A judge said the effort to stop both Nebraska medical marijuana petitions from keeping the November general election ballot will have to wait until another week to be heard.The judge told both sides to submit briefs in response to the motion to dismiss by Tuesday.

A judge said the effort to prove both Nebraska medical marijuana petitions are legally insufficient for November general election ballot will have to wait until another week to be heard.

A Lancaster County District Court judge said Friday she intends to issue “narrowly” at the end of next week whether to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Nebraska’s medical cannabis petitions. Judge Susan Strong made the announcement during a 20-minute initial briefing on the lawsuit filed by John Kuehn,

Egbert was charged with false swearing to a circulator’s affidavit on a petition under Neb. Rev. Stat. 32-1546 (2). The penalty for a Class IV felony ranges from probation to a maximum of two years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine. Klein said he felt it was important to file the charges to maintain the integrity of the election process.