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US: Nebraska judge dismisses part of lawsuit filed by former senator

A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed against the medical cannabis petition efforts.

The suit, filed by former state senator John Kuehn, alleged the two initiatives should not be on the November ballot. On Friday Lancaster County District Court judge Susan Strong says she will hear arguments there weren't enough signatures and Kuehn's claims that some of them were fraudulent.

But Strong dismissed two of the claims: That there was not a legally sufficient sponsor statement included with the petition, and that it violated the state's single-subject rule.

As of right now, both initiatives dealing with medical cannabis will stay on the November ballot. Crista Eggers, of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, issued a statement shortly after the ruling.

Read more at MSN.

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