Monday, June 22, 2009, the Marlborough City Council approved adding Chapter 51 entitled "Public Consumption Of Marihuana Or Tetrahydrocannabinol"

No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marihuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined in G.L. c. 94C, § 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 the control of the City of Marlborough; or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier; or in any place accessible to the public.  This by-law may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal indictment or complaint pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal disposition pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 21D, by any police officer. The fine for violation of this ordinance shall be three hundred dollars ($300) for each offense.  Any penalty imposed under this by-law shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C, § 32L.