Proposal To Ban Most THC, Consumable Hemp Products In Nebraska Delayed Until At Least 2026
Legislative Bill 316 is delayed
A legislative effort backed by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers to ban most consumable hemp and other THC products in the state stalled Friday and will now wait until at least 2026.
State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of the Millard area, sponsor of Legislative Bill 316, asked that her bill be “passed over” on Friday. She waited to do so until just 10 minutes before a two-hour debate would have ended, a time when Kauth would have needed 33 votes to survive a filibuster. After that, she would have needed 25 votes to pass LB 316 and send it to Gov. Jim Pillen.
Kauth had the backing of most of the officially nonpartisan Legislature’s 33 Republicans. But Republican State Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair held to his promise to oppose LB 316 if it wasn’t amended to explicitly protect medical cannabis products.
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