A signature drive to place a medical marijuana initiative on this year’s state ballot fell short by a total of 43 signatures in two counties, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported Tuesday.
Dan Hart, spokesman for Nevadans for Medical Rights, said that his group will appeal to the Secretary of State to review the results. The group remains “confident” that the required signatures will be restored in the necessary counties.
Petitions to qualify for the ballot fell seven signatures short in Lyon county and 36 short in Nye County, the paper reported. The group was successful in eleven other counties, turning in more than 74,000 signatures overall.
Petitioners seek to amend the state Constitution to allow patients to use marijuana upon the advice of their physician.
For more information, please contact either Allen St. Pierre of The NORML Foundation @ (202) 483-8751 or Dave Fratello of Americans for Medical Rights @ (310) 394-2952.
