page_title: Cannabis in Nebraska
section_title: Unsuccessful 2015 medical cannabis proposal
hierarchical_section_title: Cannabis in Nebraska / History / Unsuccessful 2015 medical cannabis proposal
caption_attribution_description: English: Marijuana growing in a ditch in Buffalo County, Nebraska; photographed in mid-June.
context_page_description: In the U.S. state of Nebraska, cannabis is illegal for all purposes, but first offense for possession of small amounts was reduced to a civil infraction in 1979.
context_section_description: In 2015, LB643, the "Cannabis Compassion and Care Act," was proposed in the unicameral state legislature. The legislation would have allowed certain patients with prescriptions to use marijuana in liquid or pill form (but not smoked leaf form) for medical purposes. Patients would only be eligible if they suffered from certain serious illnesses, such as cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, and hepatitis C. Following an initial 27-12 vote in favor, the bill's sponsor, Senator Tommy Garrett of Bellevue requested the bill be held until 2016, due to conflicting priorities as the senators dealt with the fallout from the legislature's 2015 prohibition of capital punishment. 
  In 2016 the bill was blocked by a Senate filibuster, falling three votes short of the number failed to advance. The bill encountered the "stiff opposition" of Governor Pete Ricketts and Attorney General Doug Peterson.
caption: Marijuana growing wild in a ditch in Buffalo County
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