[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Lunenburg 11-16-2015 STM by Art. 9. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No person shall ingest or otherwise use or consume marijuana
or tetrahydrocannabinol, (as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1,
as amended) other than a qualified patient with a valid medical certification
of a debilitating condition, all as defined under state law, while
in or upon a street, sidewalk, public way, footway, or pathway, 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 the control of the Town; or in or upon
any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier;
or in any Town-owned vehicle; or in any place accessible to the public.
No person, including a qualifying patient with a valid medical certification
of a debilitating condition, as defined under state law, shall smoke
marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol in any public place set forth herein.
[Amended 5-7-2022 ATM by Art. 24]
This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or
in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal
complaint of fines pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D, by the
Select Board, the Town Manager, or their duly authorized agents or
any police officer. The fine for a violation of this bylaw shall be
$300 for each offense. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall
be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.
