The Cannabis Industry Came Together To Stop A Rollback In Massachusetts, But We Must Remain United For The Next Fight (Op-Ed)
“For too long, cannabis businesses, advocates, veterans, patients and policymakers have operated in separate corners of the same fight. We have allowed disagreements over business models, regulations, personalities and competing interests to divide us.” By Gretchen Gailey, Project Champion Massachusetts voters sent an unmistakable message on Election Day: they are not interested in going backward. […]
How to Lose 3 to 1 and Call It a Win: SAM’s Massachusetts Math
Massachusetts voters rejected SAM’s repeal measure by more than three to one. Its CEO calls it the start of a tidal wave. We checked his math against his own history lesson. Kevin Sabet conceded defeat in Massachusetts. Then he said he’d already won. On Tuesday, Massachusetts voters were asked whether to end adult-use cannabis sales, […]
Massachusetts voters reject cannabis legalization rollback measure (Newsletter: November 4, 2026)
Houston deprioritizes marijuana arrests; ID anti-cannabis amendment fails; Poll: 280E tax savings should lower prices; Cannabis medicine op-ed Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… By starting a $10 […]
2026 Election: Massachusetts Question 8, Idaho HJR 4 and Houston Prop A
Massachusetts could end recreational sales, Idaho voters decide whether to give lawmakers sole authority over cannabis legalization and Houston votes on marijuana enforcement. Cannabis is also shaping races in Texas and New Hampshire, with a federal hemp deadline five weeks out. Ten years ago, Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Today, voters could shut down […]
Police Groups Urge Massachusetts Voters To Keep Cannabis Sales Legal By Rejecting Ballot Measure
A national group representing Black police officers is joining with Massachusetts law enforcement officials in urging voters in the state to reject a ballot measure that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. The National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers (NABLEO) on Monday announced its endorsement for the No On 8 campaign as […]
Massachusetts Voters Should Keep Marijuana Sales Legal, Retired Cops Say (Op-Ed)
“Police already face considerable demands on their time and resources, and renewed cannabis enforcement would add to that burden.” by Diane Goldstein and Karen Hawkes, Law Enforcement Action Partnership via CommonWealth Beacon Ten years ago, Massachusetts voters made a clear choice about how the state should approach marijuana. After decades of policy defined by prohibition, […]
Supporters And Opponents Of Massachusetts Anti-Marijuana Ballot Question Have Spent Nearly $6.5 Million As Election Approaches
More than $3.7 million, almost all of the money in support of the repeal effort so far, came from a single source: SAM Action Inc. By Hallie Claflin, Chris Lisinski and Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth Beacon For all the money wealthy donors from private equity and the investment world have splashed on changing how Massachusetts elections […]
Hemp Ban, Rescheduling and a Massachusetts Vote: The Cannabis Dates That Matter Before December 11
The federal hemp ban lands in two stages: the DEA’s rescheduling hearing could restart and Massachusetts votes on whether to end adult-use sales. Here’s what’s coming in the next six weeks, and when. The next six weeks will reshape what you can buy, where you can buy it and who gets to sell it. Most […]
Dozens Of Massachusetts Lawmakers Urge Voters To Keep Marijuana Sales Legal By Rejecting Measure On November Ballot
More than 50 Massachusetts state lawmakers are joining together to oppose an initiative on the November ballot to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. House Speaker Ronald Mariano (D) and Senate President Karen Spilka (D) are among the 62 Democrats and Republicans who announced their support for keeping recreational cannabis sales legal in the […]
US senators say keep cannabis sales legal in Massachusetts (Newsletter: October 9, 2026)
Tom Angell is the editor of Marijuana Moment. A 25-year veteran in the cannabis and drug law reform movement, he covers the policy, politics, science and culture of marijuana, psychedelics and other substances. He previously reported for Forbes, Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and was given the Hunter S. Thompson Media Award by NORML and has […]