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With Gov.-elect Phil Murphy vowing to legalize marijuana in his first 100 days in office, many municipalities find themselves grappling with an unexpected question: Should we allow pot to be sold in our town? For some local leaders, the answer is an unequivocal no. Marijuana shops would cause...

First, the law does not allow public consumption of marijuana. The language is unambiguous: "No person shall consume marijuana in a public place or smoke marijuana where smoking tobacco is prohibited." With the passage of the marijuana legalization ballot question last year and the subsequent...

Dozens of towns around the state have spent the past year scrambling to ban recreational marijuana operations within their borders since voters approved legalization last November. But a last-minute change to a proposed legislative rewrite of the Marijuana Legalization Act would make those...

State lawmakers are considering changes to the state's recreational marijuana law. They have a self-imposed Friday deadline to find a compromise. The 22News I-Team keys in on one battle which involves how towns would be able to deny retail pot shops. Marijuana's legal, but do you want it...

West Springfield, Mass. — Marijuana may now be legal to possess in Massachusetts, but state lawmakers are still trying to figure out how it'll be sold in the state. Now, some cities and towns are trying to opt out of allowing pot shops in their communities. Some are urging lawmakers to let...

Portland – Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the new state law that legalizes marijuana and are considering moratoriums on the sale of the drug within their limits. Maine voters approved the referendum in November, and the secretary of state's office signed off on...

Portland, Maine - Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the new state law that legalizes marijuana and are considering moratoriums on the sale of the drug within their limits. Maine voters approved the referendum in November. But it could be months before the state...

Westbrook, Maine - Cities and towns around Maine are looking to put moratoriums on the sale of marijuana in advance of a vote that could make the substance legal in the state. Maine voters will decide whether to allow legal recreational marijuana use in the state on Nov. 8. At issue are retail...