Legal hemp oil gains backing of UNMC doctor by Paul Hammel World-Herald Bureau Nov 18, 2014 Nov 18, 2014 Updated Dec 2, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LINCOLN — An important ally has joined the push for legalization of hemp oil extract to treat uncontrollable seizures.kAmsC] s66A2< |2592G2?[ H9@ 5:C64ED E96 4@>AC696?D:G6 6A:=6ADJ AC@8C2> 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }63C2D<2 |65:42= r6?E6C[ E@=5 2 A2?6= @7 DE2E6 =2H>2<6CD uC:52J E92E 9:D 56A2CE>6?E :D H:==:?8 E@ A2CE:4:A2E6 :? 2 >65:42= DEF5J E@ 56E6C>:?6 :7 E96 @:= :D 67764E:G6]k^AmkAmp =24< @7 DFAA@CE 7C@> E96 DE2E6’D >65:42= 4@>>F?:EJ H2D @?6 C62D@? 2 3:== E@ =682=:K6 E96 FD6 @7 >65:42= 96>A @:= H2D H:E95C2H? 62C=:6C E9:D J62C]k^Am kAmt=6G6? DE2E6D ?@H 2==@H 96>A @:= E@ 36 FD65 :? 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