage the program for the Health Division, said
she doubts the state will license facilities to provide patients with
medical marijuana until September or October.

After the division writes the regulations, they must be approved by
the state Board of Health and the Legislative Commission. They also
must be reviewed by the Legislative Counsel Bureau.

Once the regulations win approval, Williams said, applicants have 30
days to submit paperwork to become a cultivator; manufacturer of
marijuana-based products such as edibles; testing lab; or dispensary.
The state then has a 90-day period to review applications.

Although Nevada voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing
medical marijuana in 2000, patients had no legal way to obtain the
drug.

The Legislature this year established a system for dispensing medical
marijuana to patients with a state-issued card.  
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