Giunchigliani, D-Las Vegas, maintained the Supreme Court decision only outlawed the medical marijuana program operated by the Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative and will not affect the program in Nevada.
States still have rights to pass medical marijuana laws.
Giunchigliani is author of Assembly Bill 453, which would implement the wishes of 65 percent of Nevada voters who approved a constitutional amendment last November to allow marijuana for people with AIDS, cancer and other illnesses. In Oakland, a cooperative acquired marijuana and sold it to patients in a storefront setting. If they give me that advice I won't do anything. Proponents of the bill, as well as some Las Vegas physicians, say the Supreme Court ruling won't affect Nevada much because marijuana use has long been illegal at the federal level, regardless of state laws. It's illegal now and they're doing it.