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Rick Beard

Rick Beard

Legal Marijuana NOW · Nebraska · 2026

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GovernorNebraska · 2026
Top priorities
  • Legalize and tax cannabis through a state-run business to fund property-tax relief
  • Get corporate and PAC money out of Nebraska politics
  • Uphold voter-approved initiatives on medical cannabis, wages, and sick leave

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Rick Beard is the Legal Marijuana NOW Party nominee for Nebraska governor, a former farmer, former wine shop owner, and longtime marijuana-legalization activist who takes no PAC or party money. His platform centers on a state-operated cannabis business to fund property-tax relief, removing corporate money from Nebraska politics, and upholding voter-approved initiatives like medical cannabis and minimum-wage increases.

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