“Voters went forward and voted, and it is time to start moving forward and doing something with this issue, rather than trying to stand in the way at every single opportunity.”
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana stood behind its 2024 campaign to legalize and regulate medical cannabis, a day after a Hall County jury convicted one of the campaign’s volunteer notaries on 24 misdemeanor criminal charges.
A six-person jury convicted Jacy C. Todd of York, 55, on Wednesday of 23 counts of “official misconduct” as a result of 23 days of improper notarizations involving Michael K. Egbert of Grand Island, 67, a petition circulator. Todd also was found guilty of lying in an October 2024 deposition as part of a separate trial over whether the campaign had enough valid petition signatures.
Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong, a few weeks after the 2024 election, issued a 57-page order siding with the campaign in a separate case, saying the measures had been properly placed on the ballot.
Crista Eggers, executive director of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, told reporters on Thursday that Strong’s ruling came after a four-day trial with many witnesses and experts.
“We stand, I stand, my organization stands and I
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