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Nebraska A.G. Opposes Medical Cannabis Bill

Nebraska A.G. Opposes Medical Cannabis Bill

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The medical cannabis bill (LB 643) in the Nebraska legislature has support from those who suffer from a variety of ailments from epilepsy to cancer. Attorney General Doug Peterson is joining those opposed to the bill…

When the bill was changed to the Minnesota model, Peterson says his office started looking at the medical evidence regarding the cannabis oil….

Peterson says the American Epilepsy Society, along with several other medical organizations agree that there needs to be more studies and there are some indications it can cause potential harm to those who use it.

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