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Kuehn’s appeal sought to get around a Lancaster County District Court judge who affirmed that medical cannabis supporters had enough valid signatures to reach voters in 2024. “This was never about protecting Nebraska law,” Crista Eggers, the executive director of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, said in a Friday statement. “It was about whether a handful of elected officials could use the court to override the will of the people. “Today, our state’s highest court stated the obvious: they cannot.” Hilgers, in a statement, said it is a “sad day for election integrity in Nebraska” and repeated his assertions that the campaign used fraud to get on the ballot and “abused the notary process and the laws of the state.” Those arguments have now been rejected twice. “We disagree with the court’s ruling but will follow the law as it stands,” Hilgers said.
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