Massachusetts municipal officials are trying to figure out how to implement the voter-approved law that legalizes marijuana for recreational use.
Most elected officials in Massachusetts did not support the marijuana legalization referendum, but now must deal with a range of issues including taxation, zoning, and likely impacts on public safety and health.
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said the city is in uncharted waters.
"So we have to be very structured and defined in this issue, and I am looking for maybe a time-limited moratorium," said Sarno.
Marijuana shops can open in Massachusetts after January 1st 2018, unless the state legislature extends the deadline.
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