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 approved temporary regulations, including licensing criteria, which took effect in late July and are in place through Sept. 28. Those guidelines can be extended for one 90-day period, if needed.

The commission has until Oct. 1

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