Town of Boxford, MA Chapter 117 Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of Boxford as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]

Article I Public Consumption

[Adopted 5-14-2013 ATM, Art. 30]

§ 117-1 Public consumption prohibited.

No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1, as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned by or under control of the Town, or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier within the Town, or in any place accessible to the public within the Town.

§ 117-2 Violations and penalties.

Violation of § 117-1 is punishable by a fine of up to $300, enforceable through criminal indictment or complaint under MGL c. 40, § 21. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.

Article II Marijuana Establishments

[Adopted 5-8-2018 ATM by Art. 14[1]]

[1] Editor's Note: This bylaw was adopted subsequent to a moratorium on recreational marijuana establishments imposed 5-9-2017 ATM by Art. 22.

§ 117-3 Marijuana establishments prohibited.

Consistent with MGL c. 94G § 3(a)(2), all types of nonmedical "marijuana establishments" as defined in MGL c. 94G § 1, including marijuana cultivators, independent testing laboratories, marijuana product manufacturers, marijuana retailers or any other types of licensed marijuana-related businesses, shall be prohibited in the Town of Boxford.