Middleboro selectmen strike down proposed retail ban for marijuana – Special – southcoasttoday.com – New Bedford, MA

MIDDLEBORO — Citing intense pressure from the public, along with time constraints and problematic drafted language that confused and worried both residents and officials, the proposed bylaw for banning retail marijuana sales, which would have been taken to a vote as an article for October’s Town Meeting, was struck down by the Board of Selectmen Aug. 30.The proposed warrant article for banning, which would have required a 2/3 majority vote at Town Meeting for consideration,

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