Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana address Cannabis Commission about newly proposed changes
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A public hearing was held in front of the Nebraska Cannabis Commission on Thursday and the number of attendees from the public was less than 10.
This style forum has previously seen an auditorium’s worth of speakers.
President of the nonprofit, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, Crista Eggers says that hope for change is being whittled away due to delays after 71% of voters approved the use of medical marijuana.
“They’re tired, they’re hurting, they are sick,” said Eggers.
“We’re almost at the point where two years ago we marked that box with the hope that something so amazing was before us, that our children and the patients of this state would finally see the day,” she said tearfully.
Eggers told Channel 8 that changes needed to Cannabis regulations in the state concern physician restrictions, dispensary access and THC limits.
Other speakers in attendance brought up the need for education around the cannabis plant.
“You chose politics over learning the medical values of cannabis,” said one attendee, while addressing the commission.
Attorney General Mike Hilgers had initially made it clear that he did not agree with legal access to medicinal marijuana, saying in May of 2025 that “This is going to make Nebraska less safe and more dangerous.”
Although, in June 2026, he approved regulations around possession, distribution and delivery of cannabis.
You can see a formal letter from his office here.
His current opponent, Jocelyn Brasher, was at Thursday’s hearing and reminded people of the bipartisan support behind the push.
“That takes more than just Democrats. That takes Independents and Republicans to get that 71% in Nebraska,” said Brasher.
The Cannabis Commission declined to comment at the meeting but sent Channel 8 the following email; encouraging voters to visit their website.
Their website includes 76 pages of regulations; the most recently proposing amendment involving fees as high as $20,000 that cannabis cultivators would have to pay.
Eggers response?
“The risk of failure, the risk of having no doctors that ever recommend, the risk of having no patients that are ever in this system, the risk of not having enough product, therefore it’s not affordable to patients, that risk is very, very real to these business owners,” she said.
Channel 8 reached out to the office of Attorney General Mike Hilgers for an updated statement, but have not heard back at this time.
As for Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, Eggers says the most immediate way to turn this story is for voters to act as if this issue is once again on the ballot.
