“Every day that goes by, we’re losing time and availability.”
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission cleared the way Monday for the first state-licensed cultivator to put marijuana plants in the ground, while another is taking steps to fight a local zoning decision.
The four-member commission voted unanimously to ratify the successful inspection of MahāMotā Cultivation Company in Raymond. This paves the way for the first legal marijuana plants in the state to take root. The commission began meeting last June, and starting Wednesday, the commission will begin accepting applications for product manufacturers.
The commission can license four product manufacturers, under agency regulations, which also allow licensing of up to 12 transporters and up to 12 dispensaries.
‘We’re losing time’
Meanwhile, former State Sen. Kent Rogert, a registered lobbyist and sole owner of another licensed cultivator group, KRL Med LLC, said Monday that his company has been stopped in its tracks over a reversal from the Washington County planning and zoning administrator.
Rogert said commission staff had been set to inspect the property on May 26, but days before, the county administrator said KRL Med could not use a recommended agricultural exemption to grow marijuana. Hemp,
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