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NEBRASKA NIXES MED VOTE, OTHER STATES FORGE AHEAD

Nebraska’s Supreme Court cancelled a MED vote slated for the November ballot.
Lincoln Journal-Star

  • The court ruled the initiative violated the state’s single subject rule because subsections of the act, which addressed how MED would be produced and sold, lacked a strong enough connection to each other.
  • Activists who gathered signatures for the measure ???? vowed to keep fighting.
    Law360
  • However, November REC initiatives in Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota and Montana could mean that one-third of Americans have access to legal REC. Mississippi will vote on MED.
    Politico
  • Business Insider discusses which ????pot stocks could get a boost if the initiatives pass.
  • Meanwhile in Washington D.C., some wonder whether now — in the midst of a pandemic and right before the election — is the right time to go forward with a vote on the MORE Act to legalize cannabis, which has little chance of passing the GOP-controlled Senate.
    Politico

Quick Hit

  1. A survey found Ohioans are largely dissatisfied with the state’s MED program.
    WeedWeek