“There is a standard process for review of regulations which will be followed.”
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously signed off on formal regulations over the budding supply chain Monday, nearly a year after issuing the first regulations.
Guidelines have ebbed through temporary 90-day periods since just before July 1. The rules have been extended multiple times and largely define restrictions on medical cannabis establishments, including licenses that can be issued, security requirements, types of products that can be sold to patients and which doctors can recommend the medicine.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) has a legal duty to review the formal regulations for legal and constitutional compliance. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) then has the final say.
Hilgers has been openly critical of the voter-approved laws and some bills in the Legislature. He and Pillen questioned the legality when the laws took effect December 12, 2024, following overwhelming voter approval the month before—71 percent for legalization, 67 percent for regulations.
“Both the governor and the attorney general believe that serious issues remain regarding the validity of these [ballot measure] petitions under federal law and the Nebraska Constitution,” Pillen and Hilgers said at the
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