Nebraska Senators Hold Hearing On Revised Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill
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Nebraska senators held a hearing on a newly refiled medical marijuana legalization bill on Thursday, taking testimony from experts and advocates who shared information about the therapeutic value of the plant. The unicameral legislature’s Judiciary Committee discussed the legislation from Sen. Anna Wishart (D), who has been fighting to enact the reform over the past several years, pursuing it through both legislative avenues and activist-led ballot campaigns. Members of the same committee will also meet later in the afternoon to discuss separate proposals to legalize marijuana for adult use. “My goal is that no family has to flee our state to get access to medical cannabis for themselves or a loved one,” Wishart said in her opening remarks at the medical marijuana hearing. “This bill is not going to fail because of lack of compromise or thoughtfulness on the part of all of the senators and the stakeholders that have worked on this,” she said. “If this bill fails, it will fail like it has in the past because of political pressure from a few people in our state who wield their power to stamp out the will of the people.” Wishart emphasized that the legislation has already been revised since the last session to address certain concerns, including the elimination of provisions allowing for smoking or vaping cannabis. She said that she’s “willing to further narrow this bill as long as it remains patient-centered.” After lawmakers heard testimony from people who pleaded with lawmakers to take into account their stories of caring for children with serious illnesses who stand to benefit from cannabis, state Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) testified in opposition to the bill. He challenged the constitutionality of enacting medical cannabis legalization in conflict with federal prohibition and said there was a “dereliction of the duty of…

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