‘Will of the people tossed aside’: Medical cannabis advocates sound alarm as committee amendment could restrict rollout

‘Will of the people tossed aside’: Medical cannabis advocates sound alarm as committee amendment could restrict rollout

This week, an amendment to a medical marijuana bill could substantially rein in its rollout. That has advocates of medical cannabis sounding the alarm.

Voters decided for medical marijuana; for Nebraska senators, it's not so easy to enact

Any move to narrow which medical professionals could recommend cannabis, what medical conditions would qualify a patient to use cannabis, and by what means will likely split lawmakers.

Attorneys Defending Nebraska’s Voter-Passed Medical Marijuana Law Blast Former GOP Senator’s Lawsuit As ‘Meritless’

“There is no ‘great public interest’ in invalidating a law approved by a massive supermajority of Nebraska voters.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The new commissioners set to regulate medical cannabis in Nebraska, as well as the ballot sponsors of the successful effort to legalize it in 2024, blasted an ongoing lawsuit against them as “meritless” and seeking to create a “false conflict.” In briefs filed Friday, attorneys for the 11 defenda…

Lawmakers tasked with defining qualifying conditions for Nebraska medical cannabis • Nebraska Examiner

State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair kneels to talk with State Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue. Hansen is the lead sponsor on a 2025 bill to help give structure to the state's new medical cannabis laws. Holdcroft is the chair of the General Affairs Committee considering his bill. March 25, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — The path forward for a medical cannabis bill in the Nebraska Legislature appears more uncertain after a committee c…

Nebraska lawmakers continue deliberations over voter-passed medical marijuana law

Any move to narrow which medical professionals could recommend cannabis, what medical conditions would qualify a patient to use cannabis, and by what means will likely split lawmakers.