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Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW is a political third party in the U.S. state of Nebraska established in 2016 as the state affiliate of the Legal Marijuana Now Party. [1] [2]In 2022, Legal Marijuana NOW Party ran more candidates for Nebraska statewide offices than the Democratic Party recruited. [3]
The Nebraska Legal Marijuana NOW Party petitioned to be recognized as a major political party. To make the ballot, Legal Marijuana NOW Party needed valid signatures equal to at least one-percent of the total votes cast for governor in 2014, or 5,397 signatures statewide. [7]
In 2016, Elworth changed the name of the Nebraska party to Legal Marijuana NOW. [11] Elworth was the Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2016. His name appeared on ballots in Iowa, and Minnesota. [16] [17] [18]
In 2022, the Legal Marijuana Now Party nominee for Nebraska Attorney General received 30 percent of the vote. In Minnesota, the cannabis party candidate for United States Senator received 190,000 votes, more than any other such third-party candidate in the nation in 2020.
Nebraska is one of three states that haven't legalized marijuana or cannabis products for medical purposes or recreational use. The initiative has until July 3. to collect at least 87,000 ...
Medical marijuana is already legal in the state. The measure would have legalized recreational marijuana. North Dakota voters did not pass Measure 5. The "no" vote led 52.5%-47.5% with more than ...
Recreational marijuana is legal in 24 states — just under half the country — while 20 have partially legalized it for medicinal purposes. A few states, like Nebraska and North Carolina, still ...
In 2016, Gabel and Mark Elworth changed the name of the Nebraska party to Legal Marijuana NOW, and in September 2016, began circulating petitions for 2020 ballot access. [11] They said the organization planned to collect double the number of signatures they submitted in 2016, to ensure their success.