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Select Board moves to draft letter asking state to keep Sheffield limited on cannabis social consumption
Summary
The Sheffield Select Board voted Aug. 4 to draft a letter to the state Cannabis Control Commission stating the town’s preference to limit social consumption of cannabis locally, moving the issue to the planning board for bylaw alignment as regulations progress.
The Sheffield Select Board voted on Aug. 4 to draft a letter to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission expressing the town’s preference to keep cannabis social consumption limited. The board discussed proposed state rule changes that would define where marijuana can be consumed and agreed the planning board should review the town bylaws to ensure they align with any new regulations.
The discussion opened with the chair summarizing that the town is in the comment phase on the Commission’s rule changes. A board member said the select board should "keep with limiting the social consumption of marijuana voluntarily" and moved that the town "draft the letter in response to the Cannabis Control Commission that we would prefer to keep the Cannabis Consumption Limited." The motion was seconded and taken as the board’s direction.
Why it matters: town officials said they want local bylaws and planning-board review to reflect any state-level changes and preserve the town's ability to limit public consumption. The select board agreed to prepare the letter and to keep the planning board updated so bylaws can be adjusted as the Commission’s rules are finalized.
The board did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the transcript; members indicated assent in a voice vote. The next procedural step is for staff or a designated board member to draft and send the letter during the Commission’s comment period.
