ARLINGTON  ATM on May 4 approved

Title VIII ("Public Health and Safety"),

ARTICLE  7 PUBLIC CONSUMPTION OF MARIHUANA OR TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 

Section 1.  No Public Consumption.      No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in General Laws Chapter 94C, Section 1, as amended) while in or upon any street, sidewalk, public way, footway, passageway, stairs, bridge, park, playground, beach, recreation area, boat landing, public building, schoolhouse, school grounds, cemetery, parking lot, or any area owned by or under control of the Town, or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier within the Town, or in any place accessible to the public within the Town.

Section 2.  Violation and Penalties.    Violation of Section 1 is punishable by a fine of up to $300, enforceable through criminal indictment or complaint under General Laws Chapter 40, Section 21, or by non-criminal disposition under General Laws Chapter 40, Section 21D.  Any penalty imposed under this Bylaw shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C, § 32L.