Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission passes emergency regulations pending Pillen approval

June 26, 2025

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission on Thursday adopted emergency regulations for the state’s medical marijuana system.

The emergency regulations will take effect July 1 — with Gov. Jim Pillen’s approval — and give the commission 90 days to write permanent regulations.

The commission will accept feedback from the public on some of the new rules through July 15.

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According to a 19-page document released by the commission, patients or caregivers can’t have more than 5 ounces of cannabis.

A qualified patient is defined as someone who is 18 or older and has a written recommendation from their doctor.

Under the regulations, the following products will be allowed to be sold at dispensaries:

  • Oral tablets, capsules or tinctures
  • Non-sugarcoated gelatinous cubes, gelatinous rectangular cuboids or lozenges in a cube or rectangular cuboid shape
  • Gels, oils, creams or other topical preparation
  • Suppositories
  • Transdermal patches
  • Liquids or oils for administration using a nebulizer or inhaler

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The following products will not be allowed:

  • Raw plant material
  • Any product administered by smoking, combustion or vaping
  • Any product containing artificial flavoring, natural flavoring or coloring
  • A food or drink that has cannabis baked, mixed or otherwise infused into it

The document also says only 12 dispensaries can open in Nebraska, one in each judicial district.

That means there would only be one dispensary in Lincoln and one in Omaha, a combined population of nearly 800,000.

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