Local ballot questions include marijuana ordinance Posted by On

SOUTHWEST HARBOR Residents can decide whether they want the town to opt in for marijuana businesses, or not, by approving the proposed Marijuana Ordinance on the local ballot in next week’s election.  

Most recently, Maine legalized adult use marijuana in 2016 and, although it took four years to get there, several retail stores have opened around the state in the last month.  

In Maine, municipalities are required to opt in to allow adult use and marijuana businesses, such as cultivation, retail, manufacturing and testing facilities, to operate within their boundaries. Medical marijuana caregivers are allowed to operate their business anywhere in the state without an opt in vote.  

Earlier this year, a town marijuana committee created an 18-page ordinance establishing local parameters, in line with the state’s laws, for the town to further regulate things like location, number of businesses, who can open businesses…

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