A donor-secretive political group is pouring significant money into ballot measures that aim to undo recreational marijuana legalization in multiple states. Campaign finance filings show that SAM Action Inc., a nonprofit not required to reveal its funders, is the only reported financial backer behind repeal efforts in both Massachusetts and Maine.
In Massachusetts, the group has supplied over a million dollars to support a proposal that would recriminalize adult-use cannabis. Records in Maine show a similar pattern, with the same organization funding a comparable rollback initiative there.
Both efforts have sparked controversy over how petition signatures were gathered, with complaints that some voters may not have fully understood what they were signing. Election officials are reviewing those concerns.
SAM Action is tied to Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a national organization that advocates for stricter cannabis laws. The campaigns represent a notable push to reverse voter-approved legalization, underscoring that marijuana policy battles are far from settled—even in states where legal sales are already established.
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