[Adopted as Art. 5.10, Sec. 9, of the 2013 Bylaws]
No person shall smoke, ingest, possess or otherwise use or consume
marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1,
as amended) while in or upon any public place or any place to which
the public has a right of access, including, but not limited to, public
ways, private ways, sidewalks, parking lots, parks and commons, playgrounds,
recreation areas, beaches, boat landings, cemeteries, municipal buildings
and schools and grounds or athletic fields thereto, or premises licensed
by the Town, and including any motor vehicle or bicycle or other passenger
conveyance operated by a common carrier, when parked or moving upon
any of the above places or locations.
For the purpose of this bylaw, marijuana and/or tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) shall be any substance so defined by MGL c. 94C § 1,
as amended.
The enforcing person shall make a record of the incident, such
record to include the following information (to the extent that it
is available): name and address of the person violating the bylaw;
date; time; motor vehicle registration number, if applicable; and
location of the violation.
[Amended 6-8-2015 ATM
by Art. 34]
This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal indictment or complaint pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal disposition pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D, by any police officer. Any person found to be in violation of this bylaw, or who refuses to give the above-noted information, or if any information proves false, shall be liable to a fine in the amount specified in Chapter
283, Fees, Fines and Charges, §Â
283-2, for each such violation. Any penalty imposed under this bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under MGL c. 94C, § 32L.
[Adopted 11-13-2017 STM
by Art. 14 (Art. 5.10, Sec. 13, of the 2013 Bylaws)]
The operation of any commercial or recreational marijuana establishment,
as defined in MGL c. 94G, § 1, including, without limitation,
a marijuana cultivator, marijuana testing facility, marijuana product
manufacturer, marijuana retailer or any other type of licensed marijuana-related
business within the Town, is prohibited. This prohibition shall not
apply to the sale, distribution or cultivation of marijuana for medical
purposes licensed under Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012.