Crista Eggers, center, signs an affidavit pledging that the Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana campaign had gathered enough signatures for Nebraska’s fall election. Eggers is joined by her husband, Easton, and sons Carsten, 11, and Colton, 9, from left. July 3, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
LINCOLN — Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana collected signatures “until the very last moment” Wednesday before turning in more than 114,000 for each of its two petitions by mid-afternoon.
The 2024 campaign marks the group’s third try . Crista Eggers, the statewide campaign manager, has a personal stake in changing the law: She wants to help her 9 -year-old son Colton who has epilepsy and severe seizures.