Medical marijuana legalization and regulation are certified for Nebraska's November ballot

LINCOLN — The ballot initiatives to legalize and regulate medical marijuana in Nebraska have officially been certified for the November ballot in the face of a local lawsuit and a statewide investigation into whether enough of the signatures were valid.

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Friday that the campaign from Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana officially garnered nearly 90,000 valid signatures as of Friday. It comes the same day that Evnen must finalize the Nov. 5 general election ballot, and one year to the date from when the signature-gathering campaign kicked off its third attempt in 2023.

Evnen said an ongoing investigation from Attorney General Mike Hilgers’ Office “has uncovered serious questions” about the signature collection process for the petitions. At least one signature gatherer has been charged with a felony.

“I am certifying the petitions because, at this point, they appear to have met the threshold signature requirements,” Evnen said in a statement. “That could change in light of the Attorney General’s investigation. Both cannabis petitions will appear on the ballot, but a court could order later that the initiatives be thrown out.”


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