“Nebraska needs to seize the opportunity to be slow and deliberate in the manner in which we determine how best to designate appropriate conditions for medical cannabis.”
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
The chair of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission resigned from her post Monday, about nine months after Gov. Jim Pillen (R) appointed her to the post.
Pillen appointed Dr. Monica Oldenburg of Lincoln, an anesthesiologist, to the commission April 24 as one of two at-large members. They serve with the three members of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission. Beyond a brief statement announcing the resignation, commissioners did not address Oldenburg’s tenure.
Lawmakers confirmed Oldenburg to the post May 30 in a 34-11 vote. She had told lawmakers she was “not a prohibitionist” of cannabis but was “pro-research.” Oldenburg also said cannabis has “a place in pain management” for certain ailments that cause suffering.
“Nebraska needs to seize the opportunity to be slow and deliberate in the manner in which we determine how best to designate appropriate conditions for medical cannabis and regulate those entities that will dispense medical cannabis in our state,” Oldenburg said last May. “I look forward to working with various parties to ensure that we
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