MCCOOK, Neb. — A Holbrook attorney is trying to launch a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Nebraska. MCCOOK, Neb. — A Holbrook attorney is trying to launch a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in Nebraska.

The McCook Daily Gazette reports that Frank Shoemaker submitted petition language to the Nebraska Secretary of State earlier this month.

The newspaper says Shoemaker is listed as the sole sponsor of the Nebraska Marijuana Legalization Initiative. The petition seeks to amend the state constitution to remove all laws that regulate the private, non-commercial use of cannabis, and to regulate all commercial uses. It seeks to place the place the question on the November 2012 ballot.