Nebraska Cannabis Compliance Experts

Regulatory Category

• Licensing Limits: Only one (1) dispensary and one (1) transporter license is allowed per judicial district. Statewide, there is a cap of four (4) cultivators and four (4) product manufacturers.

• Residency & Ownership: Applicants must be U.S. citizens and Nebraska residents for at least 4 years. Entities must be majority-owned (51%+) by such residents.

• Zoning Restrictions: Establishments cannot be located within 1,000 feet of a "covered location," such as a school, church, or hospital.

• Financial Bonds: Within 30 days of licensure, establishments must file a $200,000 Reclamation Bond and a $100,000 Performance Bond with the State.

• Vertical Integration: Vertical licensing is strictly prohibited; an applicant may not possess more than one license type authorized by the chapter.

Operational Compliance

• Personnel Standards: All employees must wear photo ID badges. Licensees must personally manage the site or employ a distinct manager and submit their background checks to the Commission.

• Security Infrastructure: Facilities must have 24/7 video monitoring (15+ FPS) with 120-day footage retention. Intrusion detection and battery backups are required.

• Inventory Tracking: All licensees must use a "Seed-to-Sale" system. Upon state implementation, real-time reporting of every transaction and life-cycle change is mandatory.

• Dispensing Rules: Dispensaries may only sell a 30-day supply (max 5 oz of flower or 5 grams of Total THC in 90 days) per valid electronic written order.

• Prohibited Products: Combustion/smoking, vaping, and food/drink (edibles) are not allowed. Artificial flavors and synthetic cannabinoids are also banned.

Testing & Safety Standards

• Mandatory Lab Testing: Every batch must be tested by an independent, ISO-accredited lab for potency (Total THC/CBD), water activity, and the presence of adulterants.

• Adulterant Action Levels: Products fail if they exceed strict limits for pesticides, heavy metals (Arsenic, Lead, Mercury, Cadmium), residual solvents, and mycotoxins.

• Microbial Limits: All products are screened for Salmonella, STEC, and Aspergillus. Specific aerobic microbial counts must remain below established cfu/g limits.

• Foreign Matter: A sample fails quality assurance if it contains any foreign matter visible to the unaided eye or microscopic contaminants exceeding 3% of the mass.

• Remediation: If a batch fails, a remediation plan must be submitted within 15 days. If a batch fails three times, a mandatory recall is triggered.