Marijuana legalization and medical marijuana bills get filed in Nebraska, the US and Mexico spar over the undone arrest of a former defense minister, a Washington state bill to allow home cultivation gets a hearing, and more.
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Marijuana Policy
Nebraska Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed. State Senator Terrell McKinney (D-Omaha) has introduced Legislative Bill 481, which would remove marijuana from the state s criminal code and expunge past convictions for marijuana possession.
Washington State Bill to Allow Home Cultivation Gets Hearing. A bill to allow state residents to grow their own marijuana at home got a hearing last week in the House Commerce and Gaming Committee, with little controversy generated. House Bill 1019 could get a committee vote as soon as this Friday.
Nebraska
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Bill Filed. State Senator Anna Wishart (D-Lincoln) has filed Legislative Bill 474, which would create a system of regulated medical marijuana distribution for qualifying patients. She filed a similar bill two years ago, which was defeated. A medical marijuana initiative last year qualified for the ballot but was thrown off by the state s Supreme Court.
New Mexico
New Mexico Court Rules Inmates Can Have Access to Medical Marijuana. A district court judge in Albuquerque ruled in late December that inmates at the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center who are qualifying medical marijuana patients can use the substance while under correctional control. It is unclear whether other state and local jails would voluntarily comply with the ruling, but it has set a precedent for other state courts. The ruling came in the case of man serving a 90-day house arrest sentence.
Lincoln senator introduces new bill to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska
The issue almost made it on the November 2020 ballot but it was rejected by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Jan 16, 2021
Lincoln senator introduces new bill to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska
The issue almost made it on the November 2020 ballot but it was rejected by the Nebraska Supreme Court. Share Updated: 10:18 PM CST Jan 16, 2021
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Show Transcript THIS IS OMAHA’S NEWS LEADER, KETV NEWSWATCH 7 AT 10:00. DALAUN: THE FIGHT FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN NEBRASKA IS BACK AS A STATE SENATOR INTRODUCES A NEW BILL IN THE LEGISLATURE. WE ARE GLAD YOU JOINED US TONIGHT. I’M DALAUN DILLARD. THE ISSUE ALMOST MADE IT ON THE NOVEMBER 2020 BALLOT FOR NEBRASKANS TO VOTE ON. BUT IT WAS SHOT DOWN BY THE STATE SUPREME COURT WHO SAID THE PROPOSAL, VIOLATED THE SING SUBJECT RULE. THAT IS BECAUSE IT ALLOWED THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF CANNAB
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December 17, 2020 - 4:35pm
In testimony sessions this week with the Nebraska Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, local Tribal leaders said it’s time for schools statewide to have a reckoning around the use of Native American names, symbols, and images for their mascots.
The conversations came soon after the Cleveland Indians announced the team would begin the process of retiring its name and Native American mascot, which both had been widely criticized for popularizing racist depictions of Indigenous people. And in July, the Washington Football Team made its new name official after dropping its previous name, a racial slur for Native Americans.