Judge Boots GOP Challenge To NE Weed Referendum

Courthouse News reports:

Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan I. Strong said in an opinion Tuesday that medical marijuana opponents lacked evidence that the number of problematic petition signatures would have affected the outcome of the successful petition drive. Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana on Nov. 5.

One of the initiatives, Initiative Measure 437, was approved by 71% of voters. The other, Initiative Measure 438, was approved by 67%. Former Nebraska State Senator John Kuehn [photo] filed the lawsuit Sept. 12, naming Nebraska Secretary of State Robert B. Evnen and three key figures in the Nebraska medical marijuana effort.

Read the full article. An appeal is expected.

A Lancaster County District Court judge has dismissed major legal challenges against Nebraska’s two medical cannabis petitions.

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