TOWNS WITHOUT REEFER MAD WARRANT ARTICLES (Updated June 26 at 6:15 AM)
As of now, we have identified 169 towns whose town meeting warrant(s) are/were not infected with the madness and 16 towns who took no action, indefinitely postponed or defeated the proposed by-law.
This brings to 185 the number of towns known to be uninfected or cured.
We identify them by reviewing: websites for town meeting warrants for annual and special town meetings; online newspaper stories about town meetings that either do not report the topic was on the warrant or report it was not approved; and, finally, whether the town has submitted bylaws for review to the AG and a marijuana bylaw is not included.
A number of towns remain weeks away from meeting so their warrants are not yet posted.
Also, not every town in the commonwealth has a website, and not every town maintains their site well.
NOTE: THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE MUNICIPALITIES WITH CITY FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, e.g., Gloucester and Worcester who rejected proposals.
If you know of others or have newer information contact steve@masscann.org
- 1. ACTON
- 2. ACUSHNET
- 3. AMHERST
- 4. ANDOVER
- 5. AQUINNAH see also the town website
- 6. ASHBURNHAM
- 7. ASHBY
- 8. ATHOL
- 9. AUBURN
- 10. AVON
- 11. BECKET
- 12. BEDFORD
- 13. BELMONT
- 14. BERNARDSTON
- 15. BLACKSTONE
- 16. BILLERICA
- 17. BOLTON
- 18. BOXBOROUGH
- 19. BOXFORD
- 20. BRIDGEWATER
- 21. BROOKLINE
- 22. CHARLTON
- 23. CHESHIRE (based on AG’s Website)
- 24. CHELMSFORD
- 25. CHESTERFIELD
- 26. CHILMARK
- 27. COHASSET
- 28. CONWAY
- 29. DALTON
- 30. DEERFIELD
- 31. DIGHTON
- 32. DOVER
- 33. DRACUT
- 34. DUNSTABLE
- 35. EAST BROOKFIELD
- 36. EAST LONGMEADOW
- 37. EASTHAM
- 38. EDGARTOWN
- 39. EGREMONT
- 40. ERVING
- 41. ESSEX
- 42. FAIRHAVEN (Reviewed fax of Annual and e-mail of special)
- 43. FOXBOROUGH
- 44. GEORGETOWN
- 45. GILL
- 46. GOSHEN
- 47. GRAFTON
- 48. GRANVILLE
- 49. GROTON
- 50. GROVELAND
- 51. HAMILTON
- 52. HAMPDEN
- 53. HANOVER
- 54. HARDWICK
- 55. HARVARD
- 56. HATFIELD
- 57. HEATH
- 58. HOLDEN
- 59. HOLLAND
- 60. HOLLISTON
- 61. HULL
- 62. HUNTINGTON
- 63. KINGSTON
- 64. LEE
- 65. LEICESTER
- 66. LEVERETT (based n AG’s Website)
- 67. LEXINGTON
- 68. LINCOLN
- 69. LONGMEADOW
- 70. LYNNFIELD
- 71. LUNENBERG
- 72. MARION
- 73. MARSHFIELD
- 74. MAYNARD
- 75. MATTAPOISETT
- 76. MENDON
- 77. MERRIMAC
- 78. MIDDLETON (I’ve seen hard copy of the warrant)
- 79. MILLBURY
- 80. MILLVILLE
- 81. MILTON
- 82. MONSON
- 83. MONTAGUE (based n AG’s Website)
- 84. MONTEREY
- 85. NAHANT
- 86. NATICK
- 87. NEEDHAM
- 88. NEW ASHFORD (based n AG’s Website)
- 89. NEWBURY
- 90. NORTH ANDOVER
- 91. NORTH BROOKFIELD
- 92. NORTH READING
- 93. NORTHBOROUGH
- 94. NORTHBRIDGE
- 95. NORTHFIELD
- 96. NORTON
- 97. NORWELL
- 98. NORWOOD
- 99. OAK BLUFFS
- 100. OTIS
- 101. OXFORD
- 102. PAXTON
- 103. PELHAM
- 104. PEMBROKE
- 105. PEPPERELL
- 106. PHILLIPSTON
- 107. PLAINVILLE
- 108. PLYMOUTH
- 109. PRINCETON
- 110. RANDOLPH
- 111. RAYNHAM
- 112. RICHMOND
- 113. ROCHESTER
- 114. ROCKPORT
- 115. ROWLEY
- 116. ROYALSTON
- 117. RUTLAND
- 118. SANDISFIELD (based n AG’s Website)
- 119. SANDWICH
- 120. SCITUATE
- 121. SEEKONK
- 122. SHARON
- 123. SHEFFIELD
- 124. SHERBORN
- 125. SHIRLEY
- 126. SHREWSBURY
- 127. SHUTESBURY
- 128. SPENCER
- 129. SOMERSET (based n AG’s Website)
- 130. SOUTH HADLEY
- 131. SOUTHBOROUGH
- 132. SOUTHAMPTON
- 133. SOUTHWICK
- 134. STERLING
- 135. STONEHAM
- 136. STOUGHTON (based n AG’s Website)
- 137. STOW
- 138. STURBRIDGE
- 139. SUDBURY
- 140. SUTTON
- 141. TEMPLETON
- 142. TISBURY
- 143. TOLLAND
- 144. TOPSFIELD
- 145. TYNGSBOROUGH
- 146. UPTON
- 147. UXBRIDGE
- 148. WALPOLE
- 149. WARE
- 150. WARWICK
- 151. WAYLAND
- 152. WELLFLEET
- 153. WENHAM
- 154. WEST BOYLSTON
- 155. WEST BROOKFIELD
- 156. WEST NEWBURY
- 157. WEST TISBURY
- 158. WESTBOROUGH
- 159. WESTFORD
- 160. WESTMINSTER
- 161. WESTON
- 162. WESTWOOD
- 163. WHATELY
- 164. WILBRAHAM
- 165. WILLIAMSBURG
- 166. WILLIAMSTOWN
- 167. WINCHESTER
- 168. WINDSOR
- 169. WORTHINGTON (based on AG’s Website)
Buckland Town Meeting on Wednesday, June 17 REJECTED 🙂
Ipswich (Open) ATM, on June 1 rejected the madness on a voice vote 🙂
Saugus (Representative) ATM on May 18 referred article to the next special meeting
Stockbridge (Open) (ATM) on May 19 withdraw by Police Chief 🙂
Brookfield: (Open) ATM, on May 8 NO MOTION 🙂 (page 16)
Carlisle (Open) ATM, Monday, May 4 TABLED :-)!
Rockland (Open) ATM, Monday, May 4, REJECTED 🙂!
Lancaster (Open), ATM, Monday, May 4, REJECTED 114 – 3! 🙂
Brewster (Open), Tuesday, May 5, REJECTED!
Great Barrington (Open), Monday, May 4 REJECTED!
Wellesley Town Meeting 4/7 NO MOTION!
Hingham Town Meeting 4/28 NO MOTION!
Truro Town Meeting 4/28 Indefinitiely Postposed!
Concord Town Meeting 4/27 – 4/29 NO MOTION!
Canton Town Meeting 4/28-29 Indefinitely Postponed!
Provincetown Town Meeting 4/6 Motion failed to carry!