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52Nov 3 election

Question 8: Eliminate Recreational Marijuana Sales and Allow Limited Possession Initiative

Massachusetts votes on it on November 3, 2026, in 4 days.

Question 8 · Initiative · Massachusetts, November 3, 2026

  1. Qualified (Done)

    By voters’ signatures

  2. On the ballot (Done)

    Question 8, one of 9 measures

  3. Election day (Current step)

    November 3, 2026

  4. Result (Not started)

    Counted after the polls close

What a yes vote does

Make the possession of up to two ounces of marijuana for people aged under 21 a civil offense, and repeal laws that allow the sale, regulation, and taxation of recreational marijuana, laws permitting the personal cultivation of cannabis in homes, alongside laws permitting the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana without penalties, and possession of up to two ounces of marijuana with civil penalties for people aged 21 or older.

What moved

How it got on the ballot

By petition. Voters’ signatures put it on the ballot.

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