Sep 03, 2024

Medical Marijuana to be Certified for Ballot

Posted Sep 03, 2024 2:00 PM

Crista Eggers

LINCOLN, NE - Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM), the ballot committee leading the effort to put the legalization of medical cannabis before voters this November, is reporting that the Secretary of State has unofficially announced that they have met the signature and county requirements on both of their ballot initiatives.

Crista Eggers, Campaign Manager for NMM, released the following statement:

“After years of hard work, we are beyond excited that Nebraskans will finally have the opportunity to have their voices heard on this issue in November. Our fight has been long, it has been hard, but we have never given up. Today we celebrate that very soon, patients in this state will have access to medical cannabis treatment.  We want to thank all of the Nebraskans who dedicated countless hours and days of their lives to make this possible, and we look forward to the final certification by the Secretary of State in the coming days.”

On July 3rd, 2024, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana turned in almost 115,000 signatures on each of their initiatives. 86,499 valid signatures were needed to qualify.