LINCOLN- Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana signaled an "urgent need" to collect 30,000 before July 3. The initiative group is seeking signatures from at least 7% of Nebraska voters to allow the state to vote on the legalization of marijuana in November. These signatures also must come from at least 5% of the voters in 38 of Nebraska's 93 counties, which the campaign has said they've met.

The group has stated that it is certainly farther along in the process than it had gotten in its previous two attempts and that the 30,000 remaining signatures are to guarantee that the threshold is met amid any rejections. In 2020, the Nebraska Supreme Court blocked the statewide vote, and in 2022, they fell short of the required signatures. The number of signatures obtained sits at 65,000, and the threshold to be met is 87,000 signatures.

Other issues are seeking to appear on the November ballot, such as abortion rights, paid sick leave, tax elimination, and whether state funds are to be used to enable families to send their kids to private schools. Initiative petitions require signatures from at least 5% of voters in 38 of 93 counties, those calling for legislative action require bulk signatures from 7% of voters, and constitutional amendments require 10% of registered voters.

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