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Two ballot measures dealing with medical marijuana were on the Nebraska ballot. A total of 70.7% of voters approved Initiative Measure 437 and 66.9% of voters approved Initiative Measure 438.
Initiative 438, which voters approved by a 2–1 margin, established the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission, which is required to establish criteria for licensing growers and distributors by ...
Whether the policy will actually be implemented depends on the outcome of a legal challenge.
Some estimate the expansion could bring in up to 365,000 new patients into the medical marijuana program generating an additional $425 million in revenue for the state. [21] On August 12, 2019 Governor J. B. Pritzker signed into law legislation that once again expands Illinois' medical cannabis program and also makes it permanent. [22]
August 1, 2013: Gov. Pat Quinn signed bill legalizing medical marijuana effective January 1, 2014. [ 72 ] May 31, 2019: the General Assembly passed the Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to legalize recreational marijuana use beginning January 1, 2020, allowing adults age 21 and over to possess up to 30 g (1.1 oz). [ 73 ]
Governor Newsom signed the lounge bill into law on September 30, [69] and vetoed AB 1111. [70] Nebraska initiative measures 437 and 438 were approved by voters on November 5, legalizing medical cannabis and establishing Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as the state regulatory agency. [71]
Nebraska is one of three states that haven't legalized marijuana or cannabis products for medical purposes or recreational use. The initiative has until July 3. to collect at least 87,000 ...
Marijuana was decriminalized to a civil infraction for first-time offenders in 1978 or 1979. [5] Testimony given by Nebraska prosecutors and local law enforcement officials before the Nebraska Legislature Judiciary Committee in 2014 showed the different counties in Nebraska respond to marijuana in significantly differing ways. Some county ...