Opponents of Nebraska’s push to legalize medical cannabis are still trying to undermine the voter-approved ballot measure – despite a November loss in court.
According to the Nebraska Examiner, a former state senator affiliated with a prominent anti-legalization group has appealed a judge’s ruling that the medical marijuana campaign turned in enough valid signatures to put two legalization initiatives on the ballot.
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John Kuehn, a Nebraska co-chair of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and Secretary of State Bob Evnen sought to disqualify the measures based on claims that a signature-gatherer had faked voter signatures after copying names out of a phone book.
The signature-gatherer pleaded guilty, but Lancaster County Judge Susan Strong ruled on Nov. 26 that Kuehn and Evnen did not demonstrate
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