Supporters say ban will allow Planning Board to study zoning but selectman warns of lawsuit
WESTPORT — It looks like prohibition of non-medical marijuana is back in town.
Town Meeting voters Saturday morning approved two articles that will prohibit the sales of non-medical pot.
One article will help enact a ban again while the other will prevent medical facilities from expanding into non-medical sales.
These votes come less than eight months after a Town Meeting in February voted to lift a ban on non-medical pot.
Supporters of this ban said on Saturday that a ban — or moratorium on non-medicinal marijuana — will allow the Planning Board to study zoning issues pertaining to siting marijuana facilities.
Former Selectman R. Michael Sullivan said legalization of non-medical pot within town is inevitable but a prohibition for now could help town planners “do their job” and zone it properly. Sullivan said the Planning Board was working on zoning issues in the winter…