Medical cannabis prevails at Nebraska’s ballot box

Medical cannabis prevails at Nebraska’s ballot box, but fate depends on legal challenges
A majority of Nebraskans voted Tuesday to embrace legalizing and regulating medical cannabis, though the final say will likely be up to the courts, not the ballot box. Both Initiative Measures 437 and 438,
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