One senator said the bill would grant discretion and authority to a commission that “has already demonstrated that it is openly hostile to the will of the voters.”
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission could be granted broader power to regulate patients, caregivers and health care practitioners than voters approved for it in 2024 under a new legislative bill.
Legislative Bill 1235, from the Legislature’s General Affairs Committee, would allow the commission to write regulations around the “Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act,” which 71 percent of voters approved in 2024. The law voters approved allows patients to possess up to 5 ounces of medical cannabis with an in-state or out-of-state doctor’s recommendation.
Voters, with 67 percent approval, created the Medical Cannabis Commission with a second ballot measure in 2024—the “Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act.” It gives the commission “exclusive” regulatory authority over licensed cannabis establishments.
State Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue, who is leading LB 1235 as committee chair and is carrying the bill on behalf of the commission, described the proposal as providing additional regulatory “structure” for the commission. Of the additional powers being proposed, he said he’s “not real familiar.”
“But, apparently, that’s a good thing to
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