Ricketts addresses Congress leaving Nebraska off list protecting state medical cannabis laws

By: Zach Wendling

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 459

Last Updated: 6 days, 11 hours ago

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LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether he would support adding Nebraska to a congressional list protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference after Congress left the state off the latest update in January.

Ricketts, speaking on his weekly press call Wednesday, said he isn’t on the Senate Appropriations Committee, so he didn’t know why Nebraska was left off a list that currently covers 47 states. …

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