Select Board directs manager to seek two‑year ban on home delivery of recreational marijuana

The Foxborough Select Board on June 9 directed the town manager to submit a request to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission for a municipal waiver that would allow the town to continue prohibiting home delivery of adult‑use marijuana for the maximum period allowed under state law.

Paige, who briefed the board on the change in state law, said, “marijuana is now legal in Massachusetts and Foxboro opted several years ago to not allow the sale of recreational marijuana,” and that the new state law allows delivery but gives communities the option to seek a two‑year waiver. She told board members a waiver request would be submitted by staff if the board approved the direction.

Board members discussed access and public‑safety tradeoffs. One member said delivery could help residents with disabilities who cannot travel to a dispensary, while others flagged concerns about package theft and enforcement. A board member said the police chief’s preliminary view was to retain the ban; Chief Grace was reported to be “slightly aware” and likely supportive of keeping delivery prohibited until more information is available.

After discussion, a member moved “that the select board direct the town manager to submit a request to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission for a municipal waiver pursuant to chapter 65 of the acts of 2026 allowing the town of Foxborough to continue prohibiting adult use marijuana delivery within the town of Foxborough for the maximum period under state law.” The motion was seconded and taken up by the board.

The direction sends the formal waiver request to the Cannabis Control Commission; the waiver, if accepted, would preserve the town’s existing local prohibition on deliveries for the statutory two‑year period so the board can monitor how neighboring communities handle delivery and address enforcement or safety issues.

The board did not adopt detailed delivery rules at the meeting. Town staff said they will file the waiver application and bring any operational or enforcement implications back to the board if the state requires further municipal action.