The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has confirmed it has been receiving complaints from the public about petitioners for a 2026 ballot initiative aimed at rolling back the state’s marijuana legalization law–with a growing number of people alleging that signature collectors are peddling misleading information about the proposal.
A staffer in Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s (D) office told Marijuana Moment on Friday that while they could confirm receipt of such complaints, they aren’t at liberty to discuss whether the issue is actively being investigated.
The office “has received complaints regarding this issue, but we cannot confirm, deny, or comment upon any investigations,” they said.
“All petitions have the Attorney General’s summary of the proposed law printed at the top,” the staffer said. “We strongly encourage voters to carefully read the summary of any proposed law before deciding whether to sign.”
Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) CEO David O’Brien on Friday openly accused the campaign behind the repeal initiative, Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, of hiring paid petitioners to use “deceptive tactics to trick people” into adding their signatures.
“These out of state crews go from state to state collecting signatures and clearly they’re having trouble here in Massachusetts finding people
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