According to a story in the Lincoln Journal Star, “both petitions seeking to legalize cannabis use for medical purposes needed roughly 9,000 more valid signatures to meet the 86,766 needed to qualify for the general election ballot.” More than 13,000 signatures were thrown out. Additionally, the petitions did not meet the county qualification of 38 of 83 counties.
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