WARRANT ARTICLE 17

  • Submitted by:

    Donelle S O’Neal Sr.

  • Title:

    Amend Article 8.37.2 of the Town’s General By-Laws to change “marijuana” to “cannabis” and to permit two additional Storefront Cannabis Retailers licenses for Equity Applicants

  • Brief Summary:

    SECTION ONE
    Section 8.37.2 of article 8.37, Marijuana CANNABIS Establishments, is hereby amended in the following
    ways:

    To see if the Town will amend Section 8.37.4 of Article 8.37 of the Town’s General
    ByLaws,
    “CAPS ON THE NUMBER OF SELECT BOARD LICENSES FOR MARIJUANA
    CANNABIS RETAILERS,” as follows (additions are in bold, underlined text, and deletions are in
    bold, stricken text):

    Section 8.37.4 CAPS ON THE NUMBER OF SELECT BOARD LICENSES FOR
    MARIJUANA CANNABIS RETAILERS

    The Select Board shall not issue more Marijuana Cannabis Establishment licenses in
    each of the following categories of Marijuana Cannabis Establishment licenses than the
    number that is 20% of the number of liquor licenses for off-premises alcohol
    consumption that have been issued by the Select Board pursuant to M.G.L. c. 138, § 15,
    as rounded up to the nearest whole number in the event the number is a fraction: a)
    Storefront Marijuana Cannabis Retailers, b) Marijuana Cannabis Delivery Operators,
    c) Social Consumption Marijuana Cannabis Retailers, and d) Marijuana Couriers.
    The Select Board may increase the foregoing limitation in (a) by two (2) as to
    Storefront Cannabis Retailers in the event it is granting the additional license(s) to
    an Equity Applicant as defined in a Select Board Cannabis policy or regulation then
    in effect.
    or act on anything relative thereto.

    SECTION TWO
    Section 8.37.2 of article 8.37, Marijuana Establishments, is hereby amended by inserting after
    the last paragraph the following new paragraph:-

    r. Cannabis – Marijuana as defined by this article, Massachusetts General Laws,
    chapters 94G and 94I, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as they may be amended.