Biotech firm’s ballot measure would make NV a medical testing ground for bypassing FDA approval

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 1,258

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A Las Vegas-based biotech CEO has a vision of Nevada as a hub for medical innovation. And he is hoping voters will help him make it happen.

A political action committee titled Freedom to Try Medical Innovation for Nevada in mid-November quietly filed a proposed constitutional amendment to establish the Silver State as a safe haven for potentially life-altering treatments not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The proposal expands upon existing …

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