LINCOLN- Sen. Wayne of Omaha wants to give Nebraskans a say on whether to allow the use of recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21 to the state. He introduced a constitutional amendment (LR2CA) "to legalize the 'cultivation, manufacture, distribution, consumption, and sale of cannabis in any form' on Oct. 1, 2023."

The proposal would need 30 votes in the Legislature to be put on the November 2022 general election ballot. This would not be subject to gubernatorial veto but could be challenged in the courts. He believes if South Dakota approved it, there's a fighting chance Nebraska could.

Nebraska has already showed broad support for legalizing medical cannabis by getting 110% of signatures needed. However, the Nebraska Supreme Court stopped the initiative from going before voters as it violated the state's single subject rule. The sponsors of that measure, Sens. Morfeld and Wishart, filed new petition language that would legalize "full adult use" of marijuana.

Sen. Wayne believes this is important to pass now so that the state realizes the economic potential something like this has before the federal government does.

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