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Question 8  •  Massachusetts  •  November 3, 2026

Protect legal cannabis.
Vote NO on Question 8.

Question 8 would shut down adult-use cannabis sales across Massachusetts and end home cultivation. We’ve spent years serving Western Massachusetts. Now we need your help protecting legal cannabis.

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What Question 8 actually does

Ends retail cannabis sales

Forces every licensed adult-use dispensary in Massachusetts to shut down. Thousands of jobs lost.

Ends home cultivation

Makes it illegal for adults to grow their own cannabis at home.

Possession remains legal

You could still possess up to 1 ounce in public. Question 8 removes every legal place to buy it.

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This isn’t abstract to us.

Canna Provisions serves customers across Western Massachusetts from Holyoke, Lee and Pittsfield. Our employees, vendors, growers and customers are all part of the regulated Massachusetts cannabis industry Question 8 threatens.

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3 ways to protect legal cannabis

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Vote early in-person, by mail, or on Election Day.

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Pick how you’ll vote

By mail Apply for your mail ballot by October 27, 5:00pm.
Apply now → Early, in person Early voting runs October 17–30.
Find your location → Election Day Tuesday, November 3. Polls are open 7am–8pm in most towns.
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Voted by mail? Track your ballot to make sure it counted. Registration deadline: October 24, 2026.

Common questions

Is this a new tax on cannabis?
No. Question 8 doesn’t create a tax — it repeals legal adult-use sales entirely. If it passes, the tax revenue that licensed, tested sales currently generate for Massachusetts cities and towns ends with them.
Could lawmakers change this if it passes?
The Legislature has the power to amend laws passed by ballot initiative, but there is no guarantee it would. The safe assumption is that Question 8 takes effect as written.
What about medical cannabis patients?
The medical program sits under a separate legal framework and isn’t repealed by Question 8 — but the practical effects on supply and storefronts would be substantial, since much of the state’s cultivation and retail infrastructure serves both markets.
Why is this on the ballot?
Question 8 was filed by SAM Action Inc., a national 501(c)(4) organization whose donors are not disclosed. It supplied essentially all of the roughly $1.55 million raised to qualify the measure, which reached the ballot on July 21, 2026.
Will this affect possession?
No. Possession of up to 1 oz stays legal with no penalty; 1–2 oz becomes a civil penalty. What Question 8 removes is every legal place to buy — the only market left would be the illicit one.
Where can I learn more?
Official ballot information, deadlines, and voter tools live at the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Elections Division. And to be clear: this page collects no personal information — every action here hands you directly to official sec.state.ma.us resources.
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