Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board names Miles as acting executive director

Leadership change at state regulator comes as Nevada navigates federal reclassification and market pressures.

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The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board has appointed Miles as acting executive director, according to a statement from the board on March 19. The move represents a shift in leadership at the state's primary cannabis regulator, which has faced a series of operational and compliance challenges over the past year, including gaps in impaired driving testing standards and ongoing pressure from an illegal market that has suppressed legal sales tax revenue.

The appointment occurs within months of Major General Ondra L. Berry's appointment as board chair in December 2025, suggesting a broader restructuring of the agency's executive layer. Recent board initiatives—including the launch of a Metrc item catalog system and a public tracking system—indicate an emphasis on tightened oversight, though Nevada's legal market still faces structural headwinds: sales tax revenue dropped 9% in early 2026, and enforcement efforts compete with a gaming industry that operates under separate regulatory silos.

Watch whether Miles' tenure brings measurable improvement in compliance infrastructure or enforcement coordination with county-level regulators, particularly as Nevada County and other jurisdictions continue refining local dispensary processes under federal grant funding.