MADISON — Residents will get a chance to vote Monday night on imposing a 180-day moratorium on retail marijuana sales and social clubs to give town officials time to consider what approach to take in regulating those types of business.
The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Madison Junior High School auditorium.
The Board of Selectmen is endorsing a “yes” vote on a six-month moratorium, Madison Town Manager Tim Curtis said.
Curtis said selectmen are not opposed to new business opportunities, but they are looking to see if the voters of Madison want regulation as to where those businesses operate.
The town’s consideration of a six-month moratorium comes as many other Maine communities are discussing or enacting regulations after the passage of Question 1 on the Nov. 8 ballot, which makes the sale and use of recreational marijuana legal under state law. Question 1 passed by just over 4,000 votes.
On Election Day, Madison residents were narrowly split on the issue, with 1,187 opposed to the question and 1,084 voting in favor of Question 1.
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