Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana Laws
Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke wrote that challengers fell short of proving fraud could erase enough signatures to block ballot access.
- On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously upheld two voter-approved medical cannabis laws, with Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke delivering a 7-0, 49-page opinion rejecting a legal challenge to the 2024 petition effort.
- Former state Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell challenged the petitions, alleging "notarial malfeasance" and fraud; Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers later joined his lawsuit against the campaign.
- Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong previously ruled that about 1,500 signatures lost a "presumption of validity" across both petitions, but she said those challenges fell "well short" of affecting ballot access.
- Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Executive Director Crista Eggers called the decision a victory, stating "State leaders have run out of excuses", while Attorney General Hilgers denounced it as a "sad day for election integrity".
- The voter-created Medical Cannabis Commission is rewriting regulations to allow fee collection before granting new licenses, with its next meeting scheduled for September 14 to finalize the process.
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NE Supreme Court rejects Hilgers accusations of invalid signatures regarding medical marijuana petitions
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has decided to uphold a lower courts decision regarding two medical marijuana laws. The decision, agreeing with a Lancaster County Court judge, maintains the validity of two petitions to legalize and regulate medical cannabis in Nebraska. In 2024, Attorney General Mike Hilgers had filed a lawsuit to evaluate the petitions approval, stating...
Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiatives, Rejecting Legal Challenge
Republican elected officials had sought to invalidate the voter-approved medical cannabis legalization ballot measures. By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld Nebraska’s two voter-approved medical cannabis laws following a legal challenge to the 2024 petition effort. Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke, in a 7-0, 49-page opinion, sided against the lawsuit […]
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LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld Nebraska’s two voter-approved medical cannabis laws following a legal challenge to the 2024 petition effort. Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke, in a 7-0, 49-page opinion, ruled against the lawsuit from former state Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell, a longtime opponent of medical marijuana, as well as […]
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