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Massachusetts Marijuana Repeal Vote: Industry Leaders Push Back

11/20/2025

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The Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts has gathered enough signatures to place a repeal of the state's recreational marijuana program on the November 2026 ballot.
Industry leaders criticize the coalition for allegedly misleading voters about the repeal, which would end home cultivation and close licensed adult-use stores.
Since 2018, the recreational marijuana industry has generated over $1.5 billion in tax revenue.
The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means has advanced a bill to reorganize the Cannabis Control Commission while maintaining the decriminalization of small marijuana possession.

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The Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts has gathered enough signatures to place a repeal of the state's recreational marijuana program on the November 2026 ballot.
Industry leaders criticize the coalition for allegedly misleading voters about the repeal, which would end home cultivation and close licensed adult-use stores.
Since 2018, the recreational marijuana industry has generated over $1.5 billion in tax revenue.
The Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means has advanced a bill to reorganize the Cannabis Control Commission while maintaining the decriminalization of small marijuana possession.