Full and original article posted on Worcester Business Journal.
In November 2016, the majority of residents in 48 of the 60 municipalities in Worcester County cast votes in favor of legalizing cannabis for recreational use at the state level, as a successful ballot initiative eventually led to the state’s first legal adult-use cannabis sale almost exactly two years later.
Some communities, from the county’s largest communities like Worcester to smaller towns like Blackstone and Winchendon, decided to pass local ordinances allowing for adult-use sales to take place in their communities. Others, including Acton, Southborough, and Westborough, decided to prohibit adult-use dispensaries from setting up shop within their borders.
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