Rick Beard

Rick Beard (Legal Marijuana Now Party) is running for election for Governor of Nebraska. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary on May 12, 2026.

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Campaign websiteBeard's campaign website stated the following:Lower the Levies With Cannabis Taxes​Our property taxes are out of control with no relief in sight. If we estimate future Nebraska cannabis sales, calculating population differences to Colorado, Nebraska could gross $700,000,000 in yearly cannabis revenue and receive around $93,000,000 in tax revenue. We'll fix the roads and fund the schools to stop these insane, higher than Cali, property taxes. Other politicians always talk about bringing new industry to Nebraska, we will actually do it. Nebraskans deserve the legal right to be as high as their taxes. Corrupt UnicameralOur elected representatives repetitively dismantle voter approved legislative efforts that negatively affect the Good Life. Voters passed Initiative 437 and 438 in 2024 with a 71% vote to legalize medical cannabis and create a regulatory framework for licenses. The state senate killed it by refusing to pass LB677. They signed "emergency rules" prohibiting raw cannabis flower, smoking, vaping, and gummies....only permitting processed pills and tinctures. Did you know that!!? We need completely new, bullet-proof, full access legislation NOW!  Veto PowerWe need an air horn and a VETO stamp to protect our votes from getting changed to policy we didn't vote for. They want to lower the minimum wage of our 14-16 year old child workforce from $15 an hour to $13.50......Wow......Can 14 year-olds vote for or negotiate their employee rights?? They killed initiative 436, our voter approved sick leave increases for young workers, seasonal, and temporary workers, while removing their rights to sue for employer violations. It's unbelievable. They block our medical cannabis, dilute our voter approved minimum wage increases, and drastically delay our Medicaid expansion.  This focus on denying basic needs like medicine, fair pay, and healthcare to Nebraskans who need it has to end now. — Rick Beard's campaign website (April 28, 2026)Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.