[Adopted 10-10-2018 STM
by Art. 4, approved 5-8-2019]
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
No person shall carry on the business operating an adult use
marijuana establishment as defined in MGL c. 94G and 935 CMR 500.00,
including the cultivation, processing, packaging, delivering, manufacturing,
branding, selling or otherwise transferring or testing marijuana or
marijuana products within the Town unless first duly licensed thereof
by the Select Board, which license shall be renewed by said marijuana
establishment annually.
Any marijuana establishment operating within the Town shall
at all times have a valid host community agreement and operate in
accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
The Select Board may adopt rules and regulations related to
the issuance of such licenses, including the fees to be paid therefor
and the conditions to be satisfied by any applicant for such a license.
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
Applicants for a license shall file an application on a form
provided by the Select Board, signed under the penalties of perjury
by the applicant, containing such information as the Select Board
may reasonably require from time to time. Each applicant shall pay
an application fee as may be reasonably determined from time to time
by the Select Board.
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
The Select Board will schedule a public hearing within 30 days
of the submission of a complete license application with due written
notice provided to the applicant of the time, date and location where
such application will be heard.
[Amended 6-25-2020 ATM by Art. 70, approved 10-27-2020]
The Select Board may issue orders as appropriate to aid in the
enforcement of this regulation and may enforce these provisions in
equity, including the request for injunctive relief, in a court of
competent jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with any order issued
hereunder shall result in the issuance of a formal warning. Any failure
to comply with such a warning shall result in a fine of $100. Any
failure to comply after the issuance of said final fine may be punishable
by a subsequent fine of $300. Each day of a continued noncompliance
shall constitute a separate violation. Further, the Select Board may
hold a hearing, with notice to the licensee, to determine if such
license should be modified, suspended or revoked.
