LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) -Just last week, Nebraska’s recently established Medical Cannabis Commission was downsized following the sudden resignation of two of its members at the request of Governor Jim Pillen.

That change was just one of many small delays in the process of bringing the product to the state. On Tuesday, the three remaining commissioners took a step forward by approving the first two licenses for the marijuana cultivators in the state, one in Omaha and one in Raymond, though it comes six days after the initial Oct. 1 deadline to do so.

In the November 2024 election, more than 70% of Nebraskans that showed up to the polls voted yes to the legalization of medical marijuana. Since, it has been a lengthy process to get it.

Public hearings held by the Medical Cannabis Commissi

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