[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of West
Springfield as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 8-17-2009 (Ch.
7, § 7-1700, of the Codified Ordinances)]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the use of marijuana
or tetrahydrocannabinol in public places and areas open to the public.
A.
No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or 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, public lands and grounds, school houses,
school lands and grounds, 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 retail establishment
or other place accessible to the general public.
B.
Any person using or having in his possession marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol
shall, upon request of a police officer, provide to said officer his
legal name and current residential address.
This article shall be enforced by police officers of the Town
of West Springfield either by criminal disposition or noncriminal
disposition. The use of one method of disposition shall not prevent
or restrict the use of the other for subsequent violations.
A.
The penalty for a criminal disposition of this article shall be $300
for each violation.
B.
The penalty for a noncriminal disposition of this article shall be
$150 for the first offense and $300 for the second and subsequent
offenses.
C.
The penalties imposed in this section shall be in addition to any
penalty imposed under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.
