Recreational Marijuana Survey

Dear North Yarmouth Residents,

With Maine voting to legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana, we are seeking to take a proactive approach to create North Yarmouth guidelines for marijuana businesses.

We, as the Economic Development & Sustainability Committee (EDSC), are administering this survey to get an initial pulse on our community’s position.

Thank you for participating in this survey and helping us get a better picture of what our residents think is best for our community. (Copies of this survey are available at the Town Office by request through phone or email. Please call (207) 829 - 3705, press 4 to reach the Town Manager’s office and leave a voicemail stating your name and how to get into contact with you. You may also email dwalker@northyarmouth.org.

The survey will be available until May 31, 2020. It can be returned to the Town Office through regular mail at 10 Village Square Road, North Yarmouth, ME 04097 on or before May 31, 2020, or brought to the Town Office and dropped into the black box outside of the front door.

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* 1. MARIJUANA RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT: A business that sells various marijuana products for recreational use. Retailers are prohibited from delivering to consumers and from offering products for the purposes of on-site consumption.

Allow Marijuana Retailers

Prohibit Marijuana Retailers

Allow retail establishments in appropriate zones through a conditional approval from the North Yarmouth Planning Board.

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* 2. CULTIVATION: The planting, propagation, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, or similar processing of marijuana for use or sale. "Cultivation" or "cultivate" does not include manufacturing, testing, or marijuana extraction.

Allow Marijuana Cultivation in North Yarmouth

Prohibit Marijuana Cultivation

Allow Marijuana Cultivators in appropriate zones through a conditional approval from the North Yarmouth Planning Board.

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* 3. INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORY: A Laboratory licensed by the State, qualified to test cannabis or marijuana.

Allow Independent Testing Laboratories in North Yarmouth

Prohibit Independent Testing Laboratories

Allow Independent Testing Laboratories in appropriate zones through a conditional use approval from the North Yarmouth Planning Board.

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* 4. RESEARCH FACILITIES: An entity licensed to engage in Marijuana research projects.

Allow Research Facilities

Prohibit Research Facilities

Allow Research Facilities in appropriate zones through a conditional use approval from the North Yarmouth Planning Board

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* 5. MANUFACTURING: The production, blending, infusing, concentrating, extracting, compounding, or other preparation after cultivation and prior to sale to the consumer but not sold directly to the consumer.

Allow Marijuana Product Manufacturing

Prohibit Marijuana Product Manufacturing

Allow Marijuana Product Manufacturing in appropriate zones through conditional use approval from the North Yarmouth Planning Board.

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* 6. Do you have any comments or suggestions?

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* 7. Which category below includes your age?

21-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60 or older

The survey results will be presented to the Select Board and will also be found at northyarmouth.org.

Thank you for your time and feedback.

Sincerely yours,

The North Yarmouth Economic Development & Sustainability Committee