Adult Use Marijuana What are the Options? Complete Prohibition - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Adult Use Marijuana – What are the Options? Complete Prohibition Allow all or some uses • Easton as a Town voted against the • Decide what uses recreational marijuana referendum • Amend general laws accordingly initiative in 2016 • Amend zoning Bylaw accordingly • By majority vote at Town Meeting, Easton can vote to prohibit all uses • Adopt general bylaw prohibiting • Amend zoning bylaw to prohibit as use

Adult Use Marijuana Steps to All but Retail Steps to Prohibition • Warrant Article to allow all uses, • Warrant Articles prohibiting all except retail uses – majority vote • General bylaw – majority vote • General bylaw – majority vote • Prohibit retail • Prohibit public consumption • Prohibit public consumption • Require local license • Zoning Bylaw – 2/3 majority vote • Zoning Bylaw - 2/3 majority vote • prohibiting all establishments • Prohibit retail • Define Adult Use Marijuana Overlay District

Town cannot prohibit Fails Article to allow all Article to amend general Fails any uses or uses/establishments, bylaw prohibiting all establishments except retail uses/establishments Passes Passes Move to Zoning Article Move to Zoning Article prohibiting all allowing all uses/establishments uses/establishments