The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission members, from left: Commissioners Kim Lowe of Kearney, Bruce Bailey of Lincoln, Lorelle Mueting of Gretna and J. Michael Coffey of Omaha. Aug 4, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Frustrations are boiling over for the members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as they seek “creative” solutions due to a lack of state funding to get started, which has complicated the need to pay staff, purchase software and create a robust regulatory system for the drug.

Commissioners were blunt at their third official meeting Monday, saying that without the statutory authority to set or collect fees and no funding to hire new staff or inspectors, the process of crafting formal rules and regulations has been difficult.

The board this summer

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