US EditionNebraska Medical Cannabis Commission will miss Oct. 1 licensing deadline by at least a week
Two board resignations and restrictive rules delay license approvals beyond Oct. 1 deadline, despite 39 applications and 71% voter support for medical cannabis access.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission confirmed it will miss the deadline to issue registrations, delaying reviews until October 7 in Lincoln.
- After two resignations requested by Gov. Jim Pillen, Bruce Bailey and Kim Lowe left the three-person evaluation team, leaving remaining commissioners to reassign 39 cultivator applications.
- Regulatory details show caps and license counts: Monica Oldenburg, commission chair, said there were 39 applications and the commission will approve only four cultivator licenses with a 1,250 flowering plants cap.
- Patients and caregivers face continued delays as no licenses have been issued, so medical cannabis remains illegal to purchase; the commission will hold a public hearing on October 15 with emergency regulations through December 7.
- Meeting attendees decried the rules as out of step with voters, noting the 71% voter support, while Gov. Jim Pillen's request for resignations followed last week's corruption charges against Hobert 'Hobie' Rupe.
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