Crista Eggers, director of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, addresses members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission in June. She has criticized proposed regulations as being more restrictive than the ballot initiative that voters passed.
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Dried flower of the Proper Cannabis strain “Love Affair” is sorted by size and trimmed by hand by tables of employees at the company’s growing and production facility in Rock Hill, Mo., on Oct. 20, 2022. Missouri voters legalized medical cannabis and then recreational cannabis. Some Nebraska officials have stated they don’t want to see the state follow its neighbor’s path.
Ryan Sheehan looks at cannabis at Whole Leaf Farms on March 1, 2023, in Kiefer, Okla. Oklahoma’s cannabis industry boomed upon legalization of a medical program, with 2,900 dispensaries popping up in the state. But within about two years, half those businesses closed.
Cultivation technician K.C. Hendrix defoliates the lower parts of marijuana plants to stimulate flower growth as CAMP Cannabis employees work toward their first harvest at the facility in north St. Louis on Feb. 4, 2022. Brian Vicente, a national cannabis policy expert, highlighted Missouri as a red state with an effective cannabis program.
Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., on May 12, 2023. Katharine Harris O’Neill, a fellow on drug policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, said many states like New York start with narrower cannabis regulations that loosened over time.
Our best Omaha staff photos & videos of October 2025
The sunsets as seen from Fairfield, Neb. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Nebraska's Carter Nelson (29) celebrates returning a blocked punt for a touchdown during the first half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
A worker combs a Budweiser Clydesdale prior to a college football game between the Nebraska Huskers and the Michigan State Spartans in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer, center, walks ahead of Mayor John Ewing and other police command staff as police investigate a shooting at a QuickTrip convenience store at the corner of 120th and Webster Streets in Omaha, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. One officer was shot and a suspect is in custody, according to police.
Nebraska's Emmett Johnson (21) celebrates a touchdown that tied the game at 21 during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Thomas Kluver harvests soybeans in Fairfield, Neb., on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Millard North's Abby Beard (5) connects during the third inning of a high school softball game against Lincoln Southwest in Lincoln on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.
Nebraska's Jacory Barney Jr. (2) runs the ball against Michigan State's Joshua Eaton (7) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Michigan State's Brandon Tullis (7) makes a catch against Nebraska's Vincent Shavers Jr. (9) during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Creighton head coach Greg McDermott watches his team practice at the McDermott Center in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Creighton's Kendall McGee (1) runs during practice at the Ruth Scott Training Center in Omaha on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
Scenes from a fire that had erupted from a home causing damages in Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025.
Monarch butterflies rest and pollinate flowers while in a garden Omaha, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025.
Children tackle each other while player their own game of football on the field after the second half of a high school football game in Omaha, on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025.
Michigan State's Jack Velling (12) celebrates with Michigan State's Aidan Chiles (2) after his touchdown during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola (15) celebrates with Nebraska's Nyziah Hunter (13) after their touchdown pass during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Nebraska fans celebrate after Michigan State turned the ball over on downs during the second half of a college football game at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.
Rosendo Robles stands for a portrait in Omaha, on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025.
Members of the Super Novas cheerleading team preform tricks in the air during the Terence "Bud" Crawford victory parade in downtown Omaha, on, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.
Lola Browder, 7, shoots bubbles out of a bubble gun during the Terence "Bud" Crawford victory parade in downtown Omaha, on, on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025.
Nebraska's Quinn Clark (18) stiff-arms Minnesota Kerry Brown (14) on a 43-yard reception during the first half of a college football game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
Nebraska's Dylan Raiola (15) throws a pass as he is hit during the first half of a college football game at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025.
