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Wayne board hears state guidance on cannabis rules, asks staff for model ordinances
Summary
The Town of Wayne Select Board invited a State Office of Cannabis Policy representative to outline how adult‑use and medical cannabis are treated under state law; members asked staff to compile model ordinances, zoning options, and fee approaches for a December follow‑up.
The Town of Wayne Select Board on Nov. 18 heard from Alisa Ellis, a representative of the State Office of Cannabis Policy, about municipal options for regulating cannabis and whether the town should draft an ordinance.
Ellis told the board that adult‑use and medical cannabis operate under two separate state programs: municipalities must opt in to allow adult‑use facilities such as cultivation, manufacturing, retail and testing, while the medical program requires opt‑in for dispensaries and inherently hazardous manufacturing. By contrast,…
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