[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-article-nebraska-supreme-court-upholds-voter-approved-medical-cannabis-laws-10726e07":3},{"data":4},{"_id":5,"slug":6,"articleType":7,"body":8,"createdAt":15,"dek":16,"entities":17,"headline":25,"imageAlt":26,"imageUrl":27,"keyFacts":28,"language":39,"publishedAt":40,"seo":41,"sources":44,"summary":49,"updatedAt":50},"6a9ec8e15457399f4e5dcf7b","nebraska-supreme-court-upholds-voter-approved-medical-cannabis-laws-10726e07","regulation",[9,10,11,12,13,14],"The Nebraska Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws, delivering a 7-0 ruling that ends a legal challenge to the 2024 ballot measures. The decision was issued last week, according to the Nebraska Examiner.","The appeal was brought by former Republican state Sen. John Kuehn, a longtime opponent of medical cannabis. Kuehn's lawsuit was also supported by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers, who joined the effort to overturn the voter-approved measures.","The legal challenge alleged fraud and \"notorial malfeasance\" in the signature-gathering process. However, the state's highest court rejected those claims, affirming the validity of the ballot initiatives.","Crista Eggers, executive director of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, said in a statement: \"This was never about protecting Nebraska law. It was about whether a handful of elected officials could use the court to override the will of the people. Today, our state's highest court stated the obvious: they cannot.\"","Attorney General Mike Hilgers called the ruling a \"sad day for election integrity in Nebraska\" and repeated his unproven claims that the medical cannabis campaign used fraud to qualify for the ballot.","Nebraska voters approved two medical cannabis initiatives in 2024. One legalized medical cannabis use and possession by qualified individuals, while the other established a system of rules and regulations to implement a statewide program. Advocates had split the issue into two ballot initiatives after the state Supreme Court struck down a 2020 campaign for violating the state's single-issue clause.","2026-09-07T14:23:29.692Z","A unanimous 7-0 ruling ends a legal challenge that sought to overturn the state's 2024 medical cannabis ballot measures.",{"brands":18,"products":19,"markets":20,"organizations":22},[],[],[21],"Nebraska",[23,24],"Nebraska Supreme Court","Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana","Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Voter-Approved Medical Cannabis Laws","Nebraska Supreme Court building with medical cannabis leaf symbol","",[29,33,36],{"claim":30,"sourceUrl":31,"_id":32},"The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled 7-0 to uphold the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws.","https:\u002F\u002Fganjapreneur.com\u002Fnebraska-supreme-court-upholds-voter-approved-medical-cannabis-laws\u002F","6a9ec8e1723e26a876de6cf8",{"claim":34,"sourceUrl":31,"_id":35},"The ruling ends the appeal process for a 2024 legal challenge by former Republican state Sen. John Kuehn.","6a9ec8e1723e26a876de6cf9",{"claim":37,"sourceUrl":31,"_id":38},"Nebraska voters approved two medical cannabis initiatives in 2024: one to legalize medical cannabis use and possession, and another to set up a regulatory system.","6a9ec8e1723e26a876de6cfa","en","2026-09-07T14:23:30.905Z",{"title":42,"description":43},"Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Medical Cannabis Laws","The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled 7-0 to uphold the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws, ending a legal challenge by former state Sen. John Kuehn.",[45],{"name":46,"url":31,"trustTier":47,"_id":48},"Ganjapreneur","trade","6a9ec8e1723e26a876de6cf7","The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled 7-0 to uphold the state's voter-approved medical cannabis laws, ending an appeal by former Republican state Sen. John Kuehn. The ruling affirms the 2024 ballot measures that legalized medical cannabis use and established a regulatory framework.","2026-09-07T14:23:30.906Z"]