[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Canton as indicated in article
histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-24-2023 by Ord. No. 247]
This article is adopted pursuant to General Statutes Section
7-148(c)(7)(H)(xvi), which allows municipalities to regulate activities
deemed harmful to public health, including the consumption of 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 Canton adopts the
definitions used in Connecticut General Statutes Section 21a-420.
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 Canton. This prohibition includes
but is not limited to: the lighting or carrying of a lighted cannabis
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 Canton.
Such products include but are not limited to: cannabis 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 General Statutes § 7-157(b).
