Medical marijuana, gambling likely headed to Nebraska ballot

Activists for casino gambling form a chain to unload boxes of signed petitions in front of the offices of Nebraska's Sect. of State, in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Campaigns to legalize casino gambling and medical marijuana in Nebraska turned in petition signatures to try to place those issues on the November ballot. Casino gambling advocates have expressed confidence that they'll have enough signatures to qualify, and backers of the marijuana measure said earlier this week that they're "extremely close" to getting what they need. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Boxes of signed petitions to allow medical marijuana fill a truck parked in front of the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Organizers of the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign said they've gathered 182,000 signatures from all 93 counties to allow the drug for medicinal use. To qualify for the ballot, the campaign needed to turn in more than 121,000 valid signatures, representing more than 10% of the voters in the state. Campaign officials also needed to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters in at least 38 Nebraska counties. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Boxes of signed petitions to allow medical marijuana fill a truck parked in front of the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Organizers of the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign said they've gathered 182,000 signatures from all 93 counties to allow the drug for medicinal use. To qualify for the ballot, the campaign needed to turn in more than 121,000 valid signatures, representing more than 10% of the voters in the state. Campaign officials also needed to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters in at least 38 Nebraska counties. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Activists for casino gambling unload boxes of signed petitions in front of the offices of Nebraska's Sect. of State, in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Campaigns to legalize casino gambling and medical marijuana in Nebraska turned in petition signatures to try to place those issues on the November ballot. Casino gambling advocates have expressed confidence that they'll have enough signatures to qualify, and backers of the marijuana measure said earlier this week that they're "extremely close" to getting what they need. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc., points to casino locations just outside Nebraska, during a news conference in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Campaigns to legalize casino gambling and medical marijuana in Nebraska turned in petition signatures to try to place those issues on the November ballot. Casino gambling advocates have expressed confidence that they'll have enough signatures to qualify, and backers of the marijuana measure said earlier this week that they're "extremely close" to getting what they need. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Neb. state Sen. Anna Wishart of Lincoln, center, who co-chaired the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign committee, speaks in front of the State Capitol in Lincoln, Neb., Thursday, July 2, 2020. Organizers of the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign said they've gathered 182,000 signatures from all 93 counties to allow the drug for medicinal use. To qualify for the ballot, the campaign needed to turn in more than 121,000 valid signatures, representing more than 10% of the voters in the state. Campaign officials also needed to collect signatures from at least 5% of voters in at least 38 Nebraska counties.(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)