LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Gov. Jim Pillen announced he has approved the adoption of the emergency regulations recently submitted by the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission.

Pillen said he signed the regulations on Tuesday.

The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission held an emergency meeting on Monday to set limits on the number of plants that cultivators will be allowed to grow.

This came after Pillen rejected the proposed changes to the emergency regulations approved back in July. The commission said that Pillen took issue with its last proposal for allowing too much plant growth but that he didn’t give a specific number on how much should be allowed.

Pillen’s office asked the commission to consider such a limitation to ensure that an excess of cannabis production would not lead to an

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