[Adopted 7-11-2018 by Bylaw Amendment 18-814]
No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use or consume marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol, as defined in MGL c. 94C, § 1, as amended, or MGL c. 94G, § 1, while in or upon the Town Common or 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 building, facility or land owned by or under the control of the Town, or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a common carrier, or in any place open to the public. This bylaw may be enforced through any lawful means in law or in equity, including, but not limited to, enforcement by criminal complaint pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21, or by noncriminal disposition pursuant to MGL c. 40, § 21D; the Town Administrator or his designee or the Franklin Police Department shall have authority to enforce this bylaw. The fine for violation of this bylaw shall be $100 for first offense, $200 for second offense and $300 for third and any subsequent offense.