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The Legislature's General Affairs Committee on Thursday did not advance a bill to carry out a pair of ballot initiatives passed by Nebraska voters last fall to legalize and regulate cannabis for medical use.
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George Dungan
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John Fredrickson
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Ben Hansen
Blair
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Jana Hughes
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Omaha
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Teresa Ibach
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Mike Jacobson
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Margo Juarez
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Kathleen Kauth
Omaha
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Dan Lonowski
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Terrell McKinney
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Fred Meyer
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Mike Moser
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Dave Murman
Glenvil
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Dan Quick
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Jane Raybould
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Victor Rountree
Bellevue
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Rita Sanders
Bellevue
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Tony Sorrentino
Elkhorn
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402-471-2885
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Ashlei Spivey
Omaha
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Tanya Storer
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Jared Storm
David City
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Paul Strommen
Sidney
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402-471-2616
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