[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town
of Adams 6-16-2009 by Art. 25. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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 Town;
or in or upon any bus or other passenger conveyance operated by a
common carrier; or in any place accessible to the public.
This chapter may be enforced through any lawful means in law
by noncriminal disposition pursuant to G.L. c. 40, § 21D,
by the Board of Selectmen, the Town Administrator, or their duly authorized
agents, or any police officer. The fine for violation of this chapter
shall be $300 for each offense. Any penalty imposed under this chapter
shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed under G.L. c. 94C,
§ 32L.
