On June 8, 2009 Town Meeting voted to amend the Town By-Laws by adding a new By Law as follows:

Public Consumption of Marijuana or Tetrahydrocannabinol.

"Section 1:  No person shall smoke, ingest, or otherwise use marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol (as defined by MGL, Chapter 94C, Section 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 other 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.

Section 2: Any person found in violation of this By Law shall be liable to a fine of $100.00 for the first offense; $200.00 for the second offense; and $300.00 for each of any third or subsequent offense; said fine is to be assessed in accordance with the provisions for the non-criminal disposition of violations as contained in MGL, Chapter  40 Section 21D and in accordance with Article 46 of the Town By Laws.  This By Law shall be enforced by the Police Department for the Town of West Bridgewater and any penalty imposed under the By Law shall be in addition to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to MGL 94C Section 32L