Four Massachusetts cannabis operators have filed a legal challenge against the ballot initiative that seeks to repeal the state’s adult-use market this November. Bloomberg Law reports.
of suitfiled Wednesday in the Supreme Judicial Court, claims the ballot measure violates the state constitution by combining too many issues into a single ballot question and because of its “failure to present a unified statement of public policy to voters.”
The ballot measure, titled “An Act to Restore Sensible Marijuana Policy,” was approved for this year’s ballot in January. despite the allegations that the reform campaign used deceptive signature-gathering practices, including bait-and-switch tactics and signers lying about the purpose of the petition.
The suit names Attorney General Andrea Campbell and Secretary of State William Galvin as defendants for their roles in allowing the petition to move forward. The complaint asks “that this Court vacate the Attorney General’s certification of the Petition and order the Secretary of the Commonwealth to place the Petition on the ballot for the 2026 general election.”
If approved by voters, the ballot initiative would repeal adult-use cannabis sales and the state’s home grow provisions. Instead, the initiative contains language to decriminalize possession of up to two ounces of cannabis.
or survey found last month that only 20% of Massachusetts residents said they would support the repeal of the state-owned adult-use industry.
