Police Chief Richard Smith got his way at the Town Meeting on April 13 when the few voters who attended passed on a voice vote Article 7, adding §154-7 to the Town Code imposing a $300 fine.

§154-7. Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol. 

A.   Public Consumption Forbidden.  No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as the same are defined in G.L. c. 94C, § 1) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way or other way to which the public has a right of access, playground, beach, schoolhouse, school grounds, public buildings, public parking lot, cemetary or any other area either under the control of the Town or open to the public, or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier.

B.   Enforcement.  The Police Department shall enforce this Bylaw.  The fine for violation of this Bylaw shall be three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense.  Any violation of this Bylaw may, in the sole discretion of the enforcing agent, be made the subject matter of noncriminal disposition proceedings commenced by such agent under G.L.c . 40, § 21D.  Any fine imposed herunder shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C, § 32L.