LINCOLN- Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana turned in a total of over 114,000 signatures for each of its two petitions last Wednesday. This campaign marks the group's third attempt to get on the ballot. “You can never have enough, never have enough, but it was amazing to collect until the very last moment to allow every Nebraskan out there that could get to us and wanted to sign, to sign,” said statewide campaign manager Crista Eggers.

The campaign hosted two final events in Lincoln and Omaha to collect and count signatures until the last moment. Typically 15% to 30% of signatures are invalidated during the verification process, which is why ballot initiative groups try to gather as many signatures as possible. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana has reached the county requirement to be placed on a ballot, so their recent efforts were focused on getting signatures as a precaution.

It has been a long and turbulent journey for the initiative group to get on the ballot, but polling indicates that Nebraskans support the legalization of marijuana regardless of age, geography, and political identity. In 2020, the Nebraska Supreme Court dismissed the ballot language, arguing that it combined two issues, and in 2022, the campaign missed the signature requirement. The group now awaits certification and is hopeful for a ballot placement in November.

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