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Watch: Mass SJC Hears Arguments Challenging Cannabis Repeal Ballot Measure

Watch: Mass SJC Hears Arguments Challenging Cannabis Repeal Ballot Measure
Pictured: Caroline Pineau of STEM Haverhill waits outside of the John Adams Courthouse in Boston before her Supreme Judicial Court hearing on May 4, 2026

Attorneys representing three cannabis industry stakeholders argued before the Supreme Judicial Court that the prohibitionist initiative is too broad, misleading


Read more about the lawsuit over the repeal question here.

CHRIS FARAONE
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Chris is the editor and co-founder of Talking Joints Memo, a co-founder of the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, and a longtime reporter for outlets including the Boston Phoenix and DigBoston. He started his career as a music journalist and has been honored to collaborate with the likes of cannabis icons like Cypress Hill and Wu-Tang on book projects. He also plays pickleball and would love more people to play with who also smoke weed.