LINCOLN- The decade-long fight to secure a safe, regulated medical cannabis system in Nebraska could hinge on whether state lawmakers adopt legislation this spring to help implement the ballot measures. Senators and advocates for medical cannabis urged the Legislature’s General Affairs Committee to take action this year, before the laws take full effect by Oct. 1. The Monday push came one day after the urging of Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., to delay any legislative action in an op-ed published Sunday.

Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved legalizing medical cannabis in November to the tune of more than 71%, passing in all of the state’s 49 legislative districts. A second measure, to set up a regulatory scheme through a new Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission, structured similarly to and including the three members of the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission, passed with 67% support statewide, winning majority support in 46 of 49 legislative districts. “The bottom line is the people have spoken: They want safe, legal access to medical cannabis,” said State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair, who is sponsoring a related bill.

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