NitroHonda, I know what you mean, it's the same reason why only half the states have a death penalty or why some cities have higher or lower tax than another. Or why each state has different sentencing guidelines. The law usually/always represents the politics of the area it serves. In this case it's totally where all the federal laws come from, just straight down the street from the white house. It's really bad for her indeed, she should have used more common sense (like before she started dealing the drugs, she should have asked herself 'what state am I in and what are my penalties'). I wonder if she was aware of the risks and shrugged it off, or just ignorant.
I would say she got bad luck. In all other states prostitution is totally illegal while in Nevada it isn't as severe as the others. And you already recognize the society Nevada lives in. Prostitution is like pot, both crimes are victimless and don't cause problems to others - the transactions are consentual and the suspect and victim all agreed to another to proceed. Women who fear getting a felony from prostitution should move to Nevada for the leniency, otherwise you have to live with the consequences if you are prostituting in Boston or NYC or any other place.