Nevada Bar Issues Release Saying It’s Still To Sanction Any NV Lawyer Involved In Cannabis Sector

Nevada Bar Issues Release Saying It’s Still To Sanction Any NV Lawyer Involved In Cannabis Sector

In spite of a stern warning in 2017 that participating in the marijuana industry could bring Bar discipline, no lawyers have lost their Nevada law license in the last three years because they had a stake in a business that is still illegal at the federal level. The report goes on to say The Nevada Bar confirmed last week that it has not disciplined anyone in the industry since issuing the warning. And in a sign of the times, a newly formed Cannabis Section of the Bar held its first meet-and-greet event Thursday evening — just a few years after a proposal for a similar marijuana lawyer-focused group was denied. “Since 2017, the Office of Bar Counsel has not prosecuted or received complaints against an attorney in the marijuana industry,” said Daniel Hooge, bar counsel with the Nevada Bar. “We have sent some attorneys through our diversion program for professional substance abuse treatment. But none used marijuana exclusively or worked in the industry.” A Nevada Independent analysis of ownership data made public by the state indicates that there are at least 68 lawyers among the nearly 1,400 owners and board members who applied for or received recreational marijuana licenses in Nevada. That’s…