 Unfortunately for the citizens of Nebraska, there will be no cannabis legalization measures on this November’s ballot.
The Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said in a news release that the two cannabis proposals, called the Medical Cannabis Patient Protections Initiative and the Medical Cannabis Regulation Initiative, have failed to meet signature requirements to get either proposal on the ballot. The measure’s organizers were not surprised, as they knew back in July that they would likely not meet the numbers they needed. They stated this was because one of the campaigns top donors passed away, and therefore the organizers were forced to rely primarily on volunteers, which wasn’t enough to get the signatures in time. While there is citizen support for legalization in Nebraska, the Governor Pete Ricketts and other high ranking state Republican leaders have actively fought legalizing medical marijuana. However, Democratic State Senator Jen Day has promised to soon introduce a new bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. Comments are closed.
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