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Municipal Legal Updates: Summer 2025

Municipal Legal Updates: Summer 2025

This webinar features a panel of attorneys with the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association addressing current issues. Topics include cannabis law and policy, tax title takings, recent accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaw decisions, and policies related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, all members
Employment LawsWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 06, 2025
Model Host Community Agreement Template

Model Host Community Agreement Template

Approved by the Cannabis Control Commission, Feb. 29, 2024
Marijuana and AlcoholRegulationspdf - 335 KBPublication Date: Feb 29, 2024
Cannabis Compliance: Reviewing the New Regulatory Requirements for Host Communities

Cannabis Compliance: Reviewing the New Regulatory Requirements for Host Communities

This webinar reviews the Cannabis Control Commission’s newly promulgated regulations and their impact on host communities.
Economic DevelopmentWebinarfreePublication Date: Dec 11, 2023
Cannabis Compliance: Draft Regulations on Host Community Agreements

Cannabis Compliance: Draft Regulations on Host Community Agreements

This webinar discusses the implications of the Cannabis Control Commission’s draft regulations on host community agreements and social equity.
Economic DevelopmentWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 07, 2023
Host Community Agreements and Municipalities: Cannabis Law Update

Host Community Agreements and Municipalities: Cannabis Law Update

This webinar covers how a wide-ranging cannabis law enacted in 2022 is likely to affect host community agreements and community impact fees, as well as how municipalities can best position themselves in the changing environment.
Economic DevelopmentWebinarfreePublication Date: Nov 09, 2022
Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts: Update 2020

Legalization of Marijuana in Massachusetts: Update 2020

Presentation by the Cannabis Control Commission, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Marijuana and AlcoholPresentationpdf - 6 MB
Best Practices for Local Control of Marijuana Establishments

Best Practices for Local Control of Marijuana Establishments

Presented by KP Law, at MMA Annual Meeting Jan. 24, 2020
Marijuana and AlcoholPresentationpdf - 2 MB
Marijuana: New Regulations and Updated Best Practices, North Adams

Marijuana: New Regulations and Updated Best Practices, North Adams

Presented by North Adams Mayor Tom Bernard, at MMA Annual Meeting Jan. 24, 2020
Marijuana and AlcoholPresentationpdf - 174 KB
Municipal Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Program

Municipal Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Program

Handout created by DJ Wilson, Tobacco Control Director at the MMA, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Marijuana and AlcoholArticlepdf - 256 KB
Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Outreach

Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission Outreach

Presentation by Ralph Sacramone, executive director of the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 24, 2020
Marijuana and AlcoholPresentationpdf - 6 MB
The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act: What Municipalities Need to Know

The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act: What Municipalities Need to Know

Presentation at 2017 MMA Annual Meeting by Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association, January 21, 2017
Marijuana and Alcoholpdf - 189 KB
Report of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana

Report of the Special Senate Committee on Marijuana

March 8, 2016
Marijuana and Alcoholpdf - 848 KB
Sample Regulation Restricting the Sale of Marijuana

Sample Regulation Restricting the Sale of Marijuana

December 2015
Marijuana and Alcoholdoc - 88 KB
Topics for Local Alcohol Retail Policy

Topics for Local Alcohol Retail Policy

By Municipal Tobacco Control Technical Assistance Program, Dec. 29, 2015
Marijuana and Alcoholdoc - 47 KB
U.S. Department of Transportation memo re: medical marijuana and regulation of “safety-sensitive transportation employees”

U.S. Department of Transportation memo re: medical marijuana and regulation of “safety-sensitive transportation employees”

From the Department of Transportation’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance, October 22, 2009
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationspdf - 66 KB
A Regulation To Ensure Safe Access to Medical Marijuana in the City of Boston

A Regulation To Ensure Safe Access to Medical Marijuana in the City of Boston

Board of Health regulation for the city of Boston, effective Nov. 21, 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationspdf - 52 KB
Town of Norwell Zoning Bylaw Regarding Medical Marijuana

Town of Norwell Zoning Bylaw Regarding Medical Marijuana

June 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationsdoc - 27 KB
Town of Nantucket Zoning Bylaws Pertaining to Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

Town of Nantucket Zoning Bylaws Pertaining to Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers

April 3, 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationsdoc - 991 KB
City of Malden Zoning Ordinance to Establish Use Regulations for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center

City of Malden Zoning Ordinance to Establish Use Regulations for a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center

January 23, 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationspdf - 631 KB
Town of Freetown Zoning Bylaw regarding Registered Marijuana Dispensaries

Town of Freetown Zoning Bylaw regarding Registered Marijuana Dispensaries

June 3, 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationsdoc - 37 KB
Town of Dennis Zoning Bylaw Setting Special Requirements for Medical Marijuana Facilities

Town of Dennis Zoning Bylaw Setting Special Requirements for Medical Marijuana Facilities

April 10, 2013
Local Medical Marijuana Bylaws, Ordinances and Regulationsdoc - 39 KB
Liquor Licensing and Innovative Policies to Reduce Underage Drinking

Liquor Licensing and Innovative Policies to Reduce Underage Drinking

Presentation by Ted Mahony, chief investigator in the Department of Public Health’s Investigative and Enforcement Division, at MMA Annual Meeting, January 20, 2012
Marijuana and Alcoholpdf - 3 MB
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