Governor signs revised emergency regulations submitted by Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Gov. Jim Pillen announced he has approved the adoption of the emergency regulations recently submitted by the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission.

Pillen said he signed the regulations on Tuesday.

The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission held an emergency meeting on Monday to set limits on the number of plants that cultivators will be allowed to grow.

This came after Pillen rejected the proposed changes to the emergency regulations approved back in July. The commission said that Pillen took issue with its last proposal for allowing too much plant growth but that he didn’t give a specific number on how much should be allowed.

Pillen’s office asked the commission to consider such a limitation to ensure that an excess of cannabis production would not lead to an unregulated and unintended black-market supply.

The commissioners spent time comparing regulations in other states and discussing various metrics for plant growth that would meet the expected demand of patients, which they estimate to be 1% of the state, or 20,000 Nebraskans.

In the end, commissioners decided that each cultivator in Nebraska, of which there will be a limit of four, will be allowed to have 1,250 flowering plants.

Pillen agreed with the commissioners final number and gave his stamp of approval.

The commission is scheduled to meet again at 1 p.m. on Sept. 30, the day before licensing must begin.

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