Massachusetts voters will have a chance to vote on a ballot initiative in November that would roll back the state’s adult-use marijuana law—and a new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of residents do not want to see that happen.
The Bay State Poll from the University of Hampshire’s States of Opinion Project asked Massachusetts adults about six separate ballot proposals that could go before voters at the upcoming election, including one that would repeal state law permitting recreational cannabis sales and the cultivation of marijuana for personal use.
Nearly 2 in 3 Bay Staters (63 percent) said they’re opposed to the marijuana measure, including 48 percent who said they’re “strongly” opposed. Just 20 percent of respondents said they’re in favor of the proposed initiative, with 11 percent “strongly” supportive of the repeal.
Opposition was strongest among Democrats, at 73 percent, followed by independents (69 percent) and a plurality of Republicans (42 percent)
Support for the cannabis repeal initiative was the lowest of any of the six ballot questions that responders were asked about, which also included proposals to allow same-day voter registration, lowering the state income tax, establishing rent control laws and more.
The survey—which involved interviews with 670
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