Implementing the Revised Marijuana Statute

Tuesday - October 3, 2017
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

 
“Implementing the Revised Marijuana Statute: What Municipal Officials Need To Know Now!”
 
This program will provide municipal and government attorneys and local officials, including administrators and planners, with the latest information and resources for responding to the new recreational marijuana statute. Panelists will discuss options for implementing the statute’s provisions in communities.
 
There will be ample time for questions and answers.
 
The cost of $35 per person includes continental breakfast and electronic materials. Make check payable to the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association Inc. and bring it to the registration desk.

Agenda

 
8-8:50 a.m.
Continental breakfast and registration
 
8:50-9 a.m.
Welcoming remarks
• Margaret J. Hurley, Attorney General’s Office, Municipal Law Unit
 
9-9:35 a.m.
Overview of Statutory Provisions Affecting Municipal Regulation
• George A. Hall Jr., Anderson & Kreiger, LLP
 
9:35-10:10 a.m.
The Attorney General’s Perspective on Municipal Regulatory Options
• Margaret J. Hurley, Attorney General’s Office, Municipal Law Unit
 
10:10-10:45 a.m.
Land Use Planning Issues in Implementing the Statute
• Jeffrey Bagg, Principal Planner, Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
 
10:45-11 a.m.
Coffee Break
 
11 a.m.-noon
Roundtable Discussion, Q&A
 

Location
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester

Contact
David Lakeman at the MMA at dlakeman@mma.org or (617) 426-7272, ext. 124, or Jim Lampke, Executive Director, MMLA, at jlampke@massmunilaw.org
Co-sponsors: Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association and Massachusetts Municipal Association