Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana

Nebraska's recent election, where voters overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis legalization, now faces intense legal scrutiny. As Taking Joints Memo reported, the state Attorney General’s Office and former State Senator John Kuehn argue that widespread petition fraud and notarial...

A district court judge in Nebraska ruled that votes for and against the state’s medical cannabis ballot measures will be counted and made public. With the last week's ruling Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong rejected a request to halt the process. What Happened John Kuehn, who has...

Nebraska’s top election and legal authorities are questioning the legitimacy of nearly 100,000 signatures collected for two medical cannabis petitions slated for the 2024 ballot. Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Secretary of State Bob Evnen have cited instances of fraud and notary misconduct...

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...

A former Republican member of the Nebraska State Senate initiated a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at preventing the Secretary of State Bob Evnen from certifying two petitions, backed by Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, that seek to legalize medical cannabis in the upcoming November election, reported...

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...

Nebraska cannabis activists garnered enough signatures to place two petitions to legalize medical marijuana on the November 2024 ballot. The first petition would require state politicians to pass laws protecting physicians who recommend medical cannabis and patients who need it. The second would...

Recent polls have shown that Nebraskans are ready to embrace legal medical marijuana, yet a campaign to enact the reform needs more signatures as the July 3 turn-in deadline looms. According to Crista Eggers, campaign manager of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM), they're still in the game,...

Ontario government has made changes to Ontario Regulation 468/18 under the Cannabis Licence Act of 2018, allowing cannabis retailers in the province to operate a maximum of 150 stores. In the meantime, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) recently had their circulator handout approved...

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Schumer Stresses 'Critical' Criminal Justice Amendments In Marijuana Banking Bill Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) reiterated the crucial significance of incorporating criminal justice reform measures, including expungements, into a bipartisan marijuana banking bill. During a...

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana withdrew its lawsuit against Secretary of State Bob Evnen on Thursday. The lawsuit argued the state’s requirement that 5% of registered voters in 38 counties need to sign a petition to place the initiative on the ballot is unconstitutional. The dismissal...

Crista Eggers, leader of an initiative that would allow Nebraskans to vote on legalizing medical cannabis, recently expressed her "absolute disgust" that state officials have yet to complete a final review of petition signatures. “Our campaign should have been shown the decency to...

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) have turned in signatures enabling them to now place a medical cannabis proposal on the Nebraska ballot, reported KFSM 5NEWS. The activists hope that they’ve done their part and garnered enough signatures to support the cause. The campaign first revealed...