Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads To Ballot After Secretary Of State Rejects Challenge

Nebraska’s secretary of state on Thursday rejected a legal challenge against an initiative to legalize medical marijuana, clearing a path to the November ballot. On Wednesday, officials informed the campaign Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana that their measure had enough valid signatures to qualify. But on the same day, a law firm filed a motion asking that the secretary of state prevent the initiative from appearing on the ballot because, they claimed, it violated the state’s single-subject rule precluding ballot measures that cover more than one issue. The firm, which did not disclose its clients, also argued that the proposal “cases confusion” and “creates doubt about what will be authorized after the election.” But Secretary of State Robert Evnen—despite having recently kicked three gambling-related initiatives off the ballot because of a single-subject challenge—did not accept the legal argument and is letting the cannabis measure proceed to be decided on by voters. “Whether the Amendment complies with the single subject rule is a close question,” Evnen wrote in his determination. “The production and sale of medical cannabis has a natural and necessary connection to legalization of medical cannabis for individual use, which is the primary purpose of the Amendment,” he said, explaining why he ultimately rejected the assertion that the measure covered unrelated issues. “As with other legal medications, third parties are given the right to manufacture, sell and distribute the medications. It is inherent in the legalization of medical cannabis that someone or some category of persons must be granted the…

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