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Sarpy County, NE Cannabis Regulations: Home Cultivation (2026)

Heavy Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Home cultivation
Prohibited
Recreational use
Illegal
Medical program
Authorized 2024, no home grow
Possession under 1 oz
$300 first-offense infraction
Law
Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-416

Summary

Growing cannabis at home is illegal in Nebraska and in Sarpy County. Voters legalized only medical use in November 2024, with no home-grow right. Possessing an ounce or less is a civil infraction with a $300 fine on a first offense.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Sarpy County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

For the first offense, be guilty of an infraction, receive a citation, be fined three hundred dollars

Source: Nebraska Revised StatutesView official code

Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: the cited page had not changed since it was quoted.

Full Breakdown

Nebraska had no legal cannabis until November 2024, when voters passed Initiatives 437 and 438 legalizing medical cannabis for patients with a health-care practitioner's recommendation and creating a Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission. That measure does not permit home cultivation, and recreational marijuana remains illegal. Growing cannabis plants is treated as manufacture of a controlled substance under Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-416 and can be charged as a felony. Simple possession of one ounce or less is a civil infraction: a $300 fine on a first offense. Sarpy County and its cities follow this state framework; there is no local home-grow allowance.

Violations & Fines

Cultivating cannabis can be charged as manufacture of a controlled substance under §28-416, a felony depending on amount. Possession of an ounce or less is a first-offense infraction fined $300.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I grow cannabis at home in Sarpy County?
No. Nebraska law does not permit home cultivation. The 2024 medical cannabis measure created a patient program but no home-grow right, and recreational growing is illegal.
What is the penalty for a little marijuana?
Possessing one ounce or less is a civil infraction with a $300 fine on a first offense under Neb. Rev. Stat. §28-416, not a criminal conviction.

Sources & Official References

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