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