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Councilors seek state law change to restore 24-hour drug-free zones near schools and parks
Summary
A resolution introduced Sept. 15 asks the Massachusetts Legislature to amend Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94C, —2J to restore expanded proximity protections around schools, parks and playgrounds; councilors sent the resolution to joint committee for further review.
Councilors on Sept. 15 introduced a resolution asking the Massachusetts Legislature to amend Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 94C, subsection 32J to restore broader controlled-substance proximity protections for schools, parks and playgrounds. Sponsors said they drafted simpler, more enforceable local language after hearing accounts of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia near playgrounds and school property.
Councilor Santanello, a sponsor, said the proposed local ordinance removes "weasel words" from the state framework and sets a uniform 500-foot zone and a 24-hour prohibition for drug possession near…
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