Nebraska Archives - Page 3 of 3 - Cannabis Business Executive

Nebraska State Senators make push for marijuana reform

December 13, 2018
AggregatedNews
Nebraska
0 Comments

Nebraska State Senators Anna Wishart and Adam Morefeld announced Thursday they will be leading a new committee to reform marijuana laws in the state. Nebraska for Sensible Marijuana Laws filed its initial paperwork and will focus legalization of medical marijuana.…

Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Nebraska Legislative Floor

LINCOLN — As expected, a legislative committee on Friday advanced a proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee advanced Legislative Bill 622, sponsored and prioritized by State Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, 6-1. The bill is…

Nine States Will Vote for Marijuana Today

November 8, 2016
AggregatedNews
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Policy & Legal
0 Comments

The Green Party’s candidate for US president will be on the ballot in 45 states today; green will be on the ballot in nine. Voters in Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota will decide if they want medical marijuana legal in…

Nebraska Medical Marijuana Groups Put Legalization Petition on Hold

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska groups pushing for approval of medical marijuana in the state have decided to delay a petition drive to put the question on the ballot because of the time and expense required. Shelley Gillen, whose son Will…

Nebraska Groups Want Voters to Decide on Medical Marijuana Measure

LINCOLN — Proponents of medical marijuana in Nebraska say they will launch a petition drive with the goal of letting voters decide whether to legalize the drug for medicinal purposes in 2018. Three groups that support medical cannabis recently closed…

Nebraska and Oklahoma Take New Tack to Overturn Marijuana Legalization

Nebraska and Oklahoma are trying again to overturn marijuana legalization in Colorado, this time by asking to intervene in an ongoing court case. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a proposed lawsuitbrought against Colorado by the two states, leaving…

Medical Marijuana Bill Will Wait Another Year in Nebraska

It appears Nebraskans will wait at least another year for broader legalization of medical marijuana. Bellevue Sen. Tommy Garrett said Tuesday he will ask to have his medical marijuana bill (LB643) tabled until 2016 so he can refine it and…

Colorado Asks Supreme Court to Throw Out Marijuana Lawsuit by Other States

March 28, 2015
John Hollon
Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Policy & Legal
0 Comments

DENVER – Colorado's Attorney General on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by her counterparts in Oklahoma and Nebraska over the state's recreational marijuana marketplace. Oklahoma and Nebraska argue that the flow of marijuana…

Nebraska Legislature Digs Into Debate Over Medical Marijuana

A fall severed her spinal cord, and a gunpoint robbery six months later shattered her state of mind. Sarah Lyon wasn't going to wait. Paralyzed up to her chest from the fall and down 50 pounds, she prescribed herself a…

Nebraska, Oklahoma in Border War with Colorado Over Legal Marijuana

February 9, 2015
John Hollon
Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Policy & Legal
0 Comments

Pueblo West, Colorado -- On the front door of the 20,000-square-foot marijuana dispensary here is a laminated sign warning every customer: "It is illegal to sell or transport marijuana to another state." "And you can guarantee people read it," said…

Nebraska, Oklahoma File Federal Suit Against Colorado Over Marijuana Legalization

The states of Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, claiming that Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana is unconstitutional under federal law. "Federal law undisputedly prohibits the production and sale of marijuana," Nebraska Attorney…

Nebraska Law

Nebraska: Hemp Research Measure Enacted Into Law Lawmakers have approved legislation, LB 1001, reclassifying industrial hemp as an agricultural product and allowing for state-sponsored research into the plant’s cultivation Governor Dave Heineman signed the measure into law in April. Under…

Nebraska lawmakers tout benefits of hemp

August 1, 2014
AggregatedNews
Hemp Business Executive, Nebraska, Policy & Legal

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lawmakers are expected to debate again next year whether Nebraska should allow expanded research and medical access for hemp, a plant cousin of marijuana. Advocates for the crop gathered at the Capitol on Friday and briefly…

Industrial hemp advances in Nebraska

Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill on March 27 that dips the state’s toes into industrial hemp production. LB1001, passed 39-2, allows the University of Nebraska and State Department of Agriculture to grow industrial hemp for research. The measure mirrors the…