Gov. Pillen signs proclamations certifying medical marijuana ballot measures
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed proclamations certifying the medical marijuana ballot measures.He also reminded the public those proclamations are limited.In a joint statement, Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers said there are still serious issues with the validity of the petitions under federal law.”The federal government has designated marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Under federal law, it is unlawful to either possess or sell schedule I controlled substances. The passed measures cannot and do not change federal law,” said the statement.This comes after multiple lawsuits have been filed against the ballot measures.READ MORE: Lancaster County District Court rules decision by Nebraska voters to legalize medical marijuana should standFormer state senator John Kuehn previously filed a lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity to get the petition approved. A judge ruled the decision to legalize medical cannabis should stand.Kuehn has filed an appeal in the matter.In another lawsuit, Kuehn said federal law prohibits the use, production, and distribution of marijuana, so he alleges initiatives 437 and 438 passed unlawfully because the courts hadn’t examined the legality of the measures.It claimed the initiatives violate the supremacy clause that bars initiatives from going into effect because federal law trumps state marijuana regulations.Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed proclamations certifying the medical marijuana ballot measures.
He also reminded the public those proclamations are limited.
In a joint statement, Pillen and Attorney General Mike Hilgers said there are still serious issues with the validity of the petitions under federal law.
“The federal government has designated marijuana as a schedule I controlled substance. Under federal law, it is unlawful to either possess or sell schedule I controlled substances. The passed measures cannot and do not change federal law,” said the statement.
This comes after multiple lawsuits have been filed against the ballot measures.
READ MORE: Lancaster County District Court rules decision by Nebraska voters to legalize medical marijuana should stand
Former state senator John Kuehn previously filed a lawsuit alleging fraudulent activity to get the petition approved. A judge ruled the decision to legalize medical cannabis should stand.
Kuehn has filed an appeal in the matter.
In another lawsuit, Kuehn said federal law prohibits the use, production, and distribution of marijuana, so he alleges initiatives 437 and 438 passed unlawfully because the courts hadn’t examined the legality of the measures.
It claimed the initiatives violate the supremacy clause that bars initiatives from going into effect because federal law trumps state marijuana regulations.
