Question 8: Repeal Recreational Marijuana Sales Law
My vote power
Above average
Election date
November 3, 2026
Question 8: Repeal Recreational Marijuana Sales Law is a ballot measure in Massachusetts on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Repeals the 2016 law that allows licensed stores to sell recreational marijuana, closing them by 2028; adults 21 and over could still hold up to 1 ounce. The state would lose the marijuana sales tax money it now collects.
How do we calculate my vote power?
What determines the vote power rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: Average · 50 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 7,044,056 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,044,056 ÷ 7,044,056) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, measured against a statewide vote in MA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Average representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: Above average.
What does this measure do?
Repeals the 2016 law that allows licensed stores to sell recreational marijuana, closing them by 2028; adults 21 and over could still hold up to 1 ounce. The state would lose the marijuana sales tax money it now collects.
A YES vote means
Recreational marijuana stores would close, sales would be illegal again, and possession over 1 ounce would draw fines; medical dispensaries would continue.
A NO vote means
Licensed recreational marijuana sales stay legal and taxed as now.
Sources: ballotpedia.org · tischcollege.tufts.edu · en.wikipedia.org
Last updated September 24, 2026.