Nebraska has named its first two medical marijuana cultivators, a move that comes after weeks of delays.
The Medical Cannabis Commission, operating under new leadership following the resignation of two members, used a lottery system to make the selections.
Nancy Laughlin-Wagner of Midwest Cultivating Group and Patrick Thomas were awarded licenses, with both applicants scoring above the commission’s 70-point threshold. Two others, Crista Eggers and Casey Sledge, were drawn in the lottery but fell short of the minimum score and were denied.
Each cultivator will be limited to growing 1,250 plants per harvest, with two harvests annually. Regulators estimate this could support about 20,000 patients, a fraction of the roughly 60,000 served in neighboring Colorado.
The commission has not yet released its full scoring rubric but says it will be made public once all four licenses are issued. Denied applicants have until October 23 to appeal, and officials plan to review the remaining lottery applications during that period to avoid further delays.
The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for November 3.
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