As the Huskers kick off Saturday, so does a revived effort to get medical marijuana measures on the ballot.”It’s an absolute travesty that we are still fighting for this,” said Gretna mom Crista Eggers, who is leading the charge for change. Her 7-year-old son has epilepsy, suffering from uncontrollable seizures. “We have exhausted all options that we have in this state.”Nebraska is one of only three states with no public cannabis access program. “It’s an issue that no matter how many hurdles come before us, we are not gonna give up,” said state Sen. Anna Wishart.One of those hurdles was a supreme court decision barring the issue from the ballot last year.”We dusted ourselves off, got back up and we are petitioning again,” Wishart said.One petition would provide criminal protection for anyone over 18 or a caregiver who has a written recommendation from a licensed physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Anyone under 18 would also need a parent or legal guardian’s consent. The other petition sets up the manufacturing and distribution of marijuana.”If today is any indication, we won’t have any problem getting the signatures,” said state Sen. Adam Morfeld, who joined Eggers and Wishart collecting signatures Saturday. They need more than 200,000 signatures.They hope the separation makes sure there’s no violation of the single subject rule. “It’s definitely more time consuming, more expensive because we have two petitions instead of one but it’s worthwhile…
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As the Huskers kick off Saturday, so does a revived effort to get medical marijuana measures on the ballot.”It’s an absolute travesty that we are still fighting for this,” said Gretna mom Crista Eggers, who is leading the charge for change. Her 7-year-old son has epilepsy, suffering from uncontrollable seizures. “We have exhausted all options that we have in this state.”Nebraska is one of only three states with no public cannabis access program. “It’s an issue that no matter how many hurdles come before us, we are not gonna give up,” said state Sen. Anna Wishart.One of those hurdles was a supreme court decision barring the issue from the ballot last year.”We dusted ourselves off, got back up and we are petitioning again,” Wishart said.One petition would provide criminal protection for anyone over 18 or a caregiver who has a written recommendation from a licensed physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner. Anyone under 18 would also need a parent or legal guardian’s consent. The other petition sets up the manufacturing and distribution of marijuana.”If today is any indication, we won’t have any problem getting the signatures,” said state Sen. Adam Morfeld, who joined Eggers and Wishart collecting signatures Saturday. They need more than 200,000 signatures.They hope the separation makes sure there’s no violation of the single subject rule. “It’s definitely more time consuming, more expensive because we have two petitions instead of one but it’s worthwhile…
