Poll: Majority of Massachusetts Opposes Campaign to Repeal Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Recent polling by Cape Cod Times suggests that a strong majority of
Massachusetts residents does not support an upcoming ballot initiative to
repeal the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.

The poll, conducted online, surveyed 670 Massachusetts residents between
February 12 and 16, with a margin of error of +/- 3.8%. According to the
results, about 63% of respondents opposed the proposal to roll back
commercial adult-use cannabis sales. Just 20% of respondents supported the
initiative, and 7% were unsure about the issue.

If voters do approve the initiative in November, the sale of adult-use
cannabis products would become illegal in the state again starting January
1, 2028. The initiative would only affect the state’s commercial reforms
and would not change the current cannabis possession laws.

The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission advanced the initiative in
January despite reports that signature gatherers for the repeal campaign
were using deceitful techniques to secure the votes needed to qualify for
the ballot.

Meanwhile, Massachusetts dispensaries set a new annual sales record last
year at more than $1.65 billion. Additionally, the commonwealth has reached
$9 billion in total sales since the adult-use market launched in 2018.

The state is also expected to introduce new social use business
opportunities after regulators last year finalized the rules for cannabis
and non-cannabis businesses to get licensed to allow on-site consumption.