Nebraska left off congressional medical cannabis protections prohibiting DOJ interference

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,609

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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LINCOLN — Congress has regularly updated federal protections for state laws allowing medical cannabis. But the latest national update in January left Nebraska’s new laws off the list.

Congress has annually passed a provision preventing the U.S. Department of Justice and related agencies from using federal appropriations to interfere with state medical marijuana programs since 2014. Today, the list covers 47 states.

But despite Nebraskans approving two ballot measures to legalize and regulate the …

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