LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Legislature’s General Affairs Committee is now mulling an amendment to LB 677 that would prohibit cannabis flower, one of the most common forms. It would also keep PTSD off the list of qualifying conditions.
A group of veterans flocked to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, telling lawmakers to reverse course and saying that cannabis can help people deal with the pain of war.
“It’s very inhumane to not allow people the medical option to help them with their with their issues and their situations,” said Benjamin Marksmeier, a wounded veteran. “Medical cannabis has the most beneficial factors and carries the least amount of risk, and for me, the amount of opioids that I needed to combat my pain was a ridiculous amount.”
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, the group behind the medical cannabis ballot drive that was supported in November by more than two-thirds of voters, said they can’t back the bill with that amendment.
“We will not concede to leaving people out, to making this more difficult for patients to access,” Crista Eggers, the director Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, said. “Voters have spoken. We are going to honor and respect the voters whether lawmakers want to or not.”
Sen. Rick Holdcroft, the chair of the General Affairs Committee, said the bill wouldn’t have the votes to make it out of committee and onto the floor if it included access to flower and PTSD as a qualifying condition.
The committee is expected to convene on Thursday to take up the issue.
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The Nebraska Legislature’s General Affairs Committee is now mulling an amendment that would keep cannabis flower, one of the most common forms, prohibited. Read More
