A legislative committee on Thursday advanced the governor's two appointees to the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission, but just one secured the committee's support before heading to the full Legislature.
The roughly three-hour confirmation hearing and 15-minute executive session to consider and vote on the appointments came just 48 hours after the defeat of Legislative Bill 677 to provide additional guardrails to the commission. That bill sought to aid implementation of the voter-approved laws and delay a July 1 deadline for rules and regulations to be in place.
Gov. Jim Pillen, who opposed the ballot measures legalizing and regulating medical cannabis, appointed Dr. Monica Oldenburg of Lincoln, an anesthesiologist, and Lorelle Mueting of Gretna, prevention director at Heartland Family Service in Omaha, to the commission.
The General Affairs Committee voted 5-2, with one member "present, not voting," to recommend Oldenburg but tied 4-4 on favorably advancing Mueting.
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