HULL − Five years after the town banned recreational marijuana dispensaries, residents have turned a new leaf.
An overwhelming majority of more than 300 voters at a special town meeting Thursday supported allowing the sale of recreational marijuana. Such sales would require a special permit and approval by the planning board.
“We love Hull, feel we provide a good service, and want to continue to support our patient base, our employees, and continue to contribute to the town by adding recreational sales to our highly regulated and compliant business,” said Stephen Werther, president of medical marijuana dispensary Alternative Compassion Services, at the meeting at Hull High School.
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Werther operates medical marijuana stores in Bridgewater and Hull, and has opened lines of communication with residents who had questions about his business. His 175 George Washington Blvd. location has operated since 2022.
Marijuana legalized in Massachusetts in 2016
When Massachusetts voters legalized marijuana in 2016, municipalities where voters supported it had to go through a process if they wanted to ban it. More than 1,000 voters in Hull had voted in a 2018 special election to block the sale of recreational marijuana, but medical sales and personal use was still allowed.
But with the passing of time and other municipalities taking the leap with recreational marijuana, residents’ attitudes have changed. Even voters…
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