Students for Sensible Drug Policy UNO

04/23/2018

"Nebraska remains one of four states without a medical cannabis program after the bill proposing a limited rollout sputtered. Ma*****na policy is a patchwork quilt nationwide that needs fixing by Congress, but a growing body of evidence indicates it’s far more effective – and less deadly – than opioids."

Good thing the Nebraska Legislature had a short session this year.

04/19/2018

harm reduction saves lives

The Douglas County sheriff's deputies who found a 19-year-old suffering from an oxycodone overdose likely saved the Omaha man's life, their supervisor said Wednesday.

03/22/2018

Harm reduction saves lives.

“No one woke up this morning and said, ‘If I can get a clean syringe, I’m going to start using heroin,'” veteran North Carolina police leader says.

03/20/2018

Harm reduction saves lives.

A 22-year-old man was saved from a opioid overdose early Saturday morning because a responding deputy had the antidote Narcan on hand, Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner said.

03/13/2018

Big things happening across the river!

The vote was a symbolic one because Mayor Matt Walsh has said he wouldn’t support bringing a dispensary to the city and the final decision rests with the Iowa Department

02/21/2018

"One high-profile proposal that did not receive a priority designation was LR 293 CA, a resolution that would allow voters to decide whether to legalize medical ma*****na in Nebraska."

Voter identification and school choice emerged Tuesday as two highly charged topics for floor debate in the second half of the Nebraska Legislature this year, but major tax policy proposals

02/08/2018

Progress!

A February 2017 sampling of likely Nebraska voters showed 77 percent of those surveyed would vote in favor of allowing doctors in the state to prescribe medical ma*****na to patients

01/18/2018

Was this the right move for the Unicameral?

Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart, who has championed medical cannabis legalization in the Legislature, is introducing a constitutional amendment resolution to allow voters to decide the issue this year.

01/13/2018

Thank you, State Senator Anna Wishart!

Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ reversal on an Obama-era policy won’t affect just the eight states that have legalized ma*****na or the 29 others that permit the drug for medical purposes.

01/02/2018

Thank you State Senator Anna Wishart!

12/20/2017

The County Board unanimously agreed Tuesday to contract with outside law firms for a federal lawsuit against distributors of prescription painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.

12/11/2017

"Prison officials in Nevada and Nebraska have declined to answer questions about why they chose to use fentanyl in their next executions, which could take place in early 2018."

Critics call the testing of alternatives — including nitrogen gas — human experimentation.