Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday declined to advance a bill that would have regulated the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana program.
That means that, for now, the state is staring down a situation where medical cannabis would be technically legal but potentially “inaccessible” to patients, according to Nebraska Public Media.
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Nebraska voters in November overwhelmingly approved two MMJ ballot initiatives:
One legalized possession of up to 5 ounces of cannabis for adults with a doctor’s recommendation. One created a state Medical Cannabis Commission to oversee a regulated MMJ industry.
That was despite legal challenges that sought to invalidate the ballot initiatives.
Though effort to keep the measures off the ballot failed, a subsequent lawsuit from a former state senator filed after the measure
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