Two proposed referendums in Nebraska that might legalize medical marijuana and defend MMJ sufferers from prosecution seem to have certified for the state’s November poll.
However Secretary of State Bob Evnen has requested county election workplaces to proceed verifying signatures till they attain the 110% threshold required by state legislation.
Separate petitions to place the Nebraska Medical Hashish Affected person Safety Initiative and the Nebraska Medical Hashish Regulation Initiative on the poll each surpassed the requirement of 87,126 legitimate signatures to make it onto the Nov. 5 poll, in accordance with a Friday information launch from the secretary of state’s workplace.
The discharge famous that the petitions had not but been licensed however confirmed that 89,051 legitimate signatures had been collected.
The measures “will qualify” as soon as verification and certification is full, in accordance with the discharge.
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, the group behind each measures, submitted greater than 114,000 signatures for each petitions on July 3.
The Nebraska Medical Hashish Regulation Initiative would create the Nebraska Medical Hashish Fee, which might regulate medical marijuana companies within the state.
The Nebraska Medical Hashish Affected person Safety Initiative would guarantee customers and their caregivers don’t face authorized penalties for utilizing MMJ advisable by a well being care supplier.
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana tried two different instances to get MMJ legalization on the poll – in 2020 and 2022 – however didn’t succeed.
