Cannabis Freedom Index

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Expand Iowa and Nevada state profiles: tables, citations, recreational sections

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Countries and states 2 files

Iowa countries/us/ia.yaml

segments › possession

A first offence is a misdemeanour with up to six months and a $1,000 fine; a second, up to a year; a third, up to two years.

segments › cultivation

A felony with up to five years.

segments › enforcement

Jail is possible; chronic users may be sent to treatment instead.[@1]

segments › sharing

Sale is a felony.

segments › consumption

Illegal.[@1]

segments › access

A narrow medical cannabidiol programme with a cap on THC per patient; no flower.[@1]

segments › possession › text

A first offence is a misdemeanour with up to six months and a $1,000 fine; a second, up to a year; a third, up to two years.[@1]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

label First offence · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 6 months · fine 1000, label Second offence · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 1 year · fine 2560, label Third offence · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · prison 2 years · fine 8540 · note Chronic abusers may be sent to rehab instead

segments › cultivation › text

A felony with up to five years.[@1]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

label Growing up to 50 kg · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison 5 years · fine 7500 · note Higher weights bring longer terms

segments › sharing › text

Sale is a felony.[@1]

segments › sharing › currency

USD

segments › sharing › penalties

label Sale up to 50 kg · treatment criminal · term Felony · prison 5 years · fine 7500 · note Higher weights bring longer terms

Nevada countries/us/nv.yaml

segments › possession

A person 21 or older may possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis or one-fourth of an ounce of concentrated cannabis.

segments › consumption

Private use and licensed lounges; public use is a misdemeanour with a $600 fine.[@1,3] [Nevada approved consumption-lounge regulations in 2022.](/history/nevada-consumption-lounge-regulations-2022/)

segments › access

Licensed shops since 2017.[@1,4]

sources

NORML — Nevada laws and penalties Wikipedia — Cannabis in Nevada 2 unchanged

segments › possession › text

A person 21 or older may possess up to 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis or one-fourth of an ounce of concentrated cannabis.[@1,3]

segments › possession › currency

USD

segments › possession › penalties

upto 2.5 oz · treatment legal · note Usable cannabis; one-fourth of an ounce of concentrate, label More than 2.5 oz · treatment criminal · term Misdemeanor · fine 600

context › recreational › text

Question 2 (November 2016) legalised adult use with 54% of the vote; shops opened on 1 July 2017. The possession and gift limits rose to 2.5 oz of usable cannabis in January 2024, and consumption lounges were licensed from 2022.[@4] [Nevada raised the adult limits in 2024.](/history/nevada-adult-limits-raised-2024/) [Nevada approved consumption-lounge regulations in 2022.](/history/nevada-consumption-lounge-regulations-2022/)

context › recreational › sources

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+# Expansion batch 2026-10-28 — USA states 7 (ia, nv, ar, ms, ks)
+
+usa-5 covered mo/in/sc/al/ky. This batch: ia, nv, ar, ms, ks.
+
+## ia (Iowa) — committed
+- Possession ladder table (1st 6mo/$1k; 2nd 1yr/$2560; 3rd 2yr/$8540, rehab note), cultivation
+  (≤50kg felony 5yr/$7.5k) and sharing (sale ≤50kg felony 5yr/$7.5k) tables, all NORML-verified;
+  cites on all segments (NORML page).
+- No IA history entries, no culture subject — noted. (Review build initially blocked by another
+  agent's failing qa.yaml edit; their fix landed, tests 47/0, then verified.)
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
+
+## nv (Nevada) — committed
+- Possession table (2.5oz legal; over misd $600, NORML-verified), cites on consumption/access,
+  new `recreational` (Question 2 Nov 2016 54%, shops 1 Jul 2017 via verified Wikipedia article;
+  2024 limits + 2022 lounges via checked history entries, both linked).
+- Sharing/cultivation pinned by scope test, untouched. No culture subject — noted.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.
+
+## ar — pending
+## ms — pending
+## ks — pending

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