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Nebraska Republicans Are Targeting Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana, Following Other GOP-Led States
Two of five commissioners resigned, delaying review of 39 cultivator license applications amid criticism that rules contradict voter-approved medical cannabis measures.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission missed the deadline to approve business licenses after two members resigned, leaving applications unreviewed.
- The commission’s emergency rules ban common delivery methods contrary to the ballot initiative, with meeting attendees and patient advocates saying the emergency rules banning smoking, vaping and edibles violate what 71% of voters approved.
- Chair Monica Oldenburg said the commission received 39 cultivator license applications and decided earlier this month to approve only four, while Governor Jim Pillen proposed a 1,250-plant cap.
- The remaining commissioners will meet next Tuesday to approve cultivator applications, while patients including Marci Reed and Lia Post said the delay threatens access to treatment, with a public hearing set for Oct. 15.
- Nebraska officials missed a licensing deadline for medical marijuana licenses, illustrating pushback in Republican-led states, with critics saying leaders like Gov. Jim Pillen and AG Mike Hilgers aim to limit access amid corruption charges against Hobert Rupe.
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Nebraska Republicans are targeting voter-approved medical marijuana, following other GOP-led states
Nebraska officials have missed a deadline to grant licenses to marijuana growers under a new medical marijuana law approved by voters.
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Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission Misses Licensing Deadline
The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission missed the October 1 deadline to issue its first licenses, the Nebraska Examiner reports. The commission indicated it planned to decide whether to issue the first four cultivator licenses by next week. During Tuesday's meeting, Commissioner Lorelle Mueting asked attendees for "understanding" and called the delay – which was prompted by the resignation of two commissioners – "a situation that none of us cr…
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