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Nebraska Activists Launch Signature Gathering For 2024 Medical Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiatives [Video]

Nebraska activists are officially collecting signatures to put a pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives on the state’s 2024 ballot.

About two months after submitting the petitions to the secretary of state’s office, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) is now in petitioning mode and seeking donations and volunteers to assist in the grassroots effort.

This is the campaign’s third attempt to allow voters to decide on medical cannabis legalization. Advocates collected enough signatures for ballot placement in 2020, but the measure was invalidated by the state Supreme Court following a single subject challenge. And they came up short on signatures for revised petitions amid a loss of critical funding in 2022.

“This time, we’re starting early,” NMM said in an email blast to supporters last week. “Our deadline to collect enough valid signatures is July 3, 2024, and we’re not letting up for a second.”

Nebraska lawmakers, including NMM co-chair Sen. Anna Wishart (D), have also attempted to enact the reform legislatively, but cannabis bills have consistently stalled out in …

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Federal Cannabis Legalization News [Video]

Federal Cannabis Legalization NewsThis week we saw a major push by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to legalize cannabis at the federal level when he circulated a petition, asking for signatures from supporters. These types of email campaigns are often used to build up their own email lists for political fundraising; however, Schumer has been an outspoken proponent of allowing banks to do business in the cannabis industry. On Wednesday, Schumer and a bipartisan group of cannabis supporters introduced a revised version of the SAFE Banking Act called the SAFER Banking Act. This updated version has some new provisions and is set for mark-up in the Senate next week. Meanwhile, two republican supporters of the SAFER Banking Act introduced their own bill to impede the proposition of rescheduling cannabis to a less regulated class. The DEA Act, as it’s known, would require congressional approval to propose a change to any federal drug law, adding another hurdle to the prospect of cannabis legalization if it were to pass both chambers of Congress. The MORE Act was also refiled again this week, making its way to the House for a third time. The bill is solely sponsored by Democrats and faces an uphill battle to make it through while the House is under GOP majority. New York continues to make headlines for their calamitous roll out of the adult-use industry in the state. Leafly, Ron DeSantis, and the NCAA also get some of the spotlight this week. Tune in to hear all about it. This is Cannabis Legalization News for the week of September 18th. Get in touch with us: 🌱 We can help with your cannabis business. Here is our info. (https://bit.ly/m/collateral-base)🔔 Subscribe to CLN for more cannabis content! (https://bit.ly/2VJUAQr)💚 Become a member for exclusive perks! (https://bit.ly/2UavaLj📚 Learn more about the 🥦 Industry! (http://bit.ly/3Jo4VIz)#cannabisreform #cannabis#cannabislegalization