Attorneys summarized their arguments this week for why a district court judge should void the election results last week for Nebraska's successful medical cannabis ballot measures.
On Nov. 5, Nebraskans overwhelmingly voted to legalize and regulate medical cannabis, though a legal challenge continues in Lancaster County District Court. The lawsuit, filed by John Kuehn, a former state senator and former member of the State Board of Health, seeks to invalidate those measures, citing allegations of systemic fraud and malfeasance that "permeated" the process.
Kuehn sued the three ballot sponsors of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, as well as Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, who certified the measures for the ballot.
The campaign needed at least 86,499 valid signatures on each petition for ballot access, which Evnen said the campaign reached Sept. 13, although he cautioned that a civil investigation continued into the petition effort.
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