LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) — Cannabis is a Schedule I drug, meaning the federal government doesn’t find it to be medically useful. That sentiment isn’t shared among 40 states where medical cannabis has been legalized.

Research shows cannabis has medical uses, and providers are learning how to better use the drug.

There are few people in Nebraska with expertise on the use of medical marijuana.

10/11 News made dozens of phone calls and found Dr. Ally Dering-Anderson.

Dering-Anderson, a pharmacy professor with UNMC’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, is one of few people in the state of Nebraska educating students in the dosing of medical cannabis.

If you ask her if cannabis is safe to use, her answer is simple.

“There are no such things as safe drugs. Right? You asked a pharmacist

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