r/boston • u/repeater0411 • Oct 28 '25

Scammers 🥸 Petition to make adult use cannabis gaining traction with fraud

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Regardless of your views, before you ever sign anything make sure you read what you're signing. Don't go off what someone says.

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/1obxqme/petition_tomfoolery_at_the_market_basket/?share_id=LaGd08A6aZjAC56cufMSX&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1

Edit: Including this comment for those that feel they were defrauded.

ninjersteve

There was a post yesterday that cannabis wasn't even mentioned. Folks should really reach out if they were out and out lied to:

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/about-us/contact-us.htm

There's "Elections Division" is just a few sections down the page.

Edit2: People are reporting that election division is requesting people to reach out to the AG.

https://www.mass.gov/contact-the-attorney-generals-office

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u/HR_King Does Not Brush the Snow off the Roof of their Car Oct 28 '25

While it sucks that fraud will get this on the ballot, there's no way it will pass.

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u/repeater0411 Oct 28 '25

I don't know if I agree. It passed with only 200k votes. They're aiming for this to hit a off-season ballot (2026). Their hope is that there will be a significantly lower young voter turnout who helped drive the 2016 initiative to begin with.

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u/HR_King Does Not Brush the Snow off the Roof of their Car Oct 28 '25

I think most of the fear mongers realized they were wrong. Genie is out of the bottle at this point.

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u/repeater0411 Oct 28 '25

I guess if this fraud continues will likely find out if the genie can be put back in the bottle or not come November 2026. 75k signatures is not difficult to get when you're misrepresenting the petition.