Medical marijuana
Two ballot measures will appear on your ballot in November which would legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. The first initiative would make it legal for physicians to prescribe medical cannabis, while the second initiative would regulate the dispensing of the drug. The reason for two separate ballot initiatives has to do with the single subject rule stipulated in the Nebraska State Constitution, which states in Article III, Section 2 that “Initiative measures shall contain only one subject.”
Medical marijuana is not medication. Medical marijuana covers such a wide range of applications that it defies the nature of what a medication is supposed to be.There is a clear difference between medication and medical marijuana. Medications isolate specific compounds or active ingredients in order to treat certain medical conditions, such as epilepsy or multiple sclerosis. Medications are subject to extensive testing, endure clinical trials for safety and efficacy, and are often subject to public hearings before they are ever approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Medications are closely regulated and are distributed according to dosages in milligrams. Medical marijuana would not be subject to any of this.
