Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts
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‘“If you legalize marijuana, you will kill your children,” Ricketts said on Wednesday.
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A bill in the legislature’s judicial committee would legalize medical marijuana, but state senator Anna Wishart (D) said Wednesday that the Senate will not have the final say, The Associated Press report.
Wishart said those advocating for the legalization of marijuana would push for a vote if the state did not pass the legislation.
“It is dangerous to go through the established process to determine whether drugs are safe and effective and why it is legal to legalize marijuana and the regulatory process to keep people safe, and it will harm our children,” the governor said.
Last year, a legalization measure for marijuana was to be put to the test, but the High Court in Nebraska stripped it because of a rule that multiple issues could not be put together in a single yes-no question. The measure included the topics of the rights to use and grow marijuana, as well as its regulation.
Lawyers believe they have reviewed the measure so that the court will accept it on the ballot, according to The Associated Press.
A growing number of countries have enacted legislation that legalizes marijuana for medical or recreational use.
A bill passed in February in Virginia that will legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state in 2024.