While disappointed by the news that its medical marijuana petition drive efforts have again failed, Nebraskans For Medical Marijuana aren’t giving up.

Nebraska looked pretty much set to have a formal medical marijuana program back in 2020 after Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) collected enough petition signatures to have a related constitutional amendment appear on the ballot that year. But those hopes were dashed when the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled the petition breached a requirement.

NMM then set about getting medical marijuana on this year’s ballot and again put in a mighty effort under challenging circumstances. The petition drive collected more than 90,000 signatures on each of its petitions. Then it was a matter of crossing fingers and hoping for the best given the circumstances.

Unfortunately, early this week the Nebraska Secretary of State announced the effort did not meet the minimum qualifications of verified signatures to make the November ballot.

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