Nebraska cannabis

Nebraska's Government is fighting cannabis reform both at the local and federal level. State Attorney General Mike Hilgers recently filed an amended cross-claim on behalf of Secretary of State Bob Evnen in a lawsuit challenging two successful medical cannabis measures. This move formally introduces...

Nebraska voters chose to legalize and regulate medical cannabis on Tuesday via two ballot measures. What Happened The AP reported Tuesday night that with nearly 60% of the votes counted, over 72.4% of Nebraska voters said yes to Initiative 437, thus enacting the Nebraska Medical Cannabis...

Nebraska's push for medical cannabis has been fueled by passionate advocates, including Shelley and Dominic Gillen, who have spent years fighting for treatment options for their son Will who is battling severe daily seizures. A Nebraska Examiner article By Zach Wendling delves into the humanitarian...

Nebraska’s top election and legal authorities are questioning the legitimacy of nearly 100,000 signatures collected for two medical cannabis petitions slated for the 2024 ballot. Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Secretary of State Bob Evnen have cited instances of fraud and notary misconduct...

Nebraska, one of the last strongholds of cannabis prohibition, is approaching a critical moment with medical cannabis initiatives set to appear on the November 2024 ballot. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga Cannabis, Paula Savchenko, Esq., founding partner of Cannacore Group and PS Law Group...

Nebraska voters will soon decide on whether to legalize medical cannabis, following the certification of two ballot measures on Friday by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen. As MJBiz Daily reported, the initiatives, which aim to establish a regulated medical marijuana market, were cleared for...

A former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate initiated a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at preventing the Secretary of State Bob Evnen from certifying two petitions, backed by Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, that seek to legalize medical cannabis in the upcoming November election, reported...

Two initiatives, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Initiative and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Initiative have both surpassed the required 87,126 valid signatures to be considered for the November 2024 ballot. The Nebraska Secretary of State's office confirmed the 89,000...

The Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, designed to aid entrepreneurs from communities most affected by prohibition, now boasts over $27 million. By February 2024, the fund had received its first full annual transfer of $27.4 million, largely supporting businesses through grants...

Nebraska cannabis activists garnered enough signatures to place two petitions to legalize medical marijuana on the November 2024 ballot. The first petition would require state politicians to pass laws protecting physicians who recommend medical cannabis and patients who need it. The second would...

Several states have recently enacted stringent measures to curb the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products. South Dakota, Louisiana, Iowa and Nebraska are at the forefront of this crackdown, each implementing laws aimed at restricting the availability of substances like delta-8 THC, delta-9...

Kansas Proposes Harsh Penalties For Hemp THC Levels In Kansas, a proposed amendment could significantly impact hemp farmers by introducing severe penalties for THC content exceeding 1%. State law mandates hemp THC levels be under 0.3%, but the new proposal suggests imprisonment for levels above 1...

Delaware Invites Public Input On Marijuana Regulations Delaware's Office of the Marijuana Commissioner recently made publicly available a first batch of draft regulations for the recreational cannabis market slated to kick off in 2025, as reported by Marijuana Moment. Delaware embraced the green...

Ontario government has made changes to Ontario Regulation 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act of 2018, allowing cannabis retailers in the province to operate a maximum of 150 stores. In the meantime, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) recently had their circulator handout approved...

Governor Kathy Hochul, New York AG Letitia James and the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) closed down Big Chief Smoke Shop in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn for selling unregulated cannabis products without a license. This marks the ninth unlicensed cannabis store shut down this year, with...