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The Judiciary Committee moved a bill Friday that would legalize medical cannabis to the full Legislature for debate.

The bill (LB622), introduced and prioritized by Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart, was advanced on a 6-1 vote. Sen. Steve Halloran of Hastings was the lone no vote.

An amended version of Wishart's bill had a hearing this week. The bill maps out how medical cannabis would be produced and dispensed, including a patient registry. It could not be smoked, but only dispensed as liquid, pill, vapor from liquid or oil, topical creams or lotions, or suppositories.

It could be prescribed for only qualifying conditions or illnesses, including cancer with severe pain, nausea and vomiting, or wasting; glaucoma; AIDS; seizure disorders; ALS; Crohn's disease and others.

At the hearing, proponents of legalizing medical cannabis included doctors, veterans with combat injuries, out-of-state experts, and people who either suffered from diseases and conditions that could be treated with the drug, or had loved ones who do.