LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) reported Friday that Nebraska has been left out of the 2026 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act amendment that prohibits the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration from interfering with state-authorized medical cannabis programs.
“The CJS amendment is critical for the protection of medical cannabis states,” said NMM Executive Director Crista Eggers. “Since 2014, it has safeguarded patients, providers and state programs from federal prosecution and interference from the federal government. That prohibits the Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration from interfering with state-authorized medical cannabis programs.”
Steph Sherer, founder and executive director of Americans for Safe Access, said before Congress enacted the CJS protections, patients and their providers lived under constant threat of federal enforcement. Americans for Safe Access is the nation’s largest patient advocacy organization focused on ensuring safe access to medical cannabis.
“Nebraska patients have endured years of calculated obstruction from leaders who have ignored them at every turn,” Eggers said. “Now, even after voters made their will unmistakably clear, Nebraska has been excluded from vital federal protections granted to every other medical cannabis state. Sen. Pete Ricketts has spent nearly a decade leading this opposition, and his decision along with our other delegates, to vote for an amendment that left our state behind should enrage every Nebraskan who believes in democracy and basic compassion.”
NMM encourages Nebraskans to join a virtual press briefing hosted by Americans for Safe Access on Monday at 11 a.m. Access the briefing through this link.
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date: 2026-02-14 00:32:00