Question 8 Update: It’s Not Going So Well
August 14, 2026
From the interim impact on the cannabis industry to a media beatdown, those of us opposing Question 8 have a battle in store and little time to fight
From the interim impact on the cannabis industry to a media beatdown, those of us opposing Question 8 have a battle in store and little time to fight
New CIE Michael Donahue’s experience spans cannabis safety training to local police and the DEA
Photos from the MassCann-led march on the Boston Freedom Trail in support of adult-use cannabis
Will the strangely worded veto referendum to scrap new Mass gun laws confuse the hell out of voters?
New Question 8 resource by Jason Reposa of Good Feels tracks if Beacon Hill politicians “support or oppose repealing adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts”
Globe readers jump on the baseless NIMBY outrage “it smells like pot everywhere” train, plus a word from the package store industry group
“I don’t know of any social equity applicants that own three stores. I don’t know how they’re going to open three more in the next year.”
Do you have any thoughts on the increase in license ownership caps? Send comments or attend hearing on July 30
The 2026 election officially tied a record for the most statewide questions in a single year, last reached when Clinton was president
The initiative to “Prohibit Retail Sale of Adult Recreational Use Marijuana” will appear as Question 8 on the Nov. 3 ballot
