Nebraska

Election Day has arrived, and we could all probably use a deep breath. Take a moment if you need it. Now, onto the cannabis front where voters in Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Florida will decide on ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use. If approved,...

Nebraska voters will soon decide on whether to legalize medical cannabis, following the certification of two ballot measures on Friday by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen. As MJBiz Daily reported, the initiatives, which aim to establish a regulated medical marijuana market, were cleared for...

On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court decided that dueling initiatives to expand or restrict abortion rights will be included on the November ballot. This decision followed recent hearings in which three separate lawsuits aimed to prevent either or both of the abortion measures from appearing on...

Two initiatives, the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Initiative and the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Initiative have both surpassed the required 87,126 valid signatures to be considered for the November 2024 ballot. The Nebraska Secretary of State's office confirmed the 89,000...

Legendary investor Warren Buffett is known best as the CEO and Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK). He’s also known for a simplistic lifestyle, including living in the same house in Nebraska, Omaha since 1958. What Happened: Thousands of investors recently traveled to...

United States Bitcoin Corp (USBTC) has inked extensive multi-year contracts to accommodate 150,000 Bitcoin mining rigs, among notable companies such as Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ: MARA), reflecting a recovery of the mining sector, striving to bounce back after a challenging 2022. The...

Cannabis Equity Programs In California The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, or Go-Biz, announced that it awarded $15 million in grants "to support local efforts to promote equity in the cannabis industry" per the Marijuana Moment. Under the Cannabis...

Qualifying medical conditions in Nebraska Senator Anna Wishart's medical marijuana legalization bill include amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism, cancer, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy, glaucoma, Parkinson’s disease, Spinal cord injury, and Tourette’...

Nebraska cannabis activists have taken another hit just weeks after failing to collect enough signatures statewide to put two marijuana legalization initiatives on the November ballot. The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit reinstated the state's requirement that...

Just days after the Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced that Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) failed to submit enough valid signatures to place two medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot, officials agreed to revisit the matter, reported Nebraska Examiner....

Nebraska lawmakers are planning to introduce a measure to legalize medical marijuana in the upcoming legislative session, reported KNOP. “We will exhaust every measure possible to get Nebraskans the medical freedom they deserve and want,” State Senator Jen Day of District 49 said...

Oklahomans Might Not Get To Vote On Rec Marijuana This Fall Despite Overwhelming Support The initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma was certified by the secretary of state’s office on Monday and is now heading to the state Supreme Court for the signature count, reported...

In 2019, 6,261 veterans in the United States took their own lives, according to the most recent data retrieved from the 2021 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report. The staggering statistics showed that on average 17 veterans per day succumbed to suicide. The report noted that...

NY Bill Stimulating Business To Utilize Hemp For Industrial Purposes Heads To Gov. Hochul The bill that seeks to stimulate hemp use in packaging, construction and other industrial purposes got the green light from the New York Senate and Assembly. Following final procedural...

Nebraska Medical Cannabis Campaign Needs More Money As Deadline To Submit Petition Approaches A campaign to get a medical cannabis proposal on the Nebraska ballot later this year is desperate for funding, as a summer deadline to submit a petition to the state is approaching, reported High Times....