FREEPORT
The Freeport Town Council will hold an informal public hearing Tuesday at its regularly scheduled meeting to gather community input on a proposed ordinance to ban cannabis social clubs and retail operations in town.
According to Town Manager Peter Joseph, the town is considering adopting a Maine Municipal Association template ordinance to prohibit marijuana retail operations, including cultivation and testing facilities.
Tuesday night’s meeting, slated for 7 p.m., will be the first of two public information sessions to gather public comment on the proposal. A more formal hearing will be scheduled after Tuesday’s meeting, said Joseph.
The current moratorium adopted by the town in December expires this month.
The model moratorium considered does not affect personal use of marijuana and cultivation of marijuana on private property.
Statewide and in Freeport in November, voters approved referendum Question 1, making recreational pot legal, taxable and subject to local ordinance. Towns can restrict retail operations.
The state has not yet finalized legal language concerning retail marijuana sales and operations.
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