[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of the Town of East
Granby as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-7-2021]
This article is adopted pursuant to General Statutes Section
7-148(c)(7)(H), as amended by Public Act 21-1 (June 2021 Special Session),
Section 84, which allows municipalities to regulate activities deemed
harmful to public health, including smoking, on municipally owned
or controlled property. Said law further allows a municipality to
control smoking of tobacco or cannabis, including cannabis e-cigarette
use (i.e., electronic delivery systems and vapor products), as well
as and other types of cannabis use or consumption.
For purposes of this article, the Town of East Granby adopts
the definitions used in Public Act 21-1 (June 2021 Special Session),
Section l.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use cannabis or cannabis-derived
products, regardless of form or manner of ingestion, on any property
owned or controlled by the Town of East Granby. This prohibition includes
but is not limited to: the lighting or carrying of a lighted cannabis
or marijuana cigarette or cigar or pipe, use of a vaping device producing
vapor of any cannabis product, or carrying or ingestion of a cannabis
edible substance. Violation of this section shall be punishable by
a fine of $50 per offense.
It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, entity, or
any other party to sell, give, trade, or in any other way transfer
cannabis products of any sort to another person, organization, entity,
or other party on property owned or controlled by the Town of East
Granby. Such products include but are not limited to: cannabis or
marijuana cigarettes or cigars or pipes, vaping devices and vaping
substances, and edible substances. Violation of this section shall
be punishable by a fine of $50 per offense.
This article shall take effect 15 days after publication of
a summary of its provisions pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes
§ 7-157(b).
