MCCOOK, Neb. (AP) – A Holbrook attorney is trying to launch a
ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Nebraska.
The McCook Daily Gazette reports that Frank Shoemaker submitted
petition language to the Nebraska Secretary of State earlier this
month.
The newspaper says Shoemaker is listed as the sole sponsor of
the Nebraska Marijuana Legalization Initiative. The petition seeks
to amend the state constitution to remove all laws that regulate
the private, non-commercial use of cannabis, and to regulate all
commercial uses. It seeks to place the place the question on the
November 2012 ballot.
Shoemaker would need to collect valid signatures from 10 percent
of the state’s registered voters. In 2008, that number was more
than 112,000 signatures.
Shoemaker was an unsuccessful candidate for Legislature in 2006.