Qualifying Medical Conditions in the Nebraska Senator Anna WishartLegalization of medical marijuana The invoice include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism, cancer, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, glaucoma, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury and Tourette’s syndrome, among other.

“My goal is that no family has to flee our state to access medical cannabis for themselves or a loved one,” says Wishart, a Democrat. called at a hearing according to Marijuana Moment. “This bill will not fail because all the senators and stakeholders who worked on it didn’t compromise or think.”

As senators on the Judiciary Committee of the unicameral Nebraska legislature continue to debate separate proposals to legalize recreational marijuana in Cornhusker state, there are many opponents.

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“This statute is unconstitutional in our view,” the Nebraska Attorney General said Mike Hilgerswho believes the legislation would “contradict federal law, which still considers cannabis an illegal drug,” Per MSN.

Colonel of the Nebraska State Patrol John Bolduc commented: “This bill has been presented to the legislature several times in the past; what we are seeing in other states that have gone down this route is an increase in traffic fatalities, traffic accidents (…) It is important that senators know the unintended consequences of such legislation. Traffic deaths are one thing, addiction rates are another.”

Last August, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) had not enough valid signatures to place them two initiatives in the November election. Since then legislature confirmed that a new measure to legalize medical marijuana will be put to the vote in 2023.

“We will exhaust all available measures to provide Nebraska residents with the medical freedom they deserve and want,” said District 49 State Senator Jen Day called at that time.

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